Press kit: Boston central business district urban renewal area.
Published: 1967
Language: eng
Subjects: Collins, John F. -- Statements.; Logue, Edward J. -- Statements.; Aerial Views -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Central Business District, Boston (Mass.) -- Urban Renewal -- Plans.; Coolidge, Charles A. -- Remarks.; Gruen, Victor -- Statements.; Lally, Monsignor Francis J. -- Statements.; Parking -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Pedestrians -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Streets -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Improvements -- Proposals.; Urban renewal -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Plans.
Description: ...presents information on street improvement proposals, parking, pedestrian improvements and each development area in this downtown area (upper Washington, Ladder Blocks, Washington-Summer-Church Green retail area, South Station, Hinge Area - Park Square, Garment-Chinatown-Leather and Financial Districts); includes a fact sheet on the CBD Urban Renewal Area (with statistical data), remarks of Charles A. Coolidge, Esq., President, the Committee for the Central Business District, Inc. on the occasion of the unveiling of the plan for Boston's Central Business District, Thursday, May 18, 1967, as well as statements of Mayor John F. Collins, Edward J. Logue, Monsignor Francis J. Lally, and Victor Gruen; also included are 11 glossy photos of artist's renderings of various aspects of what this area will look like upon completion of the plan, one of which is an aerial view rendering; copies of this item were in the BRA collection...