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  South End Boston MA real estate, condos, homes in Massachusetts
The South End was Boston's first planned community, built almost entirely on landfill between 1800 and 1850, when dirt was piled on either side of the narrow neck of land leading to the Shawmut peninsula -- modern downtown Boston.
On the South and West is Massachusetts Avenue, which features Chester Square, with its huge brownstone homes and condominiums with some of the biggest footprints in the city.
In the late 1840's and early 1850's, the South End was filled in, and construction began on what was then the most upscale area in the city.
www.wesellboston.com /towns/South_End.html   (341 words)

  
 South End Historical Society - History
When Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1635, the South End was only a narrow isthmus of land connecting the town of Boston to the mainland.
The South End has a rich social and architectural history, but in the 20th century the neighborhood suffered from neglect, arson, and wholesale demolition.
In 1972, the South End was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the largest Victorian brick rowhouse district extant in the United States.
www.southendhistoricalsociety.org /history.htm   (315 words)

  
 South End Realty Group
Spanning nearly 1 square mile, the South End section of Boston is the largest Victorian neighborhood in America.
Boston's South End, bound by Massachusetts Avenue, East Berkeley Street, Albany Street and the Southwest Corridor, is the largest intact Victorian neighborhood in America.
Originally laid out in 1801 by Charles Bulfinch, the South End was designed around the former "Boston Neck," a barren strip of land surrounded by marshes, which connected Boston to the mainland area of Roxbury.
www.southendrealty.com /Community/Community.aspx   (940 words)

  
 USES - South End House
The South End House, located at 48 Rutland Street, is a historic building in the South End and after extensive renovations has become home to USES youth programs including our Pre-School, After School and, the Summer Day program.
The South End House was the central focus of a major fundraising effort, the Campaign for a Second Century.
South End House also served as the headquarters and South End program offices for another important youth serving agency, The Center for Teen Empowerment.
www.uses.org /south_end_house.htm   (218 words)

  
 Boston Illustrated:
Through the avenue runs a park, narrow at the ends, but swelling out in the centre, in which are trees and flowers, with a fountain and a fish-pond, making the place a deliciously cool and pleasant spot in midsummer.
At the easterly end of the block is a large and admirably arranged drill-hall, and over this is the gymnasium.
On the easterly edge of the district we have included in the South End is the new passenger station of the Boston and Albany railroad.
www.kellscraft.com /bostonillustrated/bostonillustrated05.html   (3458 words)

  
 South End, Boston, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The South End is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts.
The South End was once bordered to the north and west by the Boston and Providence Railroad, which terminated at the BandP RR Station bordering the Public Garden.
As the South End geographically grew from filling in land north and west of "the Neck" (today's Washington Street) the city of Boston envisioned a large inner city residential neighborhood to relieve the crowded downtown and Beacon Hill neighborhoods.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_End   (1904 words)

  
 Positive Work at the South End
Information, ideas, comments and criticisms of the South End neighborhood were collected; those outcomes were shared in a subsequent meeting and from there priorities were set with a plan of action developed.
The South End neighborhood is in favor of placing the park in a segment of the already established Green Street Park.
A South end Spring Parks Cleanup is slated for April 20th 1000 to 1200.
www.rem1.org /local_voices/summer2002/southend.htm   (868 words)

  
 South End Style - May 4, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
SEBA (South End Business Association) is an organization of South End businesses whose mission is to unify the voice of businesses in the South End community.
South End Style was formed to support and promote the vibrancy of South End businesses while supporting the efforts of worthy South End non-profits.
United South End Settlements’ mission is to act as a catalyst, bringing together resources of participants, the community, and the agency to promote the stabilization and well-being of individuals and groups at risk within the community, nurture personal growth and development, build a sense of community, and foster an environment where all can thrive.
www.southendstyle.com   (478 words)

  
 adan: the city: assigment two
Before the South End was expanded in the early 1800’s, noted Boston architect, Charles Bulfinch, was commissioned to begin developing the infrastructure of the South End.
The Sanborn map from 1885 also shows that the community within the South End was still growing, as is indicated by the presence of regions that were yet to be developed, as indicated by the open ares in the figure to the right.
The South End was growing increasingly dilapidated, and by 1970, the South End was in shambles.
web.mit.edu /adandr/www/thecity/assignmenttwo.htm   (1639 words)

  
 Rich Haen - Boston Real Estate, South End
The South End of Boston was originally a barren strip of land known as the "Neck," which amounted to no more than 100 feet in width as it's narrowest point.
The South End is the oldest and largest Victorian neighborhood in the United States.
The South End is considered by many to be the most diverse and hip neighborhood with some of the cities newest restaurants, boutique shops and nightlife in town.
www.richhaen.com /neighborhood_southend.php   (758 words)

