Globe: Envisioning Boston 1915

[shmessy]

Quixotic attempt. Here's to the dreamers of a better tomorrow. Those of today and those of 100 years ago.


"How Boston Dreamed Of Its Future, A Century Ago

A peek inside an influential movement to transform a growing city — and its unfulfilled vision for the metropolis"

http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/20...go/28AZpbZkcrp8fgbS4PawpL/story.html#comments

 

[FK4]

the streetcar photo is in jp
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.311...ata=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1seV_iKOdlgPXHkLYy5gGc3A!2e0
sad to see the old 2 and 3 story buildings replaced by single story ones

 

[Matthew]

Wow, it looks like the little street on the right was closed off and the multistory building was demolished to make way for a flat, ground-hugging box.

And everything on the left was wiped out and replaced with taxpayers. Looks like Centre Street may have been widened slightly too. Not quite sure, might be trick of perspective. Though that would explain why so many of the buildings were destroyed.