Banker & Tradesman's 150th Anniversary
Banker & Tradesman and its parent company, The Warren Group, celebrate 150 years of providing the real estate and financial services industries with innovative data products and breaking and in-depth news. All year, we’re producing features highlighting significant moments in the history of the industries we cover.
This Month in History: Sox First Play at Fenway
The 2022 equivalent of $3.52 million was all Boston Red Sox owner Charles Taylor needed to buy the land that became the storied ballpark over the course of 1911 and 1912.
This Week in History: B&T Printer Wins Boston Marathon Seven Times
Boston printer Clarence DeMar still holds the record for the most Boston Marathon wins, 100 years after he first beat all comers running the course.
This Month in History: Pru Opens to Public
Boston’s tallest building: when it finished in 1965, the Prudential Center was a towering symbol of the city’s hopes for rebirth after residents, jobs and retailers spent decades fleeing to suburbia.
This Month in History: Credit Unions Come to Mass.
April is a historic month for Massachusetts credit unions. Not only were they legalized April 15, 1909, the first such institution in the U.S. was established just days before in New Hampshire.
This Month in History: The Forest Hills Disaster
One of America’s first rail disasters to be covered nation-wide killed 38 people but sparked significant homebuyer interest in what was then bucolic countryside.
The Woman Who Reshaped a Waterfront
Boston only has the world-class waterfront it does today thanks to Vivien Li and her decades of work marshaling support from developers and elected officials to clean up the harbor.
This Month in History: Urban Renewal in Lowell
Following the decline of the textile mill industry in the mid-20th century, the city of Lowell turned to urban renewal to revive its economy.
This Month in History: Monson Savings Bank Incorporated
While the Western Massachusetts town of Monson had a commercial bank in the mid-19th century, a group of business leaders wanted to establish a savings bank that would accept small deposits from the workers at the town’s mills, quarries, manufacturers and other industries.
This Month in History: Faneuil Hall Developer Named
The Rouse Co. of Maryland was chosen as tentative redeveloper of Quincy Market 49 years ago this month, with plans to transform the food wholesalers’ hub into an urban marketplace and tourist magnet.
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