South Boston's Gentrification

A series of new luxury projects could transform gritty South Boston to an upscape neighborhood. Is this the market at work or gentrification?

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September 9, 2002, 8:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"A South Boston developer is betting that this section of the city - hard against the railroad tracks between Southie and the South End - will soon be transformed from commercial-industrial strip to residential showcase.... With much of Boston so overheated, developers are convinced that a convergence of projects could transform South Boston's dingy west side into a sought-after neighborhood, spurring the development of upscale restaurants and small retailers."

Thanks to Susan McGrath

FULL STORY: Lofty Ambitions

Sunday, September 8, 2002 in The Boston Globe

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