East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . 102 City Planning Board. the erection of an arcade building similar to those inRochester, New York, and Cincinnati, Ohio, that are pri-vately owned, and those in several cities in Italy that arepublic property. Such a building might possibly be madea paying investment if devoted in part to small booths andstores in a way similar to that of the arcades in Milan andother Italian cities where restaurants, drug stores, banksand other concessions are rented out. Spaces could also be. FIG. 35.—SUMNER STREET, SOUTHEAST FROM MAVERICK on
East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . 102 City Planning Board. the erection of an arcade building similar to those inRochester, New York, and Cincinnati, Ohio, that are pri-vately owned, and those in several cities in Italy that arepublic property. Such a building might possibly be madea paying investment if devoted in part to small booths andstores in a way similar to that of the arcades in Milan andother Italian cities where restaurants, drug stores, banksand other concessions are rented out. Spaces could also be. FIG. 35.—SUMNER STREET, SOUTHEAST FROM MAVERICK on the 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 gro
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