Notes toward a general plan for the south end.
Published: 1959
Language: eng
Number of pages: 17
Subjects: Community and Economic Development -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End -- Planning / Issues.; Urban renewal -- Massachusetts -- South End (Boston) -- Planning / Issues.; Urban renewal -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End -- Planning / Issues.
Description: ...summarizes the Board's thinking that has been done during 1959 concerning the South End area urban renewal plan; discusses such issues as the scale of rebuilding, predominant uses, building types, density, future gross population, short term and long range physical planning objectives and assumptions, link with downtown, traffic circulation, super block concept, open space, local shopping, non-local business, buffers, rapid transit, streets, institutional development (New England medical Center/Tufts University Medical College, Massachusetts Memorial Hospital/Boston University Medical Schools, Boston City Hospital, Franklin Technical Institute, Morgan Memorial, Holy Cross Cathedral, South End Music Center, Children's Art Center, South End House), residential housing, industry and general business (retail); a copy of this item was in the BRA collection...