East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . ecked over at or slightly abovethe level of the existing bridges. The open space so formed would then be 10 or 12 feethigher over the railroad than at the Maverick and Orleansstreet sides, and would require a special treatment to makeit serve effectively as a city square. A practical planwould be to raise the entire area to form a level platformat the upper level, and to use the frontages on Mavericksquare and on Orleans street for stores or for market pur-poses, having direct railroad communications at the rearand easy access to the existing st
East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . ecked over at or slightly abovethe level of the existing bridges. The open space so formed would then be 10 or 12 feethigher over the railroad than at the Maverick and Orleansstreet sides, and would require a special treatment to makeit serve effectively as a city square. A practical planwould be to raise the entire area to form a level platformat the upper level, and to use the frontages on Mavericksquare and on Orleans street for stores or for market pur-poses, having direct railroad communications at the rearand easy access to the existing storage warehouses a plan might well be developed as a municipalundertaking and would doubtless be of great benefit tothe community. A platform so produced would be above the level ofthe adjacent streets, and would seem incomplete if treatedas a vacant public open space, but if the entire center wereoccupied by a public or semi-public building, it could bemade dignified and useful. The site is large enough for 100 City Planning Development of East Boston. 101
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