Neighborhood Atlas
From “Little Cambridge” to cattle country, industry, Allston’s emergence, and the institutions that frame the neighborhood today.
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Original Historical Boston map print by Ed McCarthy.
Interactive map room
Use the zoom controls, mouse wheel, or trackpad to inspect the map. Once zoomed, drag the image to move around the page.
High-resolution detail
This enlarged section shows the fine detail, image work, annotations, and hand-drawn character of the finished map.
Open high-resolution detail ↗The story on the map
This map follows Allston and Brighton from a quiet agricultural community into one of Boston’s busiest western neighborhoods. The historical narrative emphasizes the cattle trade and stockyards, the growth of local industry, the development of Allston as its own identity, and the major universities and institutions that now border the area.