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New Novel, ‘Redlined,’ Set in Disinvested Jamaica Plain in 1974
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The new novel, Redlined, by Richard Wise, tells the story of a very different Jamaica Plain, circa 1974. Visualize Jamaica Plain in its disinvestment years, with banks “redlining” the neighborhood by refusing loans to first time homebuyers as well as long-term residents seeking to improve their houses. Imagine Jamaica Plain with dozens of abandoned buildings. Newcomers to the neighborhood alongside old-timers will enjoy this page-turning thriller about several intrepid community organizers responding to arson and corruption. Using street savvy and property research, these organizers learn of a secret plan to turn over Southwest Corridor lands to a casino development.