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	A Brief History of Scollay Square
		As the elite abandoned the West End and Scollay Square and moved further up Beacon Hill and into the Back Bay (which was under construction beginning in the 1850s), Tremont Row and the surrounding businesses in Scollay Square adopted to meet the needs of the immigrant class.
		Scollay’s Olympia was a popular theater where performers such as Milton Berle performed.
		Government Center replaced Scollay Square in the early 1960s when Boston, desperate to prevent a slide into urban obscurity, secured over $40 million in federal funds to tear down this fading hot spot and replace it with a collection of city, state, federal, and private office buildings.
	www.bambinomusical.com /Scollay/History.html (1568 words)

	Government Center, Boston, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The anchoring square, Scollay Square, is at the triple intersection of Court, Cambridge, and Tremont Streets.
		Scollay Square was named for William Scollay, a prominent local developer and militia officer who bought a landmark 4-story merchant building at the intersection in 1795.
		Among the most famous (and infamous) of Scollay Square landmarks was the Old Howard, a grand theater which began life as the headquarters of a doomsday cult.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scollay_Square (829 words)

	Scollay, John (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The Scollays are Scotch, from the Orkney Islands, John Scollay, an ancestor, was a mn of position and influence in Boston, in 1692.
		Another ancestor, John Scollay, for whom the subject of the present sketch was named, was distinguished as one of the Selectmen of Boston in Revolutionary times.
		Thomas Scollay, the father of John, was a Bostonian and a strong Congregationalist.
	www.wvu.edu /~lawfac/jelkins/lp-2001/scollay.html (1009 words)

	City of Boston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Showing in both the Mayor's Gallery and the Scollay Square Gallery.
		Scollay Square Gallery is located on the 3rd floor/main lobby of City Hall (directions to City Hall).
		Scollay Square Gallery showcases the many arts organizations and artists community groups that support Boston artists throughout the city.
	www.cityofboston.gov /arts/visual/galleries.asp (386 words)

	Scollay Square - Boston, MA: read unbiased reviews, view menu, make a reservation, hours and locations - Open List
		"scollay square is a new addition to beacon hill.
		"beacon st boston, ma the scenenamed after a nearby locale that was all the rage in the 1920s, scollay square provides downtown workers and area residents with a casual setting in which to enjoy contemporary comfort food.
		"scollay square, a new beacon hill watering hole down the block from the state house, wont win any awards for cutting-edge cuisine.
	www.openlist.com /restaurants-view-scollay_square.htm (797 words)

	Pemberton Square (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The Square was lined with residential brownstones and had a quiet gentile atmosphere.
		The final vestiges of the old residential square were swept away with the urban renewal programs of the 1950s and 1960s.
		The old brownstones and buildings of Pemberton Square, Dock Square and Scollay Square were torn down and replaced with the concrete and brick expanse of Government Center.
	renovation.socialaw.com /q9pemberton.htm (560 words)

	Where to find pieces of Scollay Square today
		The Umbrella is described on their web site as a "non-profit cultural organization committed to nurturing and encouraging the arts throughout the community." It is also where you can see a piece of Scollay Square history.
		On September 17, 1880, the 350th anniversary of the founding of Boston, a statue was dedicated in Scollay Square to Governor Winthrop, at the intersection of Court and Tremont Streets.
		Pemberton Square is also a monument to the misguided architecture of the 1950s and 60s urban renewal era.
	www.bambinomusical.com /Scollay/Remnants.html (840 words)

	Boston Restaurants - restaurant reviews and dining recommendations - Boston.com
		We weren't around when Sally Keith was twirling her tassels at the old Howard Theater, one of the burlesque haunts that dominated the sleazy square.
		One step into Scollay Square, the restaurant, and you can feast your eyes on everything you missed.
		In spite of the irritation of having to take a table near the door (a thing we have come to despise this long winter), we found ourselves in an amusing state of nostalgia for a time we never knew.
	www.boston.com /dining/globe_review/956 (562 words)

	Feedback (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Less an attempt by the city of Boston to eliminate gay bars, razing Scollay Square was part of a two-step process town fathers used to get rid of thousands of working-class citizens who were considered detrimental to the future of the municipality.
		To get the process started, the city launched a public-relations campaign during which it argued that Scollay Square's physical infrastructure was an irreparable firetrap and a general financial liability.
		At the end of phase one, Scollay Square was torn down and City Hall Plaza built.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/1in10/99/03/FEEDBACK.html (1211 words)

