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Huntington Avenue
Huntington Avenue
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West end	Route 9 Washington St.
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Huntington Avenue is a thoroughfare in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, beginning at Copley Square and continuing west through the Back Bay, Fenway, Longwood, and Mission Hill neighborhoods. It is signed as Massachusetts Route 9^[1] (formerly Route C9). A section of Huntington Avenue has been officially designated the Avenue of the Arts by the city of Boston.^[when?]

Description[edit]

In the Back Bay neighborhood, the avenue is primarily dominated by the Mother Church and headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist, and the buildings of the Prudential Center shopping and office complex.

The middle portion of Huntington Avenue designated the "Avenue of the Arts" is lined by many significant artistic venues and educational institutions in Boston, including Symphony Hall, Horticultural Hall, the New England Conservatory, Northeastern University, the Huntington Avenue Theatre (Huntington Theatre Company's mainstage), the Museum of Fine Arts, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and the Massachusetts College of Art.

Near the Longwood Medical Area, the street touches upon a number of medical research institutions and hospital complexes, including the Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

At the point at which the street reaches the overpass of the Jamaicaway and the border of the town of Brookline, South Huntington Avenue runs south towards Jamaica Plain, while Route 9 continues west into Brookline as Washington Street briefly, then Boylston Street.

Public transportation[edit]

The E branch of the MBTA Green Line roughly follows Huntington Avenue underground from Copley Square until it rises above ground at the Northeastern portal. It then operates in a dedicated median of Huntington Avenue between Northeastern University and the Brigham Circle stop, where trains begin street running in mixed traffic to a terminus at Heath Street.

The MBTA #39 bus runs from Back Bay station via Huntington Avenue following the streetcar line, and traveling beyond Heath Street to Forest Hills station. The bus route is considered one of the key bus routes in the system, with high ridership and enhanced levels of service.

History[edit]

Huntington Avenue began in Art Square (now Copley Square) and wended its way toward Brookline. By 1883, the square that had been named for the adjacent (and later relocated) Museum of Fine Arts was renamed Copley Square. The avenue originally began at the intersection of Clarendon and Boylston Streets, and ran diagonally across the square past Trinity Church. In the 1960s this stretch was eliminated as part of a redesign of the square, and now the avenue originates from the intersection of Dartmouth Street and St. James Avenue.

The street had originally been called Western Avenue, and was later^[when?] renamed after Ralph Huntington (1784–1866). Huntington was one of the men who moved to have the Back Bay filled in. He donated money to many of the institutions in the Back Bay, and later the Fenway.^{[citation needed]}

An existing system of horse-drawn streetcar lines was extended onto Huntington Avenue around 1883, running in a dedicated median from Francis Street to the Boston Public Library. From there it ran in general street traffic until turning onto Boylston Street. In 1894, the streetcar line was electrified. On February 16, 1941, the Tremont Street Subway (which in 1914 had already been extended for other lines running through Copley Square) opened a streetcar portal on Huntington Ave near Northeastern University. This allowed streetcars to avoid surface traffic from Copley to Northeastern, and created two new subway stops: Symphony and Mechanics (now Prudential).

Huntington Avenue, near Northeastern University, was the site of the old Boston Red Sox stadium and site of the first World Series game in 1903. A statue of Cy Young stands on the current day Northeastern campus to commemorate the location of the pitcher's mound of the Huntington Avenue Grounds ballpark.^[2]

Gallery[edit]

Mechanics' Hall, 1881
Huntington Ave (at left), at Copley Square, 1889
Huntington Ave, 1920
Horticultural Hall, at corner of Huntington and Massachusetts Ave, 1920
20th century overview of Huntington Ave in the vicinity of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Raised crosswalk in front of the New England Conservatory of Music, 2008

References[edit]

^ "Street Book - City of Boston". Cityofboston.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
^ Holleman, Joe. "A statue of Cy Young on the campus of Northeastern University". stltoday.com. Retrieved 2018-02-05.

External links[edit]

City of Boston Archives. Electric street lights on Huntington Avenue, c. 1910

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[1] "Street Book - City of Boston". Cityofboston.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-17.

[2] Holleman, Joe. "A statue of Cy Young on the campus of Northeastern University". stltoday.com. Retrieved 2018-02-05.

