...contains a history of the development of Boston's South Cove; discusses early development of the railroads, the South Cove Corporation, architecture and use; focuses on the development of the Leather District area and the leather industry, trends in late 19th century architecture and architecture of the Leather District; includes a chapter on the role of economic factors in the development of the area; also includes a list of buildings constructed between 1880 and 1930 by street address giving date of construction, owner, architect, material, number of floors, use, price and type of construction; this item was in the BRA collection...