Charlestown Gnrp, Mass. R-42 (gn)Charlestown Gnrp, Mass. R-42 (gn)

...this urban renewal plan for Boston's Charlestown neighborhood covers boundary description, role and function of the area, land use, community facilities (such as fire stations, community organizations, parks, playgrounds, etc. with brief history and/or description of each), data on clearance, requirements for rehabilitation of existing properties, anticipated market absorption capacity of cleared land, estimated costs, relocation requirements, actions required by government agencies (zoning, building code, etc.), a BRA resolution authorizing the submission of the plan, etc.; two large folded maps accompany the 1964 edition and the 1st depicts the boundaries, areas to be acquired for clearance and other treatment and area not be acquired (conservation and other treatment) while map no. 2 shows existing and proposed community facilities, existing right of way to be abandoned and other information; a 1962 1st draft which contains many large folded maps (some of which are lacking), more detailed cost estimates, more detailed historical background, handwritten notations, etc.; these items were in the BRA collection....