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767: 317: 299:. The West End House served as a center for social and community life in Boston's West End neighborhood for over 60 years, opening its doors to young immigrant boys from a myriad of different ethnic and national backgrounds. The urban renewal plans of the 1950s and 1960s, which saw the near complete upheaval of the original West End neighborhood, negatively affected the community center's membership since much of the neighborhood's immigrant population was subsequently displaced. In 1971, thanks in large part to the fundraising efforts of alumni of the original West End House, the West End House was relocated to 276:'s domed granite building, built 1816–1825 (today known as the Bulfinch Pavilion), and the West End Market on the corner of Grove and Cambridge Streets. Constructed in 1810, this historic market did not survive the area's redevelopment in the 1950s. Bulfinch's architecture of newer large brick buildings with gardens attracted many of Boston's wealthier citizens. By 1810, the West End was inhabited by wealthy business men, merchants, and lawyers. Many would soon move to the nearby Beacon Hill, turning the West End into an African American community and stopping point for new immigrants. 716: 775: 209: 446: 735:, described the West End as "a typical neighborhood" and "not blighted." The perception of the neighborhood as a slum was mostly held by wealthy outsiders and was enhanced by city policy. For example, the city stopped collecting garbage and cleaning the streets, leaving the neighborhood a mess. A photographer for a local newspaper was even assigned to go to the West End, overturn a trashcan, and take a picture of it to create the impression of a blighted neighborhood. 516: 245: 569: 354:. This encouraged middle and working class free African Americans to move into the nearby North slope and West End. After the Civil War, the West End continued to be an important center of African American culture. It was one of the few locations in the United States at the time where African Americans had a political voice. At least one black resident from the West End sat on Boston's community council during every year between 1876 and 1895. 2889: 2906: 2881: 2864: 754:, published with the tag line, "Printed in the Spirit of the Mid-Town Journal and Dedicated to Being the Collective Conscience of Urban Renewal and Eminent Domain in the City of Boston." The destruction of the West End community led to a strong distaste for urban renewal in Boston. In 2015, Boston Redevelopment Authority director 51: 806:. Here there are a few pubs and restaurants that feed off the traffic traveling to and from Faneuil Hall and the Garden. The residential areas that have been rebuilt are primarily upscale highrises, though the neighborhood is currently making strides to re-establish the close knit community that once was. The 224:. Beginning in 1807, parts of Beacon Hill were used to fill in a small bay and mill pond that separated Beacon Hill and the West End from the North End. Today the neighborhood consists primarily of superblocks containing high rise residential towers. The West End borders the Charles River between the 749:
The negative effect of urban renewal on the former residents of the West End has been well documented. Between one quarter and one half of the former residents were relocated to substandard housing with higher rents than they were previously paying. Approximately 40% also suffer from severe long term
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Many building owners were not adequately compensated for their property. Due to city law, as soon as tenement buildings were condemned by the BRA, the city became the legal owner. This meant that building owners had no income as rent was paid directly to the city. Soon owners became desperate to sell
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In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Boston's waterfront and North End were becoming overcrowded, and many of the city's well off residents took the opportunity to develop the area now known as the West End. At that time, the area was separated from the older neighborhoods by a small bay. The
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In October 1957, the BRA held a hearing on the new project. At least 200 West End residents attended and the consensus was overwhelmingly opposed to the plan. The Save the West End committee was formed with the support of Joseph Lee to organize protests against the new development. Most residents
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The plan involved completely leveling a 46-acre (190,000 m) portion of the West End, displacing 2,700 families to make way for 5 residential high rise complexes that would contain only 477 apartments. The new development was aimed towards upper middle class residents: most of those displaced
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began to immigrate into the West End in large numbers. Many came to escape persecution in Lithuania, Russia, and Poland. They formed a community in the West End and became a significant part of the population by 1910. They made their home in the neighborhood, constructing health centers, libraries,
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Today, the West End is a mixed-use commercial and residential area. A few non-residential areas were spared from the urban renewal of the 1950s, such as Massachusetts General Hospital, the Charles Street Jail, and the Bulfinch Triangle—a small section surrounded by Causeway, Merrimac, and North
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The redevelopment of the West End was officially announced on April 11, 1953. Mayor Hynes and the BHA stated that the project would be beneficial to the neighborhood. The West End's narrow streets were a fire hazard and many of the buildings were not up to code, with approximately 80% of them
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afterwards. The motivation behind these projects was to replace neighborhoods that had been classified as slums with neighborhoods that would bring in increased tax revenues. It is estimated that before the renewal project, the tax revenue from the West End was approximately $ 546,000 a year.
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which was the home of Anshi Lubuvicher from 1900 to 1972 are the only surviving West End synagogues. The Boston Synagogue is a newly merged congregation; the Vilna Shul at 16 Philips Street, which was outside the urban renewal demolition area, is now a synagogue museum, and the African American
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residential area with scattered businesses with small meandering roads much like the North End. According to most residents, the West End was a good place to live at this time. The once overcrowded neighborhood was in the process of "deslumming" and the population had dropped to around 7,500
823:. Originally constructed in the 1870s, the building survived multiple redevelopment attempts, as well as two fires. Called "The Last Tenement" due to it being the only tenement structure still located in the West End, it also has been home to an associate of the 746:. The entire net cost of the project was $ 15.8 million, not including the additional loss of tax dollars for the years that the West End was vacant. It is uncertain as to whether the increased tax revenue would ever be enough to justify the costs. 366:
groups. The wealthy and middle class business men were almost entirely gone, but many African Americans remained in the neighborhood, making it one of Boston's most diverse. Among the many immigrant groups contributing to this melting pot were
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currently has a permanent exhibition outlining the history of the neighborhood and its residents, while the West End Community Center hosts classes and events, in addition to putting on the annual West End Children's Festival.
