report and plan for action for the tremont street - west street - temple place area.
Published: 1958
Language: eng
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: Beatification -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Development Projects -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Proposed.; Downtown, Boston (Mass.) -- Economic Conditions.; Temple Place, Boston (Mass.); Tremont Street, Boston (Mass.); Urban renewal -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Planning.; West Street, Boston (Mass.); Boston (Mass.) -- Economic policy -- Downtown.
Description: ...prepared for the Businessmen's Committee for the area and sponsored by the Boston Real Estate Board; outlines urban renewal ideas for action to guide property owners and retailers in taking steps to rejuvenate this downtown Boston area; describes the boundaries of the area and the extent of and reasons for it's decline (competition from shopping malls, real estate tax rate, obsolete buildings, etc.); suggest steps to remedy the situation (improved accessibility, beautification of the area, advertising, etc.); discusses methods and financing; Appendix II presents costs and return of a proposed development project on Temple Place and West Street; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection...