In the redevelopment boom that spread through Boston in the late 1950s the idea surfaced to rid Boston of the scourge of burlesque shows, tatoo parlors and the like. So the area known as Scollay Square was destroyed and City Hall Plaza was created. The only evidence of the 17 streets that used to be here is at the very end of the Blue Line platform at Government Center -- peer through the fence to see the ghost station "Scollay Under".
Nowadays, the perennial question is what to do about City Hall plaza. This barren area of over 2.5 million bricks bakes in the summer heat and freezes in wind gusts throughout the winter. It's great when the Red Sox or Pats win a World Series or Superbowl for housing the celebration but otherwise, it's a under-used area.
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