Boston illustrated; . nother ;and a little way beyond is the handsome stonestructure occupied by Dr. Miners Universa-hst Church, with its tall spire and stainedwindows. A few blocks further out is theUnion Church (Congregational), a pictur-esque, ivy-covered stone building, of Gothicaichitecture, occupying the front of an entiresquare with its ramblinggroup of church and chap-el, and adorned withinwith a high pitched roofof open - work far away, on War-ren Avenue, is the many-sided Church of the Dis-ciples, of which the Freeman Clarke isthe pastor; and one sqiuirefarther
Boston illustrated; . nother ;and a little way beyond is the handsome stonestructure occupied by Dr. Miners Universa-hst Church, with its tall spire and stainedwindows. A few blocks further out is theUnion Church (Congregational), a pictur-esque, ivy-covered stone building, of Gothicaichitecture, occupying the front of an entiresquare with its ramblinggroup of church and chap-el, and adorned withinwith a high pitched roofof open - work far away, on War-ren Avenue, is the many-sided Church of the Dis-ciples, of which the Freeman Clarke isthe pastor; and one sqiuirefarther to the north is theWarren Avenue Baptist Union Congregational Church, Columbus Avenue. Church West Chester Park is a broad and pleasant avenue, being built upon quiterapidly, which crosses Columbus Avenue near its southern end, and runs outacross the Back Bay to Beacon Street and the Charles River. From the lineof this street good views are afforded of the highlands and villages of the Rox-bury district and BOSTON ILLUSTRATED. 119 On the easterly edge of the district we have included in the South End is thenew passenger station of the Boston and Albany railroad. Before this was builtthe old station had become altogether inadequate for the enormous businessdone by the road, and the city and state authorities urged the abandomnent ofit, in order to avoid the delays and dangers to foot passengers on KneelandStreet. An unsuccessful attempt was made to have the tracks of the Albanyand those of the Boston and Providence roads so changed as to make it possibleto consolidate both passenger stations under one roof, the plan being to enlargethe Providence railroad station and make that the terminus for both roads, andthen the Boston and Albany Company determined to build the new structure ofits own. Tlie site is diagonally opposite the rear of the old station, on Knee-land Street. The new building was first occupied in the autumn of 1881. Itis a fine structure, and furnishes
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