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Here's a link, sorry http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/
czsz
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Wow, great resource.
Sometimes it's fascinating to see how little some things have changed in parts of Boston. This is Park Street in 1858:
With the exception of the towers in the background, I think the only alteration to the built form that would be visible in the same view today is the former Curious Liquids Cafe / current Fox 25 News booth on the corner.
On the other hand, the North End looked surprisingly different in the 19th century. There seem to have been a lot of wooden buildings left over from the colonial period, and lots of Federal-style rowhouses. It seems a lot of it must have been rebuilt during the immigrant rush of the early 20th century.
And...whoa...this is the Washington/Summer/Winter intersection in 1846:
Sometimes it's fascinating to see how little some things have changed in parts of Boston. This is Park Street in 1858:
With the exception of the towers in the background, I think the only alteration to the built form that would be visible in the same view today is the former Curious Liquids Cafe / current Fox 25 News booth on the corner.
On the other hand, the North End looked surprisingly different in the 19th century. There seem to have been a lot of wooden buildings left over from the colonial period, and lots of Federal-style rowhouses. It seems a lot of it must have been rebuilt during the immigrant rush of the early 20th century.
And...whoa...this is the Washington/Summer/Winter intersection in 1846:
Ron Newman
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What direction are we looking in that last shot?