	CLIP: Contemporary Landscape Inquiry Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The meaning of public gathering of a city hall and its square still applicable and it is the fundamental concern after more than three hundred years.
		When Scollay Square was torn down in the early 1960's, some charming streets demolished to undergo the renewal project.
		The plaza is one of the most monumental icon in town and it is probalby the least used public square.
	www.clr.utoronto.ca /cgi-bin/clrdb/VIRTUALLIB/CLIP/clipadd?DB.REPORT=full&DB.RECORD=20 (2011 words)

	Food \| Scollay Square
		The location is not in the old Scollay Square, which was down by the present City Hall, but the room is full of photos and fake memorabilia of the old burlesque houses and saloons, and runs a soundtrack of ’40s big-band swing.
		In fact, our favorite appetizer was a special on seared (but mostly raw) tuna ($11), sliced into smaller squares than sashimi, the flavor sealed with a little toasted sesame oil, a dab of wasabi, and some salty greens.
		The wine list at Scollay Square is really a treat, and wines are served in very large glasses to show off the aromatics.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/food_drink/dining/documents/03796654.asp (1059 words)

	UPNE \| Always Something Doing
		Boston's legendary Scollay Square is still fondly remembered today as the home of vaudeville and burlesque theaters, tattoo parlors, hot dog stands, barrooms, bookstores, shooting galleries, and other entertainment attractions.
		Located in the heart of downtown Boston, Scollay Square was a place where people of all ages and walks of life, from Harvard College students to transient sailors on shore leave, went to forget their troubles and have a good time.
		He is a popular lecturer on Scollay Square and other historical topics, and co-author (with his father, Louis) of Presidential Landmarks.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~upne/1-55553-410-4.html (297 words)

	Permanent daylight Downtown:changing with the ages - The Daily Free Press - News
		It used to be called Scollay Square, and was the brewery of debauched local life.
		As Boston's "red light district" for a large portion of the city's history, Scollay Square hosted the hub of Boston's vaudeville and burlesque.
		Whatever happens, the tragedy of Scollay Square and the red light district's downfall, along with the pain that the hideous City Hall building has caused our vision, will never be forgiven or forgotten.
	www.dailyfreepress.com /news/2004/02/18/News/Permanent.Daylight.Downtownchanging.With.The.Ages-610781.shtml (890 words)

	CoopersTown Crier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		And secondly, we can now report that the correct spelling of the square in question is "Scollay." Elinor Pollock called and gave us that as the spelling she thought she remembered from her days of riding the subway system when she lived in the Boston area.
		The name dates back to 1795 when William Scollay brought an existing building at the corner of Cambridge and Court Streets which he named "Scollay's Square." Over time the name was applied to the intersection until it finally gained official recognition as such around 1838.
		After the fire, the building was torn down after which the area, which included Scollay Square, underwent urban renewal resulting in the current City Hall and attendant plaza.
	www.coopercrier.com /2001/opinion/columns/09/13/ccells.html (884 words)

	The Boston MBTA Green Line, or Tremont Street Subway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The "cut and cover" method of construction was used, with a deep trench dug or "cut" on Tremont Street, and a steel structure built around it and then filled in or "covered up." The Budapest Subway, and the later Paris Metro, were visited by the Boston subway designers.
		Scollay Square, originally a center of commerce, became a burlesque area and was torn down in the early 1960's to build Government Center.
		When constructed, Center Plaza physically eliminated both Scollay Square and Adams Square (Tremont Street to Faneuil Hall).
	www.celebrateboston.com /gallery/mbtagreenline.htm (327 words)

	Francis J. Bremer \| Remembering—and Forgetting—John Winthrop and the Puritan Founders \| The Massachusetts Historical ...
		Visitors to "Winthrop Square" found a scene strikingly different from the one twenty-five years earlier.
		John Adams, who adopted "Winthrop" as a pen name for some of his attacks on British policy, identified "the Towns, Militia, Schools and Churches as the four causes of the growth and defense of New England" and credited the founding generation of "Norton, Cotton, Wilson, Winthrop, Winslow [and] Saltonstall" for establishing these institutions.
		Scollay Square statue in current location at First and Second Church of Boston.
	www.historycooperative.org /journals/mhr/6/bremer.html (8124 words)

	NETransit: Abandoned Stations, Tunnels, and Station Entrances found on the MBTA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The change-over occurred on October 28th, and Adams Square Station was closed.
		The remnants of the Charles Street incline (closed February 14, 1941), the Public Gardens incline (closed September 6, 1914), and provision for a proposed tunnel to Post Office Square (never built) can all be seen in the same area.
		Closed off sections of the platform, complete with Scollay Under signs, are visible at both East and West ends of the platform.
	members.aol.com /eddanamta/abandoned/abanstas.html (1528 words)