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 [[Image:2009 HuntingtonAve Boston 3275114091.jpg|thumb|right|Huntington Avenue, Boston, near the [[Christian Science Center]], as viewed from the [[Prudential Tower]] (2009)]]
+'''Huntington Avenue''' is a [[thoroughfare]] in the city of [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], beginning at [[Copley Square]] and continuing west through the [[Back Bay, Boston|Back Bay]], [[Fenway-Kenmore|Fenway]], [[Longwood Medical and Academic Area|Longwood]], and [[Mission Hill, Boston|Mission Hill]] neighborhoods. It is signed as [[Route 9 (Massachusetts)|Massachusetts Route 9]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/streetbook/ |title=Street Book - City of Boston |publisher=Cityofboston.gov |access-date=2011-08-17}}</ref> (formerly Route C9). A section of Huntington Avenue has been officially designated the '''Avenue of the Arts''' by the city of Boston.{{when|date=September 2015}}
-'''Huntington Avenue''' is a secondary [[thoroughfare]] in the city of [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], beginning at [[Copley Square]], and continuing west through the [[Back Bay, Boston|Back Bay]], [[Fenway-Kenmore|Fenway]], [[Longwood Medical and Academic Area|Longwood]], and [[Mission Hill, Boston|Mission Hill]] neighborhoods. Huntington Avenue is signed as [[Route 9 (Massachusetts)|Route 9]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/streetbook/ |title=Street Book - City of Boston |publisher=Cityofboston.gov |date= |accessdate=2011-08-17}}</ref> A section of Huntington Avenue was officially designated the '''Avenue of the Arts''' by the city of Boston.{{when|date=September 2015}}
 ==Description==
-In the Back Bay neighborhood, the avenue is primarily dominated by the [[First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston|Mother Church and headquarters]] of the [[Church of Christ, Scientist]] and the buildings of the [[Prudential Tower|Prudential Center]] shopping and office complex.
+In the Back Bay neighborhood, the avenue is primarily dominated by the [[First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston|Mother Church and headquarters]] of the [[Church of Christ, Scientist]], and the buildings of the [[Prudential Tower|Prudential Center]] shopping and office complex.
-The middle portion of Huntington Avenue designated the "Avenue of the Arts" is lined by many significant artistic venues and educational institutions in Boston, including [[Symphony Hall, Boston|Symphony Hall]], [[Horticultural Hall, Boston, Massachusetts|Horticultural Hall]], the [[New England Conservatory]], [[Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts)|Northeastern University]], the [[Boston University]] Theatre ([http://www.huntingtontheatre.org/index2.aspx Huntington Theatre Company's] mainstage), the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|Museum of Fine Arts]], [[Wentworth Institute of Technology]], and the [[Massachusetts College of Art]]. The [[Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]] is also only about a block from Huntington Avenue.
+The middle portion of Huntington Avenue designated the "Avenue of the Arts" is lined by many significant artistic venues and educational institutions in Boston, including [[Symphony Hall, Boston|Symphony Hall]], [[Horticultural Hall, Boston, Massachusetts|Horticultural Hall]], the [[New England Conservatory]], [[Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts)|Northeastern University]], the Huntington Avenue Theatre (Huntington Theatre Company's mainstage), the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|Museum of Fine Arts]], [[Wentworth Institute of Technology]], and the [[Massachusetts College of Art]].
-Near the [[Longwood Medical Area]], the street touches upon a number of medical research institutions and hospital complexes, including the [[Harvard Medical School]].
+Near the [[Longwood Medical Area]], the street touches upon a number of medical research institutions and hospital complexes, including the [[Harvard Medical School]], [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health]], and [[Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences]].
-At the point at which the street reaches the overpass of the [[Jamaicaway]] and the border of the town of [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]], '''South Huntington Avenue''' runs south towards [[Jamaica Plain]] Center, while Route 9 continues west into Brookline as [[Boylston_Street#Boylston_Street.2C_Newton_and_Brookline|Boylston Street]].
+At the point at which the street reaches the overpass of the [[Jamaicaway]] and the border of the town of [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]], South Huntington Avenue runs south towards [[Jamaica Plain]], while Route 9 continues west into [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]] as Washington Street briefly, then Boylston Street.
 ==Public transportation==