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presented the opportunity to remake parts of Boston. The Boston Housing Authority (BHA) held responsibility for developing Boston's urban renewal plans and was designated the city's local public authority for federal funds.
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Irish immigrants were among the first to settle the West End. After briefly passing through the North End, many Irish families moved on to the West and South ends. The West End soon developed a thriving Irish community.
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by wealthy Bostonians who did not live there. The working class residents of the West End felt strong ties to the community and so the plan would not become politically feasible until the 1950s.
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of the West End has been criticized for its destruction of a neighborhood and its careless implementation. One of the main criticisms of the project is that the neighborhood was not considered a
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The West End House was originally founded in 1906 as a community center for young immigrant boys. The community center's founding was funded by Boston-area philanthropist and investment banker
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The justification for razing the West End has also been called into question. Some say that, as one of the neighborhoods that supported the former mayor, it was in the political sights of
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residents. By the end of the 1950s, over half of the neighborhood would be completely leveled to be replaced with residential high rises as part of a large scale urban renewal project.
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Bulfinch spent much of his early career in the 1790s designing mansions, many of them in the West End and other Boston neighborhoods. One of the most famous examples of these was
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Meeting House is now a church museum. Over the Vilna Shul's ark is the double hand symbol for the Kohanim, the ancient Israelite priests, which was the source for the Star Trek
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and many other Eastern Europeans and Southern Europeans. It was during this period that the neighborhood's population reached its peak at approximately 23,000 residents
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architect Charles Bulfinch was responsible for much of Boston's architectural character at the time, and played a large part in this new development of the West End.
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and several high rise office buildings. More recently, however, new residential buildings and spaces, as well as new parks, have been appearing across the West End.
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project razed a large Italian and Jewish enclave and displaced over 20,000 people in order to redevelop much of the West End and part of the neighboring
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replaced the original street layout. The result was a neighborhood consisting of residential high rises, shopping centers and parking lots.
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would be found for them, and many were led to believe that they would be able to move back into the West End after the project was complete.
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in the heart of the neighborhood. The Hendricks began as a social club and gathering place, but later turned into the center of Lomasney's
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Belmont, Vivienne. “West End Residents Struggle to Raise Neighborhood's Profile: Old Loyalties Survive.” Boston: City in Transition.
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and reimagined into a modernized co-ed center for youth development with a focus on the arts, academics, athletics, and leadership.
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The character of the area prior to the urban renewal can still be seen in existing commercial and mixed use building of the
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Washington Streets. Massachusetts General Hospital and the Charles Street Jail are located in the northwest section, while
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which was the former site of Scollay Square, comprises the southern section. Most of the northern section is covered by
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From the second half of the 19th century to the mid-20th century, Boston's West End became a home to many different
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to the west and northwest, North Washington Street on the north and northeast, and New Sudbury Street on the east.
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One of the few buildings (known as "The Last Tenement House") to survive the urban renewal of Boston's West End,
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As part of a plan to create a "New Boston", the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) and its 1957 successor, the
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neighborhood. After that, the original West End became increasingly non-residential, including part of
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As a result of this immigration, the religious make-up of the neighborhood changed dramatically.
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By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Irish immigration had slowed and Eastern European
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administration came into power in 1949 city officials recognized that the federal government's
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believed that the project would not be realized, and so did not act until it was too late.
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by the residents, and instead had a strong sense of community. A later mayor of Boston,
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grief reactions. Many former residents share their memories and grief through the
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to raze the West End to the ground. Working-class families were displaced, and
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Residents received their eviction letters on April 25, 1958. The BRA used the
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The large-scale renewal of the West End was first proposed in the 1930s by
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on which once sat former African American slaves and volunteers in the
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inhabitants of Beacon Hill's south slope were strongly supportive of
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labor unions, loan societies, orphanages, and synagogues. Actor
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Neighborhood of Boston in Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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One of the survivors of the West End's redevelopment phase is
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officially apologized for the demolition of the neighborhood.
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West End project area looking northeasterly, circa 1959–1964
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churches moved away or shut down, to be replaced by
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north slope, became an important center of Boston's
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Index

West End, Boston, Massachusetts
Neighborhood of Boston
2007 view from the west, with former Charles Street Jail buildings at right
Charles Street Jail
United States
Massachusetts
Suffolk
Boston
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern
Area code
617
857
neighborhood
Boston
Massachusetts
Charles River
Beacon Hill
North Point
Charles River
Kendall Square
North End
urban renewal
Downtown
Government Center
Scollay Square
Massachusetts General Hospital

Shawmut Peninsula

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