	Charlie on the M.T.A.
		The Red line from Kendall Square connects to both the Green and Orange lines, however in the next step, you'll see why he didn't take the Orange Line.
		Scollay (pronounced 'Scully') Square Station is the old name for Government Center, which is on the Green Line.
		So, they kept him on the train, which would have eventually gone through the loop at Arborway and returned to the line, probably passing through Scollay Square.
	web.mit.edu /jdreed/www/t/charlie.html (1127 words)

	Boston Globe - Schiff
		Pearl (Cohen) Schiff was a Beacon Hill housewife when her scandalous novel ''Scollay Square" made the best-seller lists in 1952.
		She explained that she and her husband spent three nights a week in the bars and nightclubs of Scollay Square gathering material.
		The bars and strip clubs of Scollay Square, which were probably more popular with visiting sailors than locals, were razed during the urban renewal period of the 1950s and 1960s to make way for Government Center.
	www.schlossbergchapel.com /obituaries/schiff-BostonGlobe.html (579 words)

	Government Center Boston
		Many old granite and brick buildings were torn down and replaced with the John F. Kennedy Towers, Center Plaza, and the new Boston City Hall.
		Adams Square and Scollay Square were completely eliminated.
		Scollay Square had evolved into a burlesque area, which helped justify flattening the entire square.
	www.celebrateboston.com /strange/governmentcenter.htm (298 words)

	FUP\|web
		Government Center is located in the area once known as Scollay Square.
		By the 1950s, community redevelopers condemned Scollay Square as a center of vice.
		The project for Government Center in Scollay Square was the first project in this plan and the most visible.
	hcs.harvard.edu /~fup/password/downtown.html (730 words)

	A Brief History of Scollay Square
		Among their items for sale are originals and reproductions of maps of the ward in which Scollay Square was located.
		This is a link to the Bostonian Society's museum and research library which collects, preserves and makes available for research materials relating to the history of Boston, from its earliest inhabitation to the present day.
		Scollay Square may have been torn down, but it lives in the pages of this wonderful comic book written by our good friend (and fellow Scollay Square aficionado) Ted Slampyak.
	www.bambinomusical.com /Scollay/Links.htm (1018 words)

	The Boston Historical Society and Museum
		Scollay Square from Court Street, December 23, 1925
		In the distance behind the Scollay Square kiosk is the Hemenway building.
		Numerous automobiles and pedestrians are seen in the image.
	rfi.bostonhistory.org /boston?IDCFile=/Boston/details.idc,SPECIFIC=2897,DATABASE=ITEM (77 words)

	Scollay Square web site
		Use the menu on the left to learn about the history of Scollay Square.
		Scollay Square did get its close-up, if only for a few frames of a really bad movie titled "Walk East on Beacon!" a 1952 film starring George Murphy, based on a Reader's Digest article written by FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover (he got the credit, although it was probably ghost-written).
		In one of the film's opening sequences the FBI is tracking a suspected communist spy who has just left the the Charlestown Navy Yard.
	www.bambinomusical.com /Scollay (399 words)

	Scollay Square - Boston, MA, 02108 - Citysearch
		Named after a nearby locale that was all the rage in the 1920s, Scollay Square provides downtown workers and area residents with a casual setting in which to enjoy contemporary comfort food.
		Scollay Square keeps busy State House workers happy by quickly churning out juicy burgers and upscale sandwiches, including fresh lobster rolls.
		Try to time your visit so that you can park after 7pm, when most nearby street parking is unrestricted (most of it is commercial vehicle-only).
	boston.citysearch.com /profile/40116149 (420 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		For those of us too young to have sampled the many temptations of Scollay Square, Lillian provides a first-person account of a unique era in Boston - and American - history.
		For those of us who are too young to have sampled the temptations of Scollay Square, Lillian's prose takes us back to that fabled place.
		And if you are old enough to have experienced Scollay Square, then revel in Lillian's memories, for they will surely awaken yours.
	www.bannedinboston.net /reviews.html (231 words)

	NETransit: 100 Years of the Tremont Street Subway
		Scollay station was further altered with the opening of Court Street station of the East Boston Tunnel in 1904.
		October 28, 1963, the Tremont Street subway between Scollay and Haymarket was diverted into a new northbound tunnel.
		Scollay was modified to match the new tunnel alignment.
	members.aol.com /netransit/private/tss/tsstext.html (7340 words)

	Fifty Plus Advocate cover story from January 20, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		So in 1947, she took the train from her home north of Boston into the city, to the smoky nightclubs of Scollay Square, and talked her way into the chorus line of a risque burlesque show at the Casino Theater.
		Much of it is set in Scollay Square, now a vast expanse of concrete and government buildings, courtesy of urban renewal.
		Brown came from a family who had worked in vaudeville, so it was only natural that she wanted to get on stage too.
	www.fiftyplusadvocates.com /covqueen.html (956 words)

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