| A Decent Place to Live: From Columbia Point to Harbor Point: A Community History Contributor(s): Roessner, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0998954403 ISBN-13: 9780998954400 Publisher: Calf Pasture Press OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - History | United States - State & Local - General - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (1.71 lbs) 334 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A Decent Place to Live" chronicles the rise, fall, and rebirth of Columbia Point-a Boston housing project built in in the early 1950s for working-class families. By the mid-1970s, the model community had disintegrated and become a symbol of failure, danger, and decay. Redeveloped as Harbor Point, the complex was reborn in 1988 as a successful mixed-income, racially diverse community. Told through the voices of those who struggled to make a life there, and battled to rebuild their community, "A Decent Place to Live" offers important lessons for urban planners and policymakers nationwide. |