AIA 08 ArchiCAD
Where We Work
Explore the radical transformation taking place in the workplace, not only from the perspective of place and furniture but also location and proximity to home.
Where We Live
Examine case studies of the work of architects addressing issues related to home and housing.
Our Place in the World
Discover alternate roles for the architect through national and world leaders who know what is expected and what is demanded of those who wish to lead.
How We Come Together
Investigate new forms of communication as we look at how we reinforce and build upon traditional environments.
Our Place on the Land
Explore restorative and regenerative approaches to high performance buildings as one of the opportunities for architects to embrace as a continuing challenge for the profession into the future.
AIA 2008 - CADdetails

AIA 2008 - Dell
Home  /  For Attendees  /  Tours  /  Tour DetailsPrinter Friendly Version  

 

TG01b MYTOWN: A Youth-Led Tour of Boston's South End
05/17/2008, 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM


Walking Tour

MYTOWN (Multicultural Youth Tours of What's Now) focuses on the multiethnic hidden history of Boston and the impact of residents throughout Boston's neighborhoods. Specifically the South End is like a microcosm of Boston and contains rich local history focused on citizen activism, social justice, and the histories of different immigrant groups in Boston. The tour is an attempt to share the stories of people and places not typically associated with Boston in the way that we know Paul Revere and the Boston Tea Party. MYTOWN focuses on people and places who are rarely mentioned in U.S. history texts.

This tour will take you through the South End on a walking tour led by Boston youth. We begin at Back Bay Station by the A. Phillip Randolph statue, the grandfather of the civil rights movement. Stops include Tent City and the South West Corridor Park; Allan Crite Square, named for the prominent local African-American artist; Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe, one of the few places that allowed people of all races to eat together since 1927; the Harriet Tubman Park and Settlement House; Union United Methodist Church, an Underground Railroad stop; the Lucy Parsons Center, a Radical bookstore; Wally's Jazz Cafe, the oldest black-owned nightclub in New England and historical jazz site; and the former residence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

TG01b Saturday, 3-5:30 p.m., $50