Author: Jane Roessner
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1555534368
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
"A Decent Place to Live is a fabulous piece of work. Well-written, candid and engaging, its honesty is refreshing; nothing is swept under the rug. The voices of the tenants carry the story forward, but the transformation of Columbia Point is set in a political context and the impact of government policies is explored. A valuable resource for urban planners, architects, housing policy makers, and developers." -- Hubert E. Jones, Assistant Chancellor for Urban Affairs, University of Massachusetts, Boston
A Decent Place to Live
Author: Jane Roessner
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1555534368
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
"A Decent Place to Live is a fabulous piece of work. Well-written, candid and engaging, its honesty is refreshing; nothing is swept under the rug. The voices of the tenants carry the story forward, but the transformation of Columbia Point is set in a political context and the impact of government policies is explored. A valuable resource for urban planners, architects, housing policy makers, and developers." -- Hubert E. Jones, Assistant Chancellor for Urban Affairs, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1555534368
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
"A Decent Place to Live is a fabulous piece of work. Well-written, candid and engaging, its honesty is refreshing; nothing is swept under the rug. The voices of the tenants carry the story forward, but the transformation of Columbia Point is set in a political context and the impact of government policies is explored. A valuable resource for urban planners, architects, housing policy makers, and developers." -- Hubert E. Jones, Assistant Chancellor for Urban Affairs, University of Massachusetts, Boston
A Decent Place to Live
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs
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Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A Decent Place to Live
Author: National Housing Task Force (U.S.)
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Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
A Simple, Decent Place to Live
Author: Millard Fuller
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418560022
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Readers will be moved by this exciting story of real-life good Samaritans in this uplifting story of Habitat for Humanity. Fuller tells how he came to be touched with the needs of others for affordable housing. He incorporates testimonies from celebrities--Jimmy Carter, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman and others--who tell what Habitat for Humanity means to them.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418560022
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Readers will be moved by this exciting story of real-life good Samaritans in this uplifting story of Habitat for Humanity. Fuller tells how he came to be touched with the needs of others for affordable housing. He incorporates testimonies from celebrities--Jimmy Carter, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman and others--who tell what Habitat for Humanity means to them.
A Decent Place to Live
A Decent Place to Live : from Columbia Point to Harbor Point : A Community History
Author: Jane Roessner
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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.
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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.
Officers' Reports to the ... Convention of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Author: International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. General Executive Board
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Category : Clothing workers
Languages : en
Pages : 628
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Category : Clothing workers
Languages : en
Pages : 628
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Racial Factors in Democracy
Author: Philip Ainsworth Means
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description