The West End Demolished (1958)
Between 1958 and 1960, urban renewal leveled the West End — 46 acres, 2,700 families, an entire immigrant neighborhood — for towers in a park. The loss became a national cautionary tale and the origin of Boston’s modern preservation movement.
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- Date
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