Boston Inspectional Services Department (ISD) Board of Appeals has approved a request to change the legal occupancy at 5 Jackson Avenue from a two family to a one family building. The plans call for a single story addition with a private roof deck, an elevator, a full sprinkler system and the building will not exceed Read More…
An editorial story from The Italian News, January 15, 1954 is shown below, disparaging the concept of parking on the roof of the Brink’s Garage at 600 Commercial Street. The opposition to increased traffic to be caused by expanding parking to the roof of Brink’s Garage is similar to questions now raised about the three Read More…
Langone Park (established 1973) and Puopolo Playground (established 1893) along Commercial Street during the renovation. A steel beam mobile dangles in the overcast as a construction worker guides it to safety. Boulders are laid for the effects of rising sea level and storm protection. Photo and caption by Elizabeth Norton. Construction began last summer on a Read More…
