East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . he left in proposed taking; big warehouse in the distance. reserved in the building for music and other public func-tions. To determine fully the possible value of such abuilding to the city would require further study and esti-mates, but the need for an enlarged square is imminent,and if this is to be extended as it should be, it can well bemade to include the entire area, and thus to provide animportant center for East Boston. The space is now occu-pied by relatively small and unimportant buildings andcould be acquired by the city at much less
East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . he left in proposed taking; big warehouse in the distance. reserved in the building for music and other public func-tions. To determine fully the possible value of such abuilding to the city would require further study and esti-mates, but the need for an enlarged square is imminent,and if this is to be extended as it should be, it can well bemade to include the entire area, and thus to provide animportant center for East Boston. The space is now occu-pied by relatively small and unimportant buildings andcould be acquired by the city at much less cost now thanwill be possible in the future. Development of East Boston. 103 As a further provision for traffic, the corners betweenChelsea street and Meridian street and between Chelseastreet and Maverick street should be cut back, and an isleof safety could well be made opposite the present tunnelportal as shown on the plan (Fig. 33). The importance of this square has grown to be consider-able to-day. If the district continues to grow and if. [G. 36.—PROPOSED STREET AT CENTRAL SQUARE WITH PUBLIC PIER AT ENDAND POSSIBLE FERRY CONNECTIONS. improvements are made, such as subway extensions, a tun-nel to the city, better approaches toward the park area andtoward the proposed docks, the need for an ample publicspace will be enormously increased, and the entire takingabove proposed will be amply justified. 9.—CENTRAL SQUARE square is an important center and will continueto be. It is attractive and fairly spacious, but it lacks one 104 City Planning Boaed. important feature, it is near the waterfront but it is entirelycut off from the water by large commercial piers and oldbuildings. A public opening to the water should be madeeither as a waterfront park space or as a new street with aterminal recreation pier. The entire waterfront would makean admirable outlook, but as the land is now assessed rela-tively high, and as several other waterfront holdings areneed
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