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In Boston, Tower Trim Means Curtains for Dainty Dot
May 8, 2008
Source: Boston Globe

Officials at Boston's City Hall have reached a compromise with developers of a 299-foot-tall residential tower in the city's Chinatown district: They'll lop 34 feet off the height, but that means eliminating the renowned Dainty Dot hosiery building that exists on the site.

Many preservationist neighbors had lobbied to at least preserve a part of the 119-year-old structure near Essex Street and Surface Artery. The developer had originally planned to save all or part of the building.

 
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