West End residential neighborhood
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The West End residential neighborhood was a historically vibrant, working-class community in Boston that became a symbol of the human cost of mid-20th-century urban renewal after its controversial demolition and displacement of residents.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former neighborhood
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urban renewal case study ⓘ working-class neighborhood ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Beacon Hill
NERFINISHED
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Charles River NERFINISHED ⓘ North End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf |
displacement of thousands of residents
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loss of a cohesive community ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
historically vibrant community
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working-class community ⓘ |
| demolishedBy |
Boston Redevelopment Authority
NERFINISHED
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Boston urban renewal program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolishedIn |
1960
ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ |
| hadFeature |
row houses
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small local businesses ⓘ street-level social life ⓘ tenement-style buildings ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
case used to critique urban renewal practices
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example of mid-20th-century slum clearance policy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense, mixed-use housing
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ethnically diverse population ⓘ symbol of the human cost of urban renewal ⓘ tight-knit social networks ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced later community participation requirements in planning
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inspired preservationist and anti-displacement movements in Boston ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| memoryPreservedBy |
former residents associations
ⓘ
local museums and archives ⓘ |
| partOf | City of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
ethnically mixed community
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large immigrant population ⓘ primarily working-class residents ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Charles River Park development
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high-rise luxury apartments ⓘ institutional complexes ⓘ office buildings ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical memory projects
ⓘ
sociological studies ⓘ urban planning scholarship ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
displacement caused by urban renewal
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loss of community in redevelopment projects ⓘ negative consequences of top-down planning ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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