Downtown Through History • V
Post–Civil War Boston rebuilt after fire, expanding rail terminals and parks while politics, invention, and modernization reshape downtown.
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Original Historical Boston map print by Ed McCarthy.
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The 1914 plate captures Boston on the edge of the modern era. Rebuilding after the Great Fire, additional fill, new parks, enormous railroad facilities, invention, and political intrigue all appear against the backdrop of a city about to enter a new century of change.