-The [[Green Line "E" Branch|"E" Branch]] of the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|MBTA]] [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]] roughly follows Huntington Avenue underground from Copley Square until it rises above ground at the [[Northeastern University (MBTA station)|Northeastern Portal]]. It then operates in a dedicated [[Central reservation|median]] of Huntington Avenue between [[Northeastern University (MBTA station)|Northeastern University]] and the [[Brigham Circle (MBTA station)|Brigham Circle]] stop, where trains begin [[street running]] in mixed  traffic to a terminus at [[Heath Street (MBTA station)|Heath Street]].
+The [[Green Line E branch|E branch]] of the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|MBTA]] [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]] roughly follows Huntington Avenue underground from Copley Square until it rises above ground at the [[Northeastern University (MBTA station)|Northeastern portal]]. It then operates in a dedicated [[Central reservation|median]] of Huntington Avenue between [[Northeastern University (MBTA station)|Northeastern University]] and the [[Brigham Circle (MBTA station)|Brigham Circle]] stop, where trains begin [[street running]] in mixed  traffic to a terminus at [[Heath Street (MBTA station)|Heath Street]].
 The [[MBTA bus|MBTA #39 bus]] runs from [[Back Bay (MBTA station)|Back Bay station]] via Huntington Avenue following the streetcar line, and traveling beyond Heath Street to [[Forest Hills (MBTA station)|Forest Hills station]]. The bus route is considered one of the [[List of key MBTA bus routes|key bus routes]] in the system, with high ridership and enhanced levels of service.
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 ==History==
 {{Expand section|date=June 2008}}
-Huntington Avenue began in Art Square (now Copley Square) and wended its way toward Brookline. By 1883, the square that had been named for the adjacent (and later relocated) Museum of Fine Arts was renamed Copley Square. The avenue originally began at the intersection of Clarendon and Boylston Streets, and ran diagonally across the square past [[Trinity Church (Boston)|Trinity Church]]. In the 1960s this stretch was eliminated as part of a redesign of the square, and now the avenue originates from the intersection of Dartmouth Street and St. James Avenue.
+Huntington Avenue began in Art Square (now [[Copley Square]]) and wended its way toward Brookline. By 1883, the square that had been named for the adjacent (and later relocated) Museum of Fine Arts was renamed Copley Square. The avenue originally began at the intersection of Clarendon and Boylston Streets, and ran diagonally across the square past [[Trinity Church (Boston)|Trinity Church]]. In the 1960s this stretch was eliminated as part of a redesign of the square, and now the avenue originates from the intersection of Dartmouth Street and St. James Avenue.
+The street had originally been called Western Avenue, and was later{{when|date=September 2015}} renamed after [[Ralph Huntington]] (1784–1866). Huntington was one of the men who moved to have the Back Bay filled in. He donated money to many of the institutions in the Back Bay, and later the Fenway.{{cn|date=September 2015}}
+An existing system of horse-drawn streetcar lines was extended onto Huntington Avenue around 1883, running in a dedicated median from Francis Street to the Boston Public Library. From there it ran in general street traffic until turning onto Boylston Street. In 1894, the streetcar line was electrified. On February 16, 1941, the [[Tremont Street Subway]] (which in 1914 had already been extended for other lines running through Copley Square) opened a streetcar portal on Huntington Ave near Northeastern University. This allowed streetcars to avoid surface traffic from Copley to Northeastern, and created two new subway stops: [[Symphony station|Symphony]] and Mechanics (now [[Prudential station|Prudential]]).
-The street had originally been called Western Avenue, and was later{{when|date=September 2015}} renamed after Ralph Huntington (1784–1866). Huntington was one of the men who moved to have the Back Bay filled in. He donated money to many of the institutions in the Back Bay, and later the Fenway.{{cn|date=September 2015}}
-Huntington Avenue, near Northeastern University, was the site of the old [[Boston Red Sox]] stadium and site of the first World Series game in [[1903 World Series|1903]].  A statue of [[Cy Young]] stands on the current day Northeastern campus to commemorate the location of the pitcher's mound of the [[Huntington Avenue Grounds]] ballpark.{{cn|date=September 2015}}
+Huntington Avenue, near Northeastern University, was the site of the old [[Boston Red Sox]] stadium and site of the first World Series game in [[1903 World Series|1903]].  A statue of [[Cy Young]] stands on the current day Northeastern campus to commemorate the location of the pitcher's mound of