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Ten O'Clock News (1987-09-15)
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Ray Flynn and Bruce Bolling at groundbreaking for renovation of Bromley Heath and Mission Hill public housing projects. Doris Bunte. b-roll of Bromley Heath building exteriors. Southwest corridor. reporter: VaillancourtMeg Vaillancourt reports that the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) has undertaken extensive renovations and repairs on the Mission Hill Housing Project and the Bromley Heath Housing Project. Vaillancourt notes that tenants have been relocated while construction is underway. Vaillancourt's report includes footage of Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) and Bruce Bolling (Boston City Council) at a groundbreaking for the construction projects. Vaillancourt reports that plumbing, lighting, and security problems contributed to the poor conditions at the projects. She adds that five buildings in the Mission Hill Housing Project have lain empty for a year. Vaillancourt's report includes footage from an interview with Doris Bunte (BRA). Bunte talks about the need to renovate the buildings. Bunte notes that there is a waiting list for public housing. Vaillancourt interviews public housing tenants Lance Ross, Anna Cole, Matilda Drayton, and Shirleen Steed about the conditions at th…
Directors & creators
WGBH
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Ray Flynn, Bruce Bolling, Doris Bunte, Meg Vaillancourt, Lance Ross, Anna Cole, Matilda Drayton, Shirleen Steed, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Bromley Heath Housing Project, Mission Hill Housing Project, Boston, Massachusetts, public housing, urban renewal, urban planning, community displacement
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