Looking west on Massachusetts Avenue, from between
the intersections of Massachusetts Avenue
and Essex Street and Massachusetts Avenue and
Norfolk Street. |
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The subway from Boston to Harvard Square was completed in early 1912 (and extended to Alewife in 1984). Much as today, commuters could transfer to trolley cars (later buses), such as the one on the far left of the photograph. Also visible to the left are the Holmes Block and the Central Building. Historic image: Boston Elevated Railway Collection, Cambridge Historical Commission, ca.1920 Photograph: Phyllis Bretholtz, 2010 |
“Central Square: Then and Now” portrays the history and vibrancy of Central Square over the past century. The project is a collaboration of the Clear Conscience Café, the Cambridge Historical Society, the Cambridge Historical Commission, and Phyllis Bretholtz. |