Boston/West End

Table of Contents: Travel to West End-1, visa requirements / West End-1 attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, West End-1 souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / West End-1 nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Contact More from Boston: Allston-Brighton, Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Charlestown, Chinatown-4, Downtown-1, East Boston, Fenway-Kenmore, Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill, North End, South Boston, South End, West End-1 More from Greater Boston: Boston, Brookline, Burlington (Massachusetts), Cambridge (Massachusetts), Lexington (Massachusetts), Newton, Quincy (Massachusetts), Somerville, Wellesley More from Massachusetts: Boston Harbor Islands, Cape Cod, Central Massachusetts, Greater Boston, North Shore (Massachusetts) More from New England (United States of America): Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont More from United States of America: Alaska, Blue Ridge Mountains, California, Florida, Great Basin, Great Plains (United States of America), Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hawaii, Mid-Atlantic (United States of America), Midwest (United States of America), New England (United States of America), Pacific Northwest (United States of America), Rocky Mountains (United States of America), Southwest (United States of America), South (United States of America), Texas, United States National Parks More from North America: Canada, Caribbean, Cascade Mountains, Central America, Great Lakes, Greenland, Mexico, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, United States of America, Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

Boston's West End is one of the best documented results of 1950's "urban renewal" in the United States. For all intents and purposes, the west end is no more. Today the area is mostly roadway, high-rise apartments, a sports arena, state and federal government offices, and an occasional small commercial space leftover from the neighborhood's hey-day.

The west end is a touchy subject for many who lived in Boston during the 50s and 60s. Newcomers to the area have no idea of its history and likely do not recognize the name as an actual Boston neighborhood. A classic poor, immigrant community with many Italian residents, the west end was in the same vein as Boston's North End. Deemed a slum by city planners, it was totally demolished in 1959. Today, virtually all former buildings and streets are gone.

Much of the architecture in the area resembled what can be seen today in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, which now houses the city's most historical buildings & homes. Forty years ago, buildings that would be considered national treasures today were razed to the ground. It is widely regarded as an example of urban planning gone out of control.

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More from Boston: Allston-Brighton, Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Charlestown, Chinatown-4, Downtown-1, East Boston, Fenway-Kenmore, Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill, North End, South Boston, South End, West End-1 More from Greater Boston: Boston, Brookline, Burlington (Massachusetts), Cambridge (Massachusetts), Lexington (Massachusetts), Newton, Quincy (Massachusetts), Somerville, Wellesley More from Massachusetts: Boston Harbor Islands, Cape Cod, Central Massachusetts, Greater Boston, North Shore (Massachusetts) More from New England (United States of America): Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont More from United States of America: Alaska, Blue Ridge Mountains, California, Florida, Great Basin, Great Plains (United States of America), Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hawaii, Mid-Atlantic (United States of America), Midwest (United States of America), New England (United States of America), Pacific Northwest (United States of America), Rocky Mountains (United States of America), Southwest (United States of America), South (United States of America), Texas, United States National Parks More from North America: Canada, Caribbean, Cascade Mountains, Central America, Great Lakes, Greenland, Mexico, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, United States of America, Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

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