Explain Boston to Me

← Explain Boston to Me16. Sept. · 56 Min.

Government Center with Noah Harper

Government Center with Noah Harper16. Sept.56 Min.

We're talking about a project that transformed downtown Boston, for good or for ill. City planner Noah Harper talks us through the history of Government Center, from Scollay Square to Urban Renewal, Brutalism to the Cop Slide. Plus, the tragic tale of a lost earring.