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BACK BAY AND SOUTH END

Until the 19th century Boston was situated with elegant bou levards, Back Bay is
on a narrow peninsula surrounded by tidal now one of Boston’s most exclusive
marshes. Projects to fill Back Bay began in neighborhoods. The more bohemian
the 1850s and were made possible by new South End, laid out on an English model
inventions such as the steam shovel. The of town houses clustered around squares,
Back Bay was filled by 1880 and developers is home to many artists and Boston’s
soon moved in. Planned along French lines, gay community.

Sights at a Glance
Historic Streets and Squares q Berklee Performance Center Restaurants pp146–8
1 The Esplanade w Prudential Center 1 B&G Oysters
4 Commonwealth Avenue e Christian Science Center 2 Brasserie Jo
5 Newbury Street t Boston Center for the Arts 3 Coppa
7 Copley Square 4 Deuxave
8 Boylston Street 5 L’Espalier
r Copley Place 6 Grill 23
y Union Park 7 Mike’s City Diner
8 Oishii
Historic Buildings, Churches, 9 Orinoco
and Museums 10 Parish Café
2 Gibson House Museum 11 Post 390
3 First Baptist Church 12 Scoozi
6 Trinity Church pp96–7 13 Sonsie
9 Boston Public Library 14 Sorellina
0 John Hancock Tower C h a r l e s R i v e r ESPLANADE 15 Stephanie’s on Newbury
J A M E S J . S T O R R O W M E M O R I A L D R I V E ARLIN 18 Top of the Hub
THE
16 Tapeo
17 Tico
Storrow Lagoon
BEACON STREET
19 Toro
20 Tremont 647
21 Trident Booksellers & Café
C O M M O N W E A LT H AV E N U E
Harvard
22 UNI
Bridge
B EACO N S TR E ET
NEWBURY STREET
MARLBOROUGH STREET GTON STREET
MARLBOROUGH STREET Copley CLARENDON STREET Arlington PLAZA
EXETER ST
BERKELEY STREET
PARK
DARTMOUTH ST
BACK
B AY ST. JAMES AVENUE
NEWBURY ST S T UA R T ST R E E T
B OY L S TO N S TR E ET
GLOUCESTER STREET
STREET
FAIRFIELD
HEREFORD ST
Back Bay/
Hynes EXETER ST South End Back Bay A V E N U E CORTES ST
Convention Center
CHANDLER STREET
Prudential A V E N U E HARCOURT ST WEST APPLETON STREET T H E R A L D S T R E E T
ARLINGTON STREET
TR EMONT STREET
Station
C O L U M B U S
Herald Street
DALTON ST
SHAWMUT AVE.
B E R K E L E Y S
BELVIDERE ST
H U N T I N G T O N BRADDOCK PKWY DARTMOUTH ST DEDHAM STREET MILFORD ST East
YARMOUTH
STREET
ST. BOTOLPH STREET
WASHINGTON STREET WA S HINGTON STREET
CLEARWAY ST
SOUTH
HOLYOKE
STREET
CLARENDON STREET
EAST BERKELEY ST
END
MONTGOMERY ST
DWIGHT STREET
MASSACHUSETTS AVE.
Symphony Massachusetts PARKWAY WEST WARREN AVE. UPTON STREET HANSON ST Berkeley St
T R EMO NT STR EE T SQUARE Park St
CANTON S TREET
RUTLAND
SQUARE
Avenue
WALTHAM ST
GREENWICH
Union
PARK
WEST NEWTON ST
CLAREMONT
RUTLAND STREET AVENUE
W BROOKLINE STREET
STREET
WELLINGTON
PE M BR OK E S TR E E T
BLACKSTONE
CONCORD ST
EAST NEWTON ST
SHAWMUT
Street
WORCESTER ST
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
CHESTER
0 meters 450 SPRINGFIELD ST Newton
PARK
0 yards 450 Massachusetts 7 •19 See Street Finder maps 3 & 4
Avenue
Grand arches and murals adorn the interior of Boston Public Library For keys to symbols see back flap
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