- March 2, 2021
- Rachel Mead
Transit History with the BRA
A close look at one of our newly accessible maps on Boston development history
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- October 9, 2024
- Gerald A. Rosenthal
Time Travel Back to 1906 Boston
In this two-part article series, friend of the Center, Gerald A. Rosenthal, explores the history and infrastructure of Boston in 1906 and also uses the 1906 film Seeing Boston to provide a detailed tour by trolley car through the city.
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- March 9, 2021
- Rachel Mead
Showtime in Downtown Boston
Tonight we’re diving into our recently digitized Boston Redevelopment Authority Collection with a Map Show and Tell event—here’s a sneak peek of a map that we’ll look at
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- February 28, 2024
- Julian Hartman
Section 112 in the Boston Region: Universities, Hospitals, and Urban Renewal
What the Section 112 credit program can tell us about the role of universities and hospitals in shaping the neighborhoods around them
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- October 16, 2024
- Gerald A. Rosenthal
Riding Around 1906 Boston
In this two-part article series, friend of the Center, Gerald A. Rosenthal, explores the history and infrastructure of Boston in 1906 and also uses the 1906 film Seeing Boston to provide a detailed tour by trolley car through the city.
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- May 10, 2021
- Rachel Mead
An Atlascope tour of Newton
Highlights from exploring Atlascope at our Newton By Map event
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- April 14, 2022
- Megan Nally
Power, paper, and PCBs: An environmental history of the Lower Neponset River
Last month, the EPA announced the addition of the Lower Neponset River to the Superfund National Priorities List—a designation that will provide federal resources for a long-awaited environmental hazard investigation and cleanup project.
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- May 13, 2021
- Garrett Dash Nelson
Neighbors in name only
A new interactive shows inequalities across borders in Massachusetts
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