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By adamg on Mon, 01/27/2014 - 10:18am
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can figure out when and where this el photo was taken. See it larger.
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The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can figure out when and where this el photo was taken. See it larger.
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on Harrison Ave right where
on Harrison Ave right where Tufts Med School is now
Harrison Ave. approaching
Harrison Ave. approaching Kneeland St. on the Atlantic Ave. El. The line closed in 1938 and photo looks like it may have been taken near the end of service.
Atlantic Avenue El?
Too many tall buildings for Charlestown, South End, Roxbury, or JP, so I'm going to guess this is somewhere on the former Atlantic Avenue Elevated branch.
Definitely.
This is the Atlantic Avenue El on Harrison just south of St. James' Church, before the Beach Street Turn.
From Wikipedia:
I'm going to guess 1920.
Quite the wreck
The BPL has three Leslie Jones photos of the wreck, including this one.
Posted under this Creative Commons license.
Barron Anderson
listed on 745 Atlantic
http://www.mocavo.com/The-Boston-Directory-Including-All-Localities-With...
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Harrison Ave by the corner of Kneeland Street, now Tufts Medical area.
Harrison Avenue?
That looks like St. James church on the left:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=harrison+ave+boston&ll=42.350284,-71.0616...
That would be my guess
Looking north on Harrison Ave to the hard right corner at Beach Street. Of the right angle turns on the Atlantic Ave El, I think this would be the best candidate. As far as when...late 20s/early 30s?
Yep
Harvard Street should be crossing Harrison right under the El below where the photographer was standing. As to the date, I'm going to say 1942. Although service ended in 1938, the structure remained in place until scrapped for the war effort. A small section remained in place from Tower C (Causeway/Commercial/North Washington) to Copp's Hill Terrace until c. 1955.
Yep, but looking the other
Yep, but looking the other way, north to where the tracks turn to the right at Beach Street on their way to South Station.
http://goo.gl/maps/uV7SU
Notice the low-rise building at the corner of Harrison and Beach where the tracks curved overhead.
http://goo.gl/maps/5kmyd
#40 Harrison after the signal
http://books.google.com/books?id=nNo-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA278&lpg=PA278&dq=%22n...
Hmm...
I have heard that that building is the former street-level entrance to Beach Street Station. I'm sure beneath all the remodeling there are a few original features. It was the second El station to permanently close. Due to very low ridership (~750 pax/day) trains stopped serving it on January 4, 1919.
What was the first El station to permanently close?
if this was the second?
Right near Boston Garden...
The old elevated green line tracks between North Station and Lechmere, along Causway Street. I'd guess late 1940s.
Definitely not Green Line
Photo clearly shows third rails, and no overhead wires.
Harrison Ave.
Definitely Harrison Ave.
https://www.google.com/maps/preview/@42.349907,-71.061805,3a,75y,11.94h,88.68t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sDOc9XmSL-Z5oWUpl0kWdXQ!2e0
City Archives should archive Stenograph Record of City Council.
Boston City Archives should archive the Stenograph Record of Public Meetings of Boston City Council... Boston Public Library archived the Stenograph Record of Boston City Council busing debates.
I dunno
How about you tweet them and ask?
The Answer!
Those of you who guess Harrison Ave are correct! The date is March 27, 1942, so we suspect this is when it was being torn down, but we can't be totally sure.
Just a guess
Has anyone guessed Harrison Ave?