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Source Description
Maps accompanying an internal, confidential report that includes a brief history of food distribution in Boston, a profile of the present industry and the deficiencies in current facilities, information concerning the proposed site in South Boston/South Cove area, alternate sites, etc. One map depicts existing wholesale food markets. The second map shows South Boston-South Bay food distribution site and open and vacant land uses.
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Document identity
localId
7h14cw804
label
Food distribution center study
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7h14cw804
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Food distribution center study
description
Maps accompanying an internal, confidential report that includes a brief history of food distribution in Boston, a profile of the present industry and the deficiencies in current facilities, information concerning the proposed site in South Boston/South Cove area, alternate sites, etc. One map depicts existing wholesale food markets. The second map shows South Boston-South Bay food distribution site and open and vacant land uses.
date
["December 20, 1962"]
year
1962
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_017229
creators
Boston Redevelopment Authority
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Boston Redevelopment Authority Collection
subjects
Grocery trade--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Food industry and trade--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Bay Village (Boston, Mass.)--Maps
South Boston (Boston, Mass.)--Maps
City planning--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Bay Village
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
South Boston
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Boston]
publisher
Boston Revelopment Authority
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
citySection
South Boston
schema:latitude
42.3333
schema:longitude
-71.05
extent
2 maps ; 46 x 30 cm and 94 x 65 cm
hasTranscription
no
dcId
7h14cw804
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
f11976311d79f6a8