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Developing Boston State Hospital site

Description: Ray Flynn wants Boston State Hospital site to be used for light industry and affordable housing. Dukakis also supports this, but bill is held up in House Ways & Means. Pat McGovern, Angelo Scaccia.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/24/1987

Durgin Park

Description: Durgin Park restaurant next to Faneuil Hall. People wait in line for seats. Steam table. Plate of corn bread. Waitresses in white uniforms. Families crowded at tables with red and white checkered cloths. Fish plates with corn. Big roast beef meal. Boston baked beans sign. More signs for fresh strawberries, swordfish, oysters. “Specialty of the house - prime rib $9.” “Lobster platter $7.50.” Menu with prices. Interview with notorious waitress Dotti “the witch.” Pressed tin ceiling. Flapping banner outside. View from window onto Quincy Market. Interview with owner about differences with BRA and developer James Rouse over desire to keep Durgin Park as a pristine Boston institution amidst neighboring commercial revitalization.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/21/1978

Ed Logue on walking tour

Description: Former Boston Redevelopment Authority director Ed Logue tours and comments on development downtown and in Charlestown and Cambridge. He talks about housing prices, the vitality of different neighborhoods, and urban design. He decries prominent glass towers as insensitive to surrounding historical buildings. International Place, Exchange Place, Rowes Wharf, waterfront, Athenaeum. Audio goes out at the very end.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/26/1986

Edward McCormack interview

Description: Interview with real estate developer and former state attorney general Edward McCormack. He talks about Kevin White and downtown development projects; and about Harold Brown / Thomas Finnerty controversy.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/03/1989

FAN PIERS

Description: SOUTH BOSTON RESIDENTS REACT TO FAN PIERS DEVELOPMENT.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/23/1987

Faneuil Hall; North Station model

Description: Architectural model of proposed redevelopment of North Station area. High wide shot of Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market buildings. Bostix kiosk.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/25/1980

Flynn, Affordable housing, Mandela, Mass.

Description: Mayor Ray Flynn holds a press conference in Roxbury to unveil plans for a new housing and commercial development to be built on a vacant lot in Douglass Square. The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) cleared the land in the 1960s and never rebuilt on the lot. The owners and developers of the new project are African American. Flynn and City Councilor Bruce Bolling talk about the new development. Flynn says that all neighborhoods and all residents must share in the growth of the city. Bolling says that the proposal for the creation of Mandela, Massachusetts is a no longer an issue. Bolling and other Mandela opponents believe that the new development signifies a renewed commitment to the Roxbury neighborhood by the city of Boston.
1:00:10: Visual: Footage of Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) at an outdoor gathering in Roxbury. Flynn stands under a tent, addressing a crowd. Flynn talks about the vote against the proposal for the creation of Mandela, Massachusetts. Flynn says that the vote shows that the racial polarization of the city is in the past. Shot of the gathering from the back of the tent; of an architectural model. David Boeri reports that Flynn is advocating affordable housing and economic opportunity in every neighborhood. Boeri notes that Flynn unveiled a plan for a project in Douglass Square; that the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) cleared a two-acre plot of land in Douglass Square in the 1960s; that the lot has been abandoned since then. V: Shot of a mural on the wall of a building in Douglass Square in Roxbury; of buildings in Douglass Square; of a vacant lot in Douglass Square; of architectural plans and an architectural model. Boeri reports that a housing and commercial complex is slated to be built on the vacant lot; that one-quarter of the units will be set aside for low-income housing. V: Footage of Bruce Bolling (Boston City Council) saying that the project addresses the need for economic re-investment in Roxbury. Boeri reports that the developers and owners of the project will be African American; that Bolling noted that Roxbury is becoming a full and equal partner in the city of Boston. V: Shots of African American crowd members; of an African American man standing beside an architectural drawing of the project. Footage of Bolling saying that the incorporation of minority neighborhoods into a new city is a dead issue. Boeri reports that Flynn had a unity breakfast with Roxbury leaders this morning; that Flynn pledged to make the city of opportunity for all. V: Shots of the crowd at the gathering. Footage of Flynn saying that all residents need to share in the city's growth and prosperity; that development of the downtown must be accompanied by development of the neighborhoods. Boeri stands in the vacant lot in Douglass Square. Boeri says that the lot has represented an empty promise by the city of Boston to the people of Roxbury. Boeri says that Bolling and other leaders fought the idea of secession from the city. Boeri adds that these leaders say that the plans for the new project are a signal that "their time has come."
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/05/1986

Grove Hall environs

Description: Grove Hall Dorchester environs. Blue Hill Avenue storefronts. Regal Foods, liquor store, photography studio, Grove Hall Savings Bank. Interview with Emanuel Horne, director of business development office of the Boston Plan, focusing on commercial revitalization of Dudley Station and Grove Hall. Talks about long-term aftermath of 1967 riots: area continues to suffer from lack of investment and entrepreneurial expertise. Cites need for bakeries and supermarket. He is hopeful for housing renewal to accommodate immigrants. Looks for ethnic diversification in consumer habits.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/27/1980

Gus Newport and Dudley Street

Description: Former Berkeley mayor Gus Newport comes to Roxbury to lead the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative in rebuilding the community by attracting developers. Empty lot.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/02/1989

HUD retreats from Boston

Description: HUD wants to sell off to private developers two public housing projects in Boston, Granite Properties and Geneva Apartments. Tenants point out poor conditions and unfair eviction notice.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/19/1988