West End, Boston
E259077
West End, Boston is a historic neighborhood just north of downtown Boston, known for its mid-20th-century urban renewal that dramatically reshaped the area and for landmarks like TD Garden and Massachusetts General Hospital.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West End, Boston canonical | 13 |
| Boston West End | 1 |
| West End, Boston, Massachusetts | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Beacon Hill
ⓘ
Charles River ⓘ Downtown Boston ⓘ North End, Boston ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governedBy | Boston City Council ⓘ |
| hasDemographicHistory |
formerly working-class immigrant community
ⓘ
post-renewal higher-income residents ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
hospital and medical campus
ⓘ
major sports and entertainment venues ⓘ mixed-use development ⓘ proximity to Charles River Esplanade ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Causeway Street
ⓘ
Charles River Park residential complex ⓘ Lomasney Way ⓘ Massachusetts General Hospital ⓘ
surface form:
MGH Bulfinch Building
Massachusetts General Hospital ⓘ North Station ⓘ Science Park station ⓘ
surface form:
Science Park/West End station
TD Garden ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 02114 ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransit |
MBTA Commuter Rail at North Station
ⓘ
MBTA Green Line ⓘ MBTA Orange Line ⓘ MBTA bus routes ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
construction of Charles River Park in the 1960s
ⓘ
relocation of residents due to redevelopment ⓘ urban renewal clearance in the 1950s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Massachusetts General Hospital
ⓘ
North Station transportation hub ⓘ TD Garden ⓘ displacement of long-time residents ⓘ high-rise residential complexes ⓘ large-scale demolition of residential blocks ⓘ mid-20th-century urban renewal ⓘ urban renewal controversies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Boston
Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| redevelopedInDecade |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| topicOf |
books and documentaries about neighborhood displacement
ⓘ
studies of urban renewal in the United States ⓘ |
| withinCityCouncilDistrict | Boston District 1 or District 8 (boundary-dependent) ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boston West End
this entity surface form:
West End, Boston, Massachusetts
subject surface form:
Cambridge Street (Boston)
subject surface form:
Harrison Gray Otis House (First Otis House)