...a brief description, historic and otherwise, of Frederick Douglas Square and it's surrounding buildings in Boston's Lower Roxbury neighborhood; includes brief description of Robert Treat Paine's construction of workers' housing in the late 19th century and the historic importance of this square in the light of the demolition of virtually all of this black community's buildings in the name of slum clearance and to accomodate Route I-95; also includes an article from the Boston Herald American
...dated Sept. 7, 1978 titled "Roxbury is Restoring it's Pride and Charm"; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection..
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