Charlesgate: Palimpsest of Urban Planning

Between Boston's Back Bay and Kenmore neighborhoods, a small park branched off from the Charles River. This park, once a salty bog, was transformed into a tranquil urban oasis: Charlesgate Park. Today it is again a wasteland, albeit one capped by a highway overpass.

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New Errands The Undergraduate Journal of American Studies
Published
2025-04-15
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https://doi.org/10.59236/ne1159130
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Urbanization and City Planning
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Charlesgate: Palimpsest of Urban Planning

Allan Lasser
New Errands The Undergraduate Journal of American Studies
Urbanization and City Planning
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Charlesgate: Palimpsest of Urban Planning

Allan Lasser
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Abstract

Between Boston's Back Bay and Kenmore neighborhoods, a small park branched off from the Charles River. This park, once a salty bog, was transformed into a tranquil urban oasis: Charlesgate Park. Today it is again a wasteland, albeit one capped by a highway overpass.

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