Description:
Urban Renewal Roxbury Enviromentals with snow.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/10/1982
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Description:
Four stories from 1983. 1) Urban development in Boston is an issue in the mayoral race. Helicopter aerial of skyline from harbor. Tilt up Prudential and Hancock towers. Pan of Copley Place. Anthony Tappe of Boston Society of Architects comments on deterioration of Victorian Boston because of the scale of new development, making for a less desirable and livable city. Controversy over Mayor Kevin White's intense involvement in urban planning process is discussed by mayoral candidates at a BSA forum on the future of city planning. David Finnegan, Dennis Kearney, Lawrence DiCara, Robert Kiley, Ray Flynn, Mel King. Robert Ryan, BRA director. Marriott Long Wharf Hotel. 2) The dichotomy between preserving rent control/affordable housing and encouraging free market business development through condo conversions in Boston. Struggle of 87-year-old Hester Hurlbutt of 250 Commonwealth Avenue to stay in her apartment. Mel King comments on housing displacement. Ray Flynn favors ban on evictions. David Finnegan disagrees, worried about economic climate. Scenes of Back Bay, Copley Place, Boston Public Library. Sign for luxury condominium for sale. Mayoral candidates Dennis Kearney and Lawrence DiCara campaigning. 3) Latino voters will have an impact on Boston's mayoral race. Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Hernandez, Yohel Camayd-Freixas endorse Mel King. Jose Masso, Gov. Dukakis' Hispanic liaison, says Latinos will split ideologically according to their respective nationalities. 4) Joseph Nelson and Mabel "Matty" Matheson talk about the tradition of the Fenway Victory Gardens. Other plot tenders revel in the therapeutic value and beauty of gardening. Views of flower beds and vegetables.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
1983
Description:
Elderly people tend urban garden in Highland Park. Asians cultivate South End community garden. Planting seeds, tilling soil.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/11/1990
Description:
INTERVIEWS ON DEVELOPMENT vs OPEN SPACE. URBAN GARDENS IN SOUTH END. TULIPS, FLOWERS.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/31/1985
Description:
COMMUNITY GARDENS IN JAMAICA PLAIN. INTERVIEW WITH URBAN GARDENERS ON LEAD POISON IN EARTH
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/10/1985
Description:
Legislators not up for re-election spend campaign funds for flowers, dinners, charities. Keverian defends use of these funds to maintain visibility. Common Cause says such expenditures are improper.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/29/1988
Description:
Use of unnamed sources is rampant in Stuart murder case. District Attorney Newman Flanagan at press conference. News room scenes. Interview with Andrew Costello of the Boston Herald on the reasoning and practice behind using unnamed sources in news reporting. Boston Globe and WGBH practices on using these souces. Interview with Ellen Hume on the rights of the public and the rights of individuals. Clips from "All the President's Men."
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/08/1990
Description:
State announces it will enforce law for proper disposal of used motor oil. Oil being poured into engine, cases on retail display. Daniel Greenbaum, John DeVillars.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/24/1989
Description:
Christopher Lydon interviews author V.S. Naipaul.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
11/13/1981
Description:
ELDERLY MAN GOING THROUGH PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AT VA HOSPITAL.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/14/1985
