LEADER 04254oam 22006014a 450 001 9910524688503321 005 20230621135739.0 035 $a(CKB)4100000010460829 035 $a(OCoLC)1102420401 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse78649 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/89192 035 $a(oapen)doab89192 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000010460829 100 $a20190524e20192000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA Decent Place To Live$eFrom Columbia Point to Harbor Point-A Community History /$fJane Roessner ; [new foreword by Karilyn Crockett] 210 $cNortheastern University Press 215 $a1 online resource (1 online resource xiv, 314 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aReprint of 2000 edition with new foreword. 311 08$a1-55553-883-5 327 $tColumbia Point, 1951-1962 --$tBreaking Ground at the Calf Pasture --$tThe Promise of Public Housing --$tIgnoring the Warnings --$tMoving In: A Tale of Two Families --$tBuilding a New Community --$tThe Mothers Club --$tChildren of the Point: I --$tColumbia Point in the Spotlight --$tColumbia Point, 1962-1978 --$t"Island of Isolation" --$tThe Downhill Slide --$tHousing of Last Resort --$tChildren of the Point: II --$tPlanning for Columbia Point --$tMoving Out and Moving In --$tThe News from Columbia Point --$tColumbia Point, 1978-1987 --$tUnlikely Partners --$tSeeing Is Believing --$tThe Court Takes Over --$tReceivership --$tShotgun Marriage --$tDesigning the New Community --$tThe Wrecking Ball --$tHarbor Point, 1988-2000 --$tThe Blitz --$tGoodboy --$tRenting and Recession --$tMoving into Harbor Point --$tRunning the New Community --$tLessons from Harbor Point. 330 $aWhen 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. 606 $aUrban renewal$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01162536 606 $aPublic housing$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01082447 606 $aHousing policy$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00962432 606 $aCity planning$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00862177 606 $aHousing policy$zMassachusetts$zBoston$xHistory$vCase studies 606 $aPublic housing$zMassachusetts$zBoston$xHistory$vCase studies 606 $aCity planning$zMassachusetts$zBoston$xHistory$vCase studies 606 $aUrban renewal$zMassachusetts$zBoston$xHistory$vCase studies 607 $aMassachusetts$zBoston$2fast 608 $aHistory. 608 $aCase studies. 615 0$aUrban renewal. 615 0$aPublic housing. 615 0$aHousing policy. 615 0$aCity planning. 615 0$aHousing policy$xHistory 615 0$aPublic housing$xHistory 615 0$aCity planning$xHistory 615 0$aUrban renewal$xHistory 700 $aRoessner$b Jane$01200158 702 $aCrockett$b Karilyn 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910524688503321 996 $aA Decent Place To Live$92772220 997 $aUNINA