著者

根田 克彦 伊藤 悟

出版者

奈良教育大学

雑誌

奈良教育大学紀要. 人文・社会科学 (ISSN:05472393)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.53, no.1, pp.149-163, 2004-10-29

被引用文献数

1

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The purpose of this study is to examine the development of shopping centers and retail land use in the Downtown area of Boston. This research focused on retail land use in the central shopping district, Back Bay and Beacon Hill In the Boston metropolitan area, there are nine super-regional shopping centers but they were not located in the City of Boston in 2002. However, there were two exclusive regional shopping centers and a festival marketplace in Downtown Boston. In the central shopping district, historical buildings are preserved and retail businesses are located on ground levels primarily as Boston Zoning Code regulate. In Back Bay and Beacon Hill, exterior architectural features are preserved within historic districts. Newbury Street is a main shopping street in Back Bay. Many exclusive speciality retail stores stand close together along both sides of this street and there are famous exclusive hotels in Back Bay. Charles Street, which is the main shopping street in Beacon Hills, has the characteristics of a neighborhood shopping street. Many high-income households have been situated in Back Bay and Beacon Hill from the nineteenth century. Shopping streets in Back Bay and Beacon Hill have been supported by these high-income households and tourists. The retail stores in Downtown Boston attract many people because the historical landscape and retail businesses are preserved by Boston Zoning Code.