Lost architecture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Demolished building permit files ("Takedowns")
Series
Identifier: 5410.001
Scope and Contents
Building permit files of demolished buildings, also called "Takedowns." File jacket usually includes original building permit, permits for repair or renovation, violation notices, correspondence and permit to repair or raze (Takedown permit).
Dates:
circa 1880s-1990s
Demolished building (takedowns) photographs
Series
Identifier: 5410.002
Scope and Contents
Photograph files of buildings ordered razed by the City of Boston. Photographs document condition of building just prior to demolition and usually include photograph of lot after demolition.
Dates:
circa 1950-1990
Special examination reports and photographs
Item — Box 1
Identifier: 5410.010
Scope and Contents
Reports of special examinations of buildings in response to complaints of unsafe conditions. Includes photographs of buildings.
Dates:
1914-1918
West End demolition photographs
Collection
Identifier: 9800.008
Scope and Contents note
This series includes photographs of the demolition of Boston's West End during July and November 1959.
Dates:
1959
