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Preliminary relocation survey: Roxbury district of the city of Boston

by: Massachusetts. Dept. of Public Works; United States. Bureau of Public Roads

Publication date: 1965

Topics: Aerial Views, Housing, Eminent domain, Inner Belt, Boston (Mass.), Land Taking, Relocation, Southwest Expressway, Boston (Mass.)

Collection: bplgovdocs; bostonpubliclibrary; americana; additional_collections

Contributor: Boston Public Library

Language: English

...a study of the relocation efforts that will be needed when land taking begins for the proposed innerbelt (Southwest Expressway) in Boston's Roxbury and Fenway neighborhoods; includes a socioeconomic study of the area, welfare statistics, public school data, crime statistics, photos of "typical" buildings and discusses the availability of affordable housing; also includes name and occupation of residents that will be affected for Columbuus Avenue, Sterling Street, Vernon Place-Court, Bills Court, Albany, Weston, Carlow, Hunneman, and Newbern Streets, Harrison Avenue, Washington, Ruggles, Tremont and Field Streets, Tavern Road and Shawmut Avenue; owners of the buildings to be taken are also given together with description and use of the structure and it's assessment; aerial photos showing the path of the highway are included; copies of this item were in the BRA collection..