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Lenox Street Projects

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Lenox Street Housing Projects
General information
Location136 Lenox Street, Boston, MA 02118.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Construction
Constructed1939–40
Other information
Governing
body
Boston Housing Authority

Lenox Street Projects is a low-income housing project in the Lower Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts. The 376-unit three-story brick buildings were built in 1939 and was the first housing project in Boston that African American families were able to move into. [1][2] In recent years, it has become infamous for violence and gang activity.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Boston Housing Authority - Boston Housing Authority". Bostonhousing.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  2. ^ Lawrence J. VALE (2009-06-30). From the Puritans to the Projects. p. 422. ISBN 9780674044579. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  3. ^ "Fixing Lenox Street will take more than a drug raid, but change is coming". The Boston Globe. 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2017-01-29.