Abstract
Planned for and controlled by Boston's elite in the mid-nineteenth century, Boston's Back Bay still retains a sense of its former grandeur as an upper-class enclave. The historical geography of the area reveals the overtly symbolic nature of both its overall plan and architectural design. A critical reading of the planning and design process suggests that in its final form, the Back Bay represents both the success of Boston's elite class as a manipulator of the urban land market, and the eventual failure of that class to maintain control over the city.
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