A survey in respect to the decentralization of the Boston central business district

the long version

...comprehensive report on economic and urban growth in Boston's central business district, with recommendations for controlling development; includes detailed data on volume of retail sales, cost of living (1929, 1933, 1935), building demolition and construction trends, real estate valuations (selected years 1926-1939), tax deliquency data, building occupancy by type of building and census tract (1935), mass transit statistics, parking and parking lot data; discusses merits of building height restrictions, building signage and parking restrictions; also discusses readjustment of tax valuations, zoning and annexation of suburban towns; includes the city's operation and maintenance statement for 1939...