Hyde square facade improvement program: commercial revitalization program.
Published: 1979
Language: eng
Subjects: Beatification -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Hyde Park.; Buildings -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Hyde Park.; Centre Street, Hyde Park, Boston (Mass.) -- Economic conditions.; Commercial Revitalization -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Hyde Park.; Lower Mills, Boston (Mass.) -- Economic conditions.; City planning -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Hyde Park.; Boston (Mass.) -- Economic policy -- Hyde Park.; Hyde Park (Boston, Mass.) -- Economic conditions.
Description: ...this is apparently a draft document concerning the visual impact of the Centre Street business area of Lower Mills in Boston's Hyde Park neighborhood and it's role in economic revitalization; discusses the beautification of commercial blocks and approaches on how to achieve improvements in urban design through removal of unwanted signs and architectural elements, repair and maintenance, renovation and reconstruction and new construction; also discusses specific building elements (doors and entrances, facade lighting, security, decorative details, roofs and cornices, building equipment, windows, awnings and canopies, color, glazing and signs); copies of this item were in the BRA collection...