  
 Hartford's Neighborhoods | South End
Before 1880 much of the south end of the city was farmland and pasture.
The South End neighborhood grew rapidly after World War I, with the subdivision of land for development.
South Park was developed in the southern end of the city and opened to the public around 1900.
hartford.omaxfield.com /soend.html   (600 words)

  
 adan: the city: assignment three
As I journeyed through the South End in search of "natural phenomena," at first glance it seemed as though little had happened over the past 200 years to this area that was not man-made.
The section of the South End, which I have chosen for my site, was entirely underwater when the first European settlers came to Boston in the 1630’s.
Furthermore, one can assume that with the dredging of the South End, planners and new tenants incorporated their own trees and plant life into the urban landscape, further masking what the pre-settlement conditions were like.
web.mit.edu /adandr/www/thecity/assignmentthree.htm   (1764 words)

  
 South End Business Alliance - Boston, MA
South End Business Alliance - Boston, MA The South End Business Alliance (SEBA) is a growing organization with over 120 businesses whose mission is to unify the voice of businesses in the South End Community.
The South End has become an unusual community filled with energy, diversity and creativity which makes it a big attraction for out-of-town tourists, visitors, and costumers from all over the Greater Boston area.
The South End Business Alliance (SEBA) will be holding their Annual Meeting at the Community Music Center of Boston located at 537 Tremont Street.
www.southendbusiness.com   (266 words)

  
 Rowing at the South End   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The club's pride and joy however, is The South Ender, a 1915 six-man with coxswain racing barge.
South End Rowers participate in numerous flat and open-water racing events throughout Northern California.
You'll find South Enders at the Sausalito Open Water Regatta, the Lake Tahoe Regatta, the Petaluma Strait Row, the Head of the Estuary Regatta in Oakland and many other events.
www.south-end.org /rowing.shtml   (225 words)

  
 Boston no fee apartments - South End Neighborhood
Boston's newest district, the South End, was filled land along the narrow isthmus connecting Boston to the mainland.
Planners took a unique approach to the South End, choosing to make it a district of broad avenues and smart residential squares, much like districts of London, rather than the boring grid patterns developing over the rest of the country.
However, many minority groups living in the South End were priced out, and the demolition of the elevated railroad and its subsequent replacement with the Orange Line subway too far north from the South End's center left a transit void both there and in nearby Roxbury.
www.dwellings.com /DW/pages/senddesc.html   (415 words)

  
 BPL - South End Branch Library
The South End has a fine art gallery, click here for a news about their current show.
On June 7, 1971 the South End Branch Library moved to a new building at its present location, which was on the site of the original Mercantile building.
The Friends of the South End Branch Library have worked tirelessly in their fundraising campaign to pay for additional beautification not included in the renovation project and not covered by other city or state funding.
www.bpl.org /branches/southend.htm   (359 words)

  
 South End Neighborhood Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
South End Church is a diverse urban church located in the middle of Boston's South End.
It's just a great group of people, a spritual family bound together by faith in Jesus Christ, the love of God for all, and the power of the Holy Spirit to make us the kind of people God wants us to be.
We meet at 2 San Juan street, which is in the Villa Victoria section of the South End.
www.southendchurch.org   (76 words)

  
 South End Yoga :
South End Yoga is a warm and inviting place where body, mind and soul can come together.
The studio was conceived in response to a need for a more personalized, quality yoga experience in the South End.
South End Yoga serves our South End neighbors and the greater Boston area through our classes and special workshops.
www.southendyoga.com /Home.html   (232 words)

  
 Charlotte's Historic South End, Discover, Celebrate, Live
The South End Gallery Crawl offers unique restaurants, art, music and a South End Shuttle to take you from one end to the other.
The South Corridor Light Rail Project is already fueling development activity in the Historic South End.
The 9.6 mile route between Uptown and Interstate 485 will be a major economic development catalyst for the Historic South End, ushering in a wave of new residential and retail investment upon it's completion in late summer 2007.
www.historicsouthend.com   (1428 words)

  
 The South End Through Time
The train tracks would continue be a barrier between the South End and the rest of Boston directly influencing the site.
The location of the South End probably also effected the changes seen on the maps of the area in the early 1900s.
The South End was thus very appealing to the working class as it was within walking distance to downtown Boston.
architecture.mit.edu /class/city/projects03/south_end_2/history_3.htm   (401 words)

  
 South End   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The South End neighborhood grew rapidly after World War I when land was subdivided and developed.
The South End is a stable community with attractive residential areas and viable commercial corridors.
The park system was well planned and designed by world renowned landscape architects and designers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
www.hartford.gov /neighbor/South_End/South_End.htm   (79 words)

