The Temporary Home for Women and Children located on New Chardon Street in Boston’s West End was one of the first family shelters in the country. From its start as a small home on Charles Street, it has cared for women and children in need for over 150 years.
The convergence of Puritan values, attitudes toward immigration, and the prevalence of one university surrounding almost every aspect of the event, made the Parkman-Webster murder case a distinctively Boston story.
Urban renewal is a process that aims to revitalize and transform urban areas to meet changing societal needs, but it can also have far-reaching consequences, particularly in terms of population and housing dynamics.
West End Place, the mixed-income condominium complex on Staniford Street, is the home of The West End Museum. West End Place, like the Museum, owes its existence to the dedicated activism of displaced former residents who hoped to right the wrongs of urban renewal.
Get ready to embark on a spine-tingling adventure through the spooky past of Boston’s West End. Join us on October 26th for a chilling tour, led by museum staff, as we unveil the hidden mysteries and haunted tales of this historic neighborhood.
Throughout its history, Boston’s west side, later known as the West End, has seen its physical shape transformed, its purposes redefined, and its population abruptly replaced.
Join the staff of the West End Museum on a walking tour of the neighborhood. The tour explores spaces of the West End photographed by Irene Shwachman (as seen in Developing Boston), examining the history of the neighborhood and the long term effects of urban renewal.
Join the staff of the West End Museum on a walking tour of the neighborhood. The tour explores spaces of the West End photographed by Irene Shwachman (as seen in Developing Boston), examining the history of the neighborhood and the long term effects of urban renewal.
