...a memo setting forth the "before and after" study of the approximately 1400 parcels acquired for the Washington Park urban renewal program in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood; gives data on assessment totals 1944-1964 for this area (which is ward 12) and number of before and after tax exempt parcels; includes a "Summary Statement of the Before and After Analysis of the Washington Park Development Sites" which concludes that the loss of taxable property is more than off set by the benefit to be gained (new construction, improved building conditions, social benefits, etc.); this item was in the BRA collection...