East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . providing social centers for the people, the lackof such centers is now deplorable and is no doubt in a largemeasure responsible for the paucity of civic interest andcivic pride, so apparent in the greater part of East Boston. While there are no dominating neighborhood centersin East Boston there are definite neighborhood districts,with more or less overlapping boundaries, and with fairlydefinite centers in which are found neighborhood interests. Development of East Boston. 53 In the early settlements strong neighborhood ties existedthat stimula
East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . providing social centers for the people, the lackof such centers is now deplorable and is no doubt in a largemeasure responsible for the paucity of civic interest andcivic pride, so apparent in the greater part of East Boston. While there are no dominating neighborhood centersin East Boston there are definite neighborhood districts,with more or less overlapping boundaries, and with fairlydefinite centers in which are found neighborhood interests. Development of East Boston. 53 In the early settlements strong neighborhood ties existedthat stimulated the communities to struggle for betterhealth conditions, for better facilities for recreation, educa-tion and vocational training, and for general improvementsin community and individual interests. Such ties existin small towns to-day. In the crowded city districts, whereconditions are changing with the movements of the classesand the races of population, or with the progressive move-ments in the same races, such as are now going on in East. EAST £>03T02V DIAGRAM 3HOWWG J^OPirLXTIOII ORIGIN&. INCREASE. FIG. 17.—DIAGRAM SHOWING ORIGIN AND INCREASE IN POPULATION. Note.— Much of the local character depends on the native born of foreign parents, many ofwhom are said to be Italian. Boston, much of the original neighborhood spirit is even there new interests develop and are stimulatedthrough school activities and through church and settle-ment work so that centers of interest do grow up aboutthe business district or the public squares even though noother definite public space is provided. Such developmentwould be much stronger both for the individual and forthe community, however, if more definitely provided forin the city plan. The existing forces which direct the gatherings of 54 City Planning Board. national and religious groups in certain districts and causethem to spread or change are in part due to housing con-ditions, but even more to the changes in busine
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