Downtown Through History • VI
Postwar Boston confronts decline and renewal as expressways, redevelopment, public works, and planning decisions dramatically alter the city.
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Original Historical Boston map print by Ed McCarthy.
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This plate examines the postwar city as officials turn to urban renewal and large infrastructure projects. It includes the rebuilt Esplanade, the Boston Garden era, the Southeast Expressway, and the complicated consequences of remaking an aging downtown.