04254oam 22006014a 450 991052468850332120230621135739.0(CKB)4100000010460829(OCoLC)1102420401(MdBmJHUP)muse78649(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/89192(oapen)doab89192(EXLCZ)99410000001046082920190524e20192000 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA Decent Place To LiveFrom Columbia Point to Harbor Point-A Community History /Jane Roessner ; [new foreword by Karilyn Crockett]Northeastern University Press1 online resource (1 online resource xiv, 314 pages) illustrations, mapsReprint of 2000 edition with new foreword.1-55553-883-5 Columbia Point, 1951-1962 --Breaking Ground at the Calf Pasture --The Promise of Public Housing --Ignoring the Warnings --Moving In: A Tale of Two Families --Building a New Community --The Mothers Club --Children of the Point: I --Columbia Point in the Spotlight --Columbia Point, 1962-1978 --"Island of Isolation" --The Downhill Slide --Housing of Last Resort --Children of the Point: II --Planning for Columbia Point --Moving Out and Moving In --The News from Columbia Point --Columbia Point, 1978-1987 --Unlikely Partners --Seeing Is Believing --The Court Takes Over --Receivership --Shotgun Marriage --Designing the New Community --The Wrecking Ball --Harbor Point, 1988-2000 --The Blitz --Goodboy --Renting and Recession --Moving into Harbor Point --Running the New Community --Lessons from Harbor Point.When Boston's Columbia Point housing project was built in the early 1950s on the isolated edge of Dorchester Bay, it was hailed as a noble government experiment to provide temporary housing for working-class families who had fallen on hard times. By the mid-1970s, the model community had disintegrated and become a symbol of failure, decay, crime, and danger. Today, Columbia Point has been redeveloped as Harbor Point, a privately owned and managed mixed-income, racially integrated complex that stands handsomely alongside its institutional neighbors, the John F. Kennedy Library, the Massachusetts Archives, and the University of Massachusetts at Boston. A Decent Place to Live chronicles the rise, fall, and rebirth of Columbia Point through the voices of those who struggled to make a life there and who battled to rebuild their community. A fascinating story of people, conflict, continuity, and change, the work captures the rich yet troubled heritage of Columbia Point and celebrates the aspirations and tenacity of its residents. It reclaims a neglected piece of Boston's history and offers important lessons for urban planners and policy makers nationwide. Originally published by Northeastern University Press in 2000. With a new foreword by Karilyn Crockett.Urban renewalfast(OCoLC)fst01162536Public housingfast(OCoLC)fst01082447Housing policyfast(OCoLC)fst00962432City planningfast(OCoLC)fst00862177Housing policyMassachusettsBostonHistoryCase studiesPublic housingMassachusettsBostonHistoryCase studiesCity planningMassachusettsBostonHistoryCase studiesUrban renewalMassachusettsBostonHistoryCase studiesMassachusettsBostonfastHistory.Case studies.Urban renewal.Public housing.Housing policy.City planning.Housing policyHistoryPublic housingHistoryCity planningHistoryUrban renewalHistoryRoessner Jane1200158Crockett KarilynMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910524688503321A Decent Place To Live2772220UNINA