Boston/West End Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Boston's West End is one of the best documented results of 1950's "urban renewal" in the United States. For all intents and purposes, the west end is no more. Today the area is mostly roadway, high-rise apartments, a sports arena, state and federal government offices, and an occasional small commercial space leftover from the neighborhood's hey-day.
The west end is a touchy subject for many who lived in Boston during the 50s and 60s. Newcomers to the area have no idea of its history and likely do not recognize the name as an actual Boston neighborhood. A classic poor, immigrant community with many Italian residents, the west end was in the same vein as Boston's North End. Deemed a slum by city planners, it was totally demolished in 1959. Today, virtually all former buildings and streets are gone.
Much of the architecture in the area resembled what can be seen today in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, which now houses the city's most historical buildings & homes. Forty years ago, buildings that would be considered national treasures today were razed to the ground. It is widely regarded as an example of urban planning gone out of control.
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