Boston urban renewal era developments

E316156

Boston urban renewal era developments were mid-20th-century large-scale redevelopment projects that dramatically reshaped the city’s neighborhoods, infrastructure, and skyline through extensive demolition and modernist construction.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf redevelopment initiative
urban renewal program
aimedTo attract corporate investment
increase tax base
modernize city infrastructure
revitalize downtown Boston
architecturalStyle Modernism
characterizedBy auto-oriented street design
clearance of so-called slums
construction of modernist civic buildings
creation of wide plazas and open spaces
displacement of residents
large-scale demolition
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedFor insensitive treatment of existing neighborhoods
insufficient affordable housing replacement
overemphasis on automobile infrastructure
demolished Scollay Square (historic site)
surface form: Scollay Square entertainment district

West End residential neighborhood
endTime 1970s
hasPart Castle Square redevelopment
Columbia Point public housing redevelopment groundwork
Faneuil Hall
surface form: Faneuil Hall–Quincy Market area modernization groundwork

Government Center urban renewal project
Massachusetts Turnpike
surface form: Massachusetts Turnpike extension into Boston

New York Streets clearance in the South End
Prudential Center development
Scollay Square clearance
South Cove urban renewal project
West End clearance project
historicalContext post–World War II urban decline concerns
influencedBy Housing Act of 1949
surface form: Title I of the Housing Act of 1949

federal urban renewal policy
interstate highway construction
ledTo greater community participation requirements in planning
rise of neighborhood preservation movements in Boston
location Boston
mainImplementingAgency Boston Redevelopment Authority
resultedIn Boston City Hall
surface form: Boston City Hall and City Hall Plaza

Government Center area
surface form: Government Center

Prudential Center
surface form: Prudential Center complex

Prudential Tower
large parking garages
modern office towers in the Financial District
new highway interchanges and ramps
superblock housing developments
significantPeriod 1960s
socialImpact displacement of immigrant communities
displacement of predominantly working-class communities
intensified community activism
loss of historic urban fabric
startTime 1950s

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles River Park residential complex partOf Boston urban renewal era developments
Scollay Square (historic site) associatedWith Boston urban renewal era developments
subject surface form: Scollay Square
this entity surface form: Boston urban renewal