“They said it was going to be a model city. It was not… It was complete chaos over here.”
Theresa Argento on life in Wooster Square
Theresa Argento, like many of her neighbors in Wooster Square, was the daughter of Italian immigrants. Her parents owned Carrano’s, a fruit market, on Chapel Street. Though the Redevelopment Agency rehabilitated many of the neighborhood’s historic buildings rather than demolish them, the Argento’s home and business were both targeted for redevelopment. Argento remembers life in Wooster Square and the difficulties associated with relocating her family.
To find out more, visit The Life in the Model City Online Exhibit.
Interviewed by Sarah Barca on March 9, 2004.