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South Boston

1 pp 1965

...brief summary prepared by William John Gurney of the BRA Historical Reference Section...

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South end urban renewal area - implementation of the rehabilitation program

1 pp 1970

...brief information on Boston's South End urban renewal program, rehabilitation of property to meet minimum code standards, financial assistance available and how to comply with the required property survey...

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South end urban renewal plan

1 pp 1957

...a description of the urban renewal plan for the South End of Boston; includes objectives, proposed renewal action (clearance, rehabilitation, infrastructure improvements), property to be acquired, relocation of families and individuals, land use, building requirements, requirements for the Castle Square development project (affordable housing), developers' obligations, urban design review, zoning changes, anti-discrimination provisions, etc.; copies of the plan with amendments through January 1976 are kept on BRA/2020; compilations of "minor changes" to the plan (1967-1977) are kept on BRA/1925; still another compilation of amendments (some through 1987) is kept on BRA/1862; a preliminary plan dated 1962 is kept on BRA/1966; copies of these items were in the BRA collection...

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Status of selected groupings of vacant lots owned by the city of Boston

1 pp 1970

...arranged by wards giving land area and assessed value...

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Street lighting for the south end

1 pp 1968

...describes new street lights to be installed in the South End as part of the South End urban renewal project; a copies of this item were in the BRA collection...

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Survey of skid row type alcoholism in the fenway urban renewal area

1 pp 1969

...maps show number of arrests of alcoholics in 1967 and 1968; recommendations for rehabilitation of the area...

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The 90 million dollar development program for Boston

1 pp 1960

...the full text of the Mayor's community / economic development (urban renewal) plan for Boston and it's neighborhoods; this is a reprint from the City Record, 24 Sept. 1960, issue; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection...

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The Boston seaport, 1970-1990

1 pp 1970

...detailed description of port facilities including diagrams; statistics and discussion of cargos handled with special attention to petroleum; some data on personnel practices and labor unions in the shipping industry; study of alternative possibilities for development; appendix contains background legal materials; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection and is kept on call number BRA/4380...

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The amazing bra story. [reprinted from the Boston traveler of April 2, 1963]

1 pp 1963

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The city

1 pp 1973

...reprint of an article from the Winter 1973, issue of "Public Policy" written by BRA staff members Alexander Ganz and Thomas O'Brien; focuses on the roles of large cities as places to work and live; discusses the impact of the service industry revolution on the economy of large cities in the 1960's, assesses short-falls in federal and state fiscal policy, examines the problems and needs of cities and offers a new measure of the importance of large cities in out national life; includes data on employment, productivity, and revenue; table 6 presents data for the City of Boston...

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The expanding city of Boston economy

1 pp 1970

...production of goods and services shown graphically from 1940-1980; charts of productivity in various industries; city of Boston's share of the production of goods in the metropolitan area and its contribution to the development of the area; export of the Boston economy; concentration of economic activity compared to that of the metropolitan area; a copy of the full report was in the BRA collection...

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The hinge block

1 pp 1966

...very brief description of urban renewal plan for development of the Hinge Block in downtown Boston's Theater/Adult Entertainment District/Combat Zone, bounded by Tremont, Stuart, Washington and Boylston Streets; includes proposals for apartment/hotel development projects (Tremont on the Common and others); copies of this item were in the BRA collection...

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South end urban renewal area - implementation of the rehabilitation program

South end urban renewal plan

Status of selected groupings of vacant lots owned by the city of Boston

Street lighting for the south end

Survey of skid row type alcoholism in the fenway urban renewal area

The 90 million dollar development program for Boston

The Boston seaport, 1970-1990

The amazing bra story. [reprinted from the Boston traveler of April 2, 1963]

The city

The expanding city of Boston economy

The hinge block