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This hall has been home to the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1900, when it was built to a design by McKim, Mead, and White. The performance space is noted for its excellent acoustics. 54: Tremont Street Subway: Tremont Street Subway
The West End Street Railway was renamed the Boston Elevated Railway (BERy), and undertook several such projects. Boston's subway was the first in the United States and is often called "America's First Subway" by the MBTA and others. [8] In 1897 and 1898, the Tremont Street subway opened as the core of the precursor to the Green Line. [9]
Boston Human Rights Commission, and city Office of Business and Cultural Development established. [30] 1985 Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative [174] and Universal Buddhist Congregation [163] established. Lecco's Lemma hip-hop radio program begins broadcasting on WMBR. [175] Sister city relationship established with Melbourne, Australia.
The Great Boston Fire of 1872 started at the corner of Summer Street and Kingston Street on November 9. In two days the conflagration destroyed about 65 acres (260,000 m 2 ) of the city, including 776 buildings in the financial district , totaling $60 million in damage.
In 1983, the surrounding ca. 1676 Blackstone Block Street Network was also designated by the Boston Landmarks Commission. John and Ebenezer Hancock House, 10 Marshall Street. In the 17th century, the area that is now the Blackstone Block was adjacent to Town Cove, the major port facility of the town of Boston prior to the construction of Long ...
Map dated 1883-1885, showing the ballpark and its original tiny grandstand; Sanborn map showing the ballpark, 1887 - and streets prior to the 1894 fire; Boston birdseye map, 1888 - South End Grounds isolated; Sanborn map showing the ballpark, 1897; A map from about 1900, showing the ballpark; Map showing part of the ballpark, 1908
The Old Colony Street Railway Company (Old Colony St. Ry.) was a horse-drawn and electric streetcar railroad operated on the streets of Boston, Massachusetts and communities south of the city. Founded in 1881 as the Brockton Street Railway Company , via lease and merger it became a primary mass transit provider for southeastern Massachusetts ...