  
 South End Historical Society
The South End Historical Society (SEHS) is a group of interested citizens that recognizes the unique architectural and cultural history of the South End of Boston.
During its first thirty years, the SEHS has worked continuously to retain the Victorian integrity of the South End and reintroduce the greater Boston area to the South End with its annual House Tour as well as numerous historical programs and events.
The South End Historical Society is one of the primary contributors to the preservation of the South End and a supporter of its ongoing revitalization.
www.southendhistoricalsociety.org   (157 words)

  
 Finials of the South End
The South End was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 as the largest urban Victorian neighborhood in the country.
Substantially intact, the South End was designated a landmark district in 1983.
One of the characteristics of the Victorian row house is the ornate ironwork on the fencing and windows.
www.finial.com /finials/index.html   (102 words)

  
 The South End Community Health Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
South End Community Health Center is an independent facility managed by a community Board of Directors.
South End Community Health Center is located at 1601 Washington Street at the corner of Rutland and Washington Street (three blocks from Massachusetts Avenue).
The South End accepts close to 100 different forms of private insurance, including Blue Cross and Blue Shield, HarvardPilgrim, and Tufts.
www.sechc.org /FAQ.html   (530 words)

  
 South End Trail
Mary Antin, Helen Morton and the South End’s Settlement
Three native South Enders, my husband Kahlil and our neighbors Clare and Chris Hayes, have served as invaluable resources when describing life in the South End before so many streets were demolished in the ‘sixties.
Soon Morton was appointed to the Women’s Committee of the South End House whose expanding programs included the acquisition of 24 Union Park and the opening of 48 Rutland.
www.bwht.org /southendtrail.html   (2063 words)

  
 East Marginal - The South End
South Myrtle is the south end of Fox Avenue, and the Fox Avenue street trackage, but it would appear likely that SIandM will be served by an existing track from East Marginal along South Garden Street.
From South Garden Street, near 8th Avenue South, the track can be seen headed along the south side of the Tempress building (doesn't that building look like a great model railroad kitbashing project?).
From the end of South Othello Street, a block south, a dockside track can be seen between the crane rails.
www.fortunecity.com /marina/greatpier/120/ems.html   (629 words)

  
 The South End
Home to Boston University Medical Campus, the South End is the largest Victorian landmark district in America, with a rich history dating back to the founding of Boston.
Home to the Boston Center for the Arts and Boston's largest artists community, the South End has long attracted the avant-garde, as well as the traditional.
United South End Artists - Take part in the 19th annual South End Open Studios to be held on September 17th and 18th.
www.bumc.bu.edu /Departments/PageMain.asp?Page=7630&DepartmentID=173   (313 words)

  
 South End NRZ - Stamford, CT
South End NRZ - Stamford, CT South End Neighborhood Revitalization Zone
The South End Neighborhood Revitalization Zone (NRZ) and The Strategic Plan are collaborative mechanisms for residents, businesses and other stakeholders to work with the federal, state and local governments in revitalizing the community located on the south side of Stamford, CT.
Adopted in 1998, the South End strategic plan was designed to:
www.southendnrz.org   (79 words)

  
 South End Boston lofts, Boston lofts for rentals in The South End of Boston Massachusetts
South End Boston lofts, Boston lofts for rentals in The South End of Boston Massachusetts
Boston Lofts for rent in the South End
In the South End, one of Boston’s most historic and sought-after neighborhoods, this loft space was once the second largest building in the U.S. Edwin Payson designed it as a large city factory in 1854 (history buffs, take note: during the Civil War, Spencer repeating rifles were manufactured here).
www.abostonloft.com /south_end_lofts/main.htm   (165 words)

  
 South End positions itself as kingmaker
He may well muster the South End support he needs to find that seat downtown.
It's a mixed bag of public health, environmental and social justice achievement, jumbled with controversy around the Critical Areas Ordinance, the county elections office and an expensive, decade-old database nightmare of integrating King County and Metro.
A draft letter to DSHS from County Councilmen Pelz and Dow Constantine was leaked to activists, rallying a cause.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /opinion/245718_southend23.html   (984 words)

  
 South End Press | Welcome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
About Us South End Press is a nonprofit, collectively run book publisher with more than 250 titles in print.
Since our founding in 1977, we have tried to meet the needs of readers who are exploring, or are already committed to, the politics of radical social change.
Over the years—they are about to celebrate their 30th anniversary—the South End Press collective has demonstrated again and again that this Press is not a voice for state propaganda.
www.southendpress.org   (150 words)

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