Lawrence Vale co-organized a four-part series on Housing as History at the Massachusetts Historical Society

Boston has been a national leader in efforts to bring much needed public and affordable housing to its residents. However, the city’s housing legacy is as complicated as it is innovative. This four-part series looked at the history of six housing sites across the city and examine the conditions for affordable and public housing today, highlighting the challenges—and opportunities—that lie ahead for Boston.

Housing as History Series:

Housing as History: Columbia Point and Commonwealth. October 02, 2019

Housing as History: Villa Victoria and the Fenway Community Development Corporation. October 16, 2019

Housing as History: the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative and Orchard Gardens. November 13, 2019

Housing as History: New Directions for Boston’s Subsidized Housing: Learning from the Past. November 20, 2019

Find more information and video recordings for each session here.