Hinge block plan.
Published: 1990
Language: eng
Subjects: Adult Entertainment District, Boston (Mass.); Combat Zone, Boston (Mass.); Community and Economic Development -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Plans.; Cultural Facilities -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Plans.; Hinge Block, Boston (Mass.); Historic preservation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Plans.; Open spaces -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Plans.; Theater District, Boston (Mass.) -- Plans.; Transportation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Plans.; City planning -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Plans.; Back Bay (Boston, Mass.); Chinatown (Boston, Mass.)
Description: ...gives historic overview of the Hinge Block located in the "Combat Zone" in downtown Boston and it's role in re-establishing itself as a primary commercial area so as to strongly link with it's central business district and the Back Bay; reviews the history of planning for the Hinge Block and the Block's general context; addresses the following issues: historic preservation, open space, cultural facilities, urban design, development strategy, environmental constraints, housing opportunities, Chinatown, neighborhood business, transportation, and zoning; summarizes previous Hinge Block studies; presents several different proposals; also discusses the feasibility of achieving the Plan; a separate executive summary is also kept on this number as is what appears to be a 1989 draft; these items were in the BRA collection...