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Questions and answers, Charlestown urban renewal area

1 pp 1968

...general provisions of the BRA plan...

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Recommendations of the monastery hill task force

1 pp 1979

...lists concerns of area residents after the sale of the Passionist Missionary Society's 14 acre St. Gabriel Monastery property in Brighton; issues of area institutions, land use, leveraging funds from St. Gabriels for rehabilitating public housing, open space preservation, building re-use, land cost, traffic, parking, density, maintenance of the existing church, elderly housing, and the city and state commitment to the project, condominium development, health care institutions, zoning, etc.; recommendations are drawn up in the document; this item was in the BRA collection...

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Rehab - a progress report

1 pp 1971

...describes various initiatives to rehabilitate commercial and dwelling units in five areas of the city: Charlestown, Fenway, South Cove, South End, and Washington Park; gives some data on number of units rehabilitated (1963-1970), sources of financing, total costs, average cost per dwelling unit, etc...

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Relocation services

1 pp 1967

...information on the process for relocating families for urban renewal projects; outlines the participation of health and welfare agencies, etc....

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Remarks of john p Macmorrow, director of administrative management, Boston redevelopment authority at the roundtable series of the national conference of christians and jews on the future plans of Boston redevelopment authority and affect on churches of the core city and suburbs

1 pp 1962

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Report of the Back Bay task force (including minority report)

1 pp 1970

...report to the Boston Redevelopment Authority setting forth recommendations regarding open public areas, traffic patterns, neighborhood schools and other factors relating to the restoration and maintenance of the area; focuses on the issue of whether high-rise apartment buildings should be allowed in Boston's Back Bay residential neighborhood; two editions are kept on the BRA number, one is dated March 1970, the other is dated April 1970 and includes a dissenting report; copies of these items were in the BRA collection...

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Report of the Boston landmarks commission on the potential designation of the saint gabriel's complex as a landmark under chapter 772 of the acts of 1975, as amended

1 pp 1988

...describes this historic complex located in Boston's Allston - Brighton neighborhood; includes dates of construction of it's various buildings (monastary, church, retreat house, shrine), architectural and historic significance, assessed value, current ownership and status, planning and building reuse issues, and recommendations; also includes a copy of the Commissioner's "Standards and Criteria" to be used when evaluating proposed changes to historic / landmark property; a 25 page 1980 edition was also issued; copies of these item are in the BRA collection and the Fine Arts Dept...

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