WASHINGTON, D.C.: THE GREAT SOCIETY SUBWAY
Thursday, June 8, 2006
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Off-Campus
Metro Headquarters
Cost: FREE FOR DUES PAYERS / $10.00
The Washington, D.C. chapter of
the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association
invites you to
The Great Society Subway
with JHU Press Author
Zachary Schrag
Thursday, June 8, 2006
6:30 p.m. Reception and book talk
Metro Headquarters
600 Fifth Street, NW
Metro: Judiciary Square or Gallery Place
On-street parking free after 6:30 p.m.
In the first comprehensive history of the Metro, Zachary Schrag tells the story of the Great Society Subway, from its earliest rumblings to the present day, from Arlington to College Park, from Eisenhower to Marion Barry. Schrag sheds light on the development of metropolitan Washington, postwar urban policy, and the promises and limits of rail transit in American cities.
Free to dues payers
$10 per person, non-dues payers & guests
RSVP to the Office of Alumni Relations
3211 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
Fax: 410-516-6858 / Phone 800-JHU-JHU1
Official Website: http://webapps.jhu.edu/eventslist/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=17567&profile=alumni
Added by zschrag on May 7, 2006