[1] Part of the neighborhood was once farms owned by Charles Francis Adams, Sr. and Job Faxon that were subdivided into lots.
[2] In 1987, the neighborhood became home to the Crown Colony Office Park, located at the Braintree Split intersection of Interstate 93 and Massachusetts Route 3 on the site of the former Old Colony Crushed Stone Company.
South Quincy is served by bus routes 230,[4] 236,[5] and 238[6] of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
South Quincy is also the location of the Quincy Adams subway station and parking facility, a major transportation hub for South Shore Massachusetts commuters.
The Southeast Expressway is located adjacent to the neighborhood on the west.