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O'Connell, James Charles was born on March 2, 1951 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John James and Helen Louise (Ryan) O'C.
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Following in the footsteps of Dona Brown's pathbreaking work on New England tourism, James C. O'Connell has written the first comprehensive history of the tourist trade on Cape Cod. Lavishly illustrated from the author's personal collection of rare historical postcards, O'Connell traces the development of tourism as both an idea and a reality. Tourism came relatively late to the Cape, beginning with the establishment of resort communities in Hyannisport and Falmouth. The introduction of the automobile led to the arrival of an increasing number of middle-class tourists, which in turn spawned proliferation of motels, inexpensive hotels, cottage colonies, and campsites. To attract and entertain the new influx of tourists, the area became home to a dizzying array of restaurants, antique shops, golf courses, and historical landmarks. After World War II, a further boom ensued which still continues. Today the Cape is faced with the problems of a growing year-round population, crowds of summer vacationers, and all the associated issues of traffic, congestion, water degradation, and overdevelopment. Part social history, part cautionary tale, Becoming Cape Cod is also a thoroughly accessible and enjoyable history of the past 150 years of a unique and celebrated New England locale.
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O'Connell, James Charles was born on March 2, 1951 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John James and Helen Louise (Ryan) O'C.
Bachelor, Bates College, 1973. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1980.
Associate director Springfield (Massachusetts) Central Inc., 1977-1981. Executive director Hampden County Energy Office, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1981-1984. Deputy commissioner Springfield Community Department, 1984-1987.
Deputy executive director Springfield Redevelopment Authority, 1987-1989. Economic development officer Cape Cod Commission, Barnstable, Massachusetts, 1990-2001. Community planner Boston Support Office National Park Service, since 2001.
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Member American Planning Association.
Married Anne Marie O'Connell, September 11, 1982. Children: Christopher, Charles.