Washington Street once extended through what is now City Hall to Haymarket Square, where it met North Washington Street (or "Washington Street North") going across the bridge into Charlestown. The segment between Adams Square and Haymarket Square was opened in November 1872.

All of the streets in the Government Center area were relocated by urban renewal in the 1960s. Devonshire Street, for example, continued north of State Street; but Congress Street did not extend north of State. The stub of "Washington Mall" — now a pedestrian way from State Street to the side entrance of new City Hall — remains as part of the former Washington Street.

At one time you could get on North Washington Street at City Square in Charlestown and travel on "Washington Streets" — sometimes with North or South as part of the name — all the way to the Rhode Island border in South Attleboro.

Speaking of shoes, is there

By Tollhouse on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 1:10pm.

Speaking of shoes, is there anyone that shines shoes down near Downtown crossing or near Back Bay?

Shoeshine

By anon on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 1:33pm.

There's a shoeshine stand in South Station. Closer to DTX, the shoe repair place on Province Street across from Cafe Marlieve (right off Bromfield Street) also shines shoes.

Calvin's Shoeshine

By moxie on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 1:34pm.

In 500 Boylston Street, in the arcade/corridor near Marshall's back door. Nice guy, been there forever.

Devonshire Entrance to 101 Federal

By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 1:38pm.

Right across the corridor from the Starbucks, inside the building. I believe they do shoe repair, too.

South Station if that's close

By Carty on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 1:44pm.

South Station if that's close enough.

Calvin at 500 Boylston

By Stevil on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 3:53pm.

An absolutely charming man and an avid golfer. With a great shine to boot!

Inside - basically walk through city sports and out the back door - his stand is in the hallway.

Santacross on Tremont St

By sharpesttool on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 5:42pm.

Santacross on Tremont St across from the Common is the ebst for quality shoe care!

It Couldn't Be 115 Hanover Street, Now Could It?

By Elmer on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 11:14am.

Hm.

By Cuzidotrumpet on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 4:04pm.

Wonder what happened to "wallace"?

He moved to London

By Stevil on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 4:17pm.

After he met Grommett

Boston City Archives decline to acquire Stenograph Record...

By theszak on Fri, 05/01/2015 - 4:33am.

Boston City Archives decline to acquire Stenograph Record of Public Meetings of Boston City Council. Contrary to the Mission/Mandate/Policies/Practices of Archives Historic Preservation of Boston History. Public funds for producing the Stenograph Record squandered by faulty preservation practices.

If only we still had a place to get good shoes for man, woman and child

Comments

I'm going to take a wild

Hanover and Congress

Yep, around there.

Washington Street

Washington Street connected to North Washington Street