To hell with urban renewal

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...provides background information on the history of North Harvard Street low and moderate income housing project (127 North Harvard Street) in Boston's Allston neighborhood; summarizes the report of Mayor John Collins "Blue Ribbon Panel's" (appointed after a "bloody riot" by residents of the area in response to the BRA's taking of the land for a luxury apartment); gives history of the subsequent events that resulted in affordable housing; attachments include demographic data on tenants, data on surrounding locality, construction information, services information, architect, dates of construction, financial data, etc.; this item is part of the Stephen Diamond addition to the BRA collection...

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