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CityLab Fall 2023 - East Boston: Day 4

Coastal Resilience for East Boston and Charlestown

Coastal Resilience for East Boston & Charlestown
City of Boston reports on coastal resilience in Charlestown. Phase 1 and 2 include information about relevant sites and surroundings.

60 Border Street

East Boston Designated Port Area Boundary Review by Office of Coastal Zone Management
Publication Date: 2002
Includes analysis of East Boston Designated Port Area, information about history and status of 60 Border street and 102 Border Street sites.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 5, 1888. Map. https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3764bm.g03693188805/?sp=4

History of the Atlantic Works company who occupies 60 Boarder Street.
Small two page summery of the Atlantic Works Company

Portrait of a Port by W. H. Bunting (Compiled by)
Publication Date: 1994
Small history and photos of 60 Border street on pages 92-93.

102 Border Street

Boston east: 102 - 160 border street, east Boston, summary of existing data by Boston Economic Development and Industrial Corporation
Call Number: available online via Internet Archive
Publication Date: 1984
Includes data on two East Boston waterfront properties and their 1984 status

Boston East- BPDA
Information and project documents for Boston East Development at 102-148 Border Street, from the Boston Planning and Development Agency.
East Boston group sues state over its refusal to allow housing on waterfront land along Border Street
Article from Universal Hub including development at 102 Border Street. published 1/23/2023
History of 102 Border Street
Small 2 page history of 102 Border Street.

Underpass at George Visconti Road

You might look at resources on the neighboring Bremen St. Dog Park or some of the online archives of maps to see how usage of the space has changed over time.

Sanborn Map 1986
Use the above link to download a page from the 1986 Sanborn Insurance Map of East Boston depicting the site of the underpass.

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