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When flivver met trolley

By adamg on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 10:36am
Trolley and old cars in old Boston

The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene.

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By Charles Bahne on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 10:58am.

Massachusetts Avenue at Commonwealth Avenue, looking north towards Cambridge, before the underpass was built.

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By bikenerd on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 11:14am.

corner of Mass Ave and Comm Ave

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By gabriro on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 11:51am.

This is the intersection of Mass Ave and Comm Ave, looking north toward Cambridge. Right by The Eliot Hotel.

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By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 1:03pm.

J. Bildner's.

https://www.tstead.com/Pages/TSR-PF-OA.html

Which hasn't been there in eons, I know, but the building is that iconic. It was built as a mansion in 1892 by Oliver Ames. https://backbayhouses.org/355-commonwealth/

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By adamg on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 5:06pm.
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By Don't Panic on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 6:33pm.

Hardly anything has changed except the tenants.

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