Economic growth and urban development: the Boston leather district, 1640-1915.
Published: 1974
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
Subjects: Architecture -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South Cove / Leather District.; Buildings -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South Cove / Leather District.; Dates of Construction -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South Cove / Leather District.; Leather Industry, Boston (Mass.) -- History.; South Cove, Boston (Mass.) -- History.; Boston (Mass.) -- Economic policy -- South Cove / Leather District.; Leather District (Boston, Mass.) -- History.
Description: ...contains a history of the development of Boston's South Cove; discusses early development of the railroads, the South Cove Corporation, architecture and use; focuses on the development of the Leather District area and the leather industry, trends in late 19th century architecture and architecture of the Leather District; includes a chapter on the role of economic factors in the development of the area; also includes a list of buildings constructed between 1880 and 1930 by street address giving date of construction, owner, architect, material, number of floors, use, price and type of construction; this item was in the BRA collection...