Report on Civil Works Administration, project no. 3512 / submitted by the City Planning Board, Boston, Massachusetts, March 31, 1934.

Title & Author:

Report on Civil Works Administration, project no. 3512 / submitted by the City Planning Board, Boston, Massachusetts, March 31, 1934.

Publication:

Boston, Mass. : [publisher not identified], 1934.

Description:

296 pages, 38 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 29 cm

Notes:
pt. I. Housing studies -- pt. II. Engineering studies -- pt. III. Landscape studies.

Summary:

... A survey and analysis of facts concerning all sections of the city's land use and physical characteristics, including housing characteristics, in an effort to determine which public works projects are best adaptable to "quick start" unemployment programs; discusses opportunities for clearance of slums, reconstruction of depreciated buildings and replacement and rehabilitation of housing; includes housing studies of Parker Hill (landscaping), public and private alleys, a proposal for redesigning the Roxbury Cross-Town Thoroughfare, relocation of the Charlestown elevated railway, design of a sea wall at the North End Beach and North End Park, a study of open spaces in the city, with a map and upgrading of specific parks and recreational facilities; a copy of this was in the BRA collection ...

Subject:

Housing policy Massachusetts Boston.
Public works Massachusetts Boston.
Logement Politique gouvernementale Massachusetts Boston.
Travaux publics Massachusetts Boston.
Housing policy.
Public works.
Massachusetts Boston.

Form/genre:

Reports.

Added entries:

Boston (Mass.). City Planning Board.
United States. Federal Civil Works Administration.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 91454
Call No.: ID:85-B13409
Status: Available

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