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The Wharf District Parks are the result of a greening project begun in 1990, when Copley Wolff Design Group undertook the renewal project for the one-mile, 23-acre stretch of land that used to be an elevated highway dissecting the city of Boston.

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Title
Wharf District Parks, Boston, MA
Creator
Smolski, Chester photographer 1926-2008
Copley Wolff Design Group
Date
ca. 1990
Other Identifiers
Local: MSS-0041-B04-SB01-5082
Subject (Topic)
Cityscapes--Boston (Mass.)
Cityscapes
Parks
Public spaces
Boston (Mass.)
Keyword
waterfront ; parks ; Boston ; MA ; urban renewal
Geographic Coverage
Boston (Mass.)
Type
Image
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Finding Aid on RIAMCO to Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications
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Bibliography: "Wharf District Parks." Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, 2016, www.rosekennedygreenway.org/parks/wharf-district. Accessed 6 Oct. 2016. Graves, Helen. "Wharf District Parks on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston." A Better City, www.abettercity.org/docs/about_pr_wharfdistrictparks.pdf. Accessed 6 Oct. 2016.
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