ca. 1870
GUSN-269081
The Boston Common and the Public Garden can be seen in the foreground. Arlington Street Church and the steeple for Central Congreational Church can be seen. Commonwealth Avenue is on the right hand side. Behind Arlington Street Church the Boston Coliseum can be seen in the distance.
panoramas
commons
public gardens
churches (buildings)
urban planning
landfills
parks (recreation areas)
black-and-white photographs
Copy negative 14557-B
1 black and white photographic print unmounted
PC001
General photographic collection
1927-05-03
PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0080.001
Estate
11 x 14 (HxW)(inches)
Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
black-and-white photographs
Architectural photography
Charles Street (Boston, Mass.)
Arlington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Commonwealth Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boston Common (Boston, Mass.)
Public Garden (Boston, Mass.)
Arlington Street Church
Image used in "Boston's Changeful Times": Origins of Preservation and Planning in America' by Michael Holleran, 1998, p. 26.
Item
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