South End Urban Renewal Project: Final Project Report: Application for Loan and Grant, Part ISouth End Urban Renewal Project: Final Project Report: Application for Loan and Grant, Part I

...a temporary loan/grant application submitted to the US Urban Renewal Administration seeking funds to carry out an urban renewal project in Boston's South End neighborhood; includes: area measurement in acres by type of land use; data on building conditions (some by type of building); descriptions of environmental deficiencies; justification for the project; a list of buildings in sound condition to be acquired (with assessed value); boundary description; objectives of the plan; addresses of other buildings to be acquired; land use and building requirements; landscape requirements; urban design objectives; street and community facility and infrastructure improvements; detailed analysis of residential structures; a letter from May John F. Collins listing home improvements that can be made without an increase in tax assessments; typical rehabilitation costs; report on citizen participation; a land acquisition report (by address); detailed relocation report; estimated costs; a BRA resolution and much more supporting documentation; twelve large folded map have the following titles: 1) Property Map, 2) Proposed Land Use, 3) Re-use Parcels, 4) Zone District Changes, 5) Proposed Rights-of-Way, 6) Proposed Treatment Areas, 7) Building Deficiencies, 8) Building Conditions, 9) Existing Land Use, 10) Existing Zone Districts, 11) Proposed Zone Districts and 12) Illustrative Site Plan; dates of the maps vary, some maps have more than one edition with revisions, in some cases through 1975; this item was in the BRA collection...