Illustrated Boston : the metropolis of New England containing also reviews of its principal environs . de-velop into a business property. The im-provements made, of what had been rearproperty, valuable front building lota, andnew residences and stores soon lined theavenue. Shawmut Avenue and TremontStreet are of generous width, as also isWashington Street and likewise ColumbusAvenue on the west, while on the east sidethe chief thoroughfares are Albany Streetand Harrison Avenue. These are the mainthoroughfares running from north tosouth, and all, with the exception of asmall strip on Washington
Illustrated Boston : the metropolis of New England containing also reviews of its principal environs . de-velop into a business property. The im-provements made, of what had been rearproperty, valuable front building lota, andnew residences and stores soon lined theavenue. Shawmut Avenue and TremontStreet are of generous width, as also isWashington Street and likewise ColumbusAvenue on the west, while on the east sidethe chief thoroughfares are Albany Streetand Harrison Avenue. These are the mainthoroughfares running from north tosouth, and all, with the exception of asmall strip on Washington Street, arc on made land. The streets crossing these are very numerous, several ofthem containing many beautiful residences, and the most of them lined with comfortable dwellings. Theprincipal cross streets include Canton, Brooklinc, Union Park, Newton, Rutland, Concord, Worcester, Springsfield, and Chesterpark Streets. The through streets arc spoken of as East or West, taking Washington Streetas the dividing line. Scattered all through the South End are many large public and private buildings, a. Young Mens Christian Association Now Building. THE METROPOLIS OF NEW ENGLAND. 57 number of noted church edifices, numerous large manufactories, and some of the fin*it apartment houses in thecity and country. The leading streets and avenues stretching from north to south extend for miles, and are lined with richlyequipped marts of trade and attractive residences, sanctuaries, hospitals, halls, and educational operations have been actively prosecuted in late years, the entire region of the South End has beenchanged in its aspect, and real estate has increased immensely in valfle. The whole district is intersected withhorse railroads, and an old-time Bostonian can find much here to interest him in comparing the present withthe past. Let him take a horse-car on Tremont Street, and as the vehicle sweeps round the corner of theCommon into Boylston Street he espies on
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