Destruction and Disappointment: The Legacy of Boston’s Central ArteryYou are here:HomeHistoryTopicCity PlanningDestruction and Disappointment: The Legacy… Boston’s Central Artery promised relief to the city’s traffic dilemma, but as with most major building projects of the mid-20th century, it brought demolition, displacement, and ultimately disappointment. Less than 20 years after the first automobiles hit the dirt
