A survey in respect to the decentralization of the Boston central business district

Description:

...comprehensive report on economic and urban growth in Boston's central business district, with recommendations for controlling development; includes detailed data on volume of retail sales, cost of living (1929, 1933, 1935), building demolition and construction trends, real estate valuations (selected years 1926-1939), tax deliquency data, building occupancy by type of building and census tract (1935), mass transit statistics, parking and parking lot data; discusses merits of building height restrictions, building signage and parking restrictions; also discusses readjustment of tax valuations, zoning and annexation of suburban towns; includes the city's operation and maintenance statement for 1939...

subjects: Building Heights,  Downtown,  Census Tracts (1930-1935),  Central Business District, Boston (Mass.),  Economic conditions,  Building,  Downtown, Boston (Mass.),  Economic Conditions,  Municipal finance,  Parking,  Planning,  Property Values,  Statistics,  Retail trade,  Proposed

Places: Massachusetts,  Boston,  Central Artery (Boston, Mass.),  Boston (Mass.)