BRA Apologizes for West End Urban Renewal

During the opening reception of an exhibit exploring the impact of urban renewal on the West End in the 1950s and ‘60s, the director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority issued the first formal apology on behalf of the city agency for its role in demolishing vast sections of the old neighborhood.

“We offer an official but heartfelt apology to the West End families affected,” Brian Golden said at the West End Museum on Thursday evening. “The old West End was destroyed in the name of ‘slum clearance.’ Although the damage was done decades ago, it still remains.”

A collaboration between the BRA and the museum, the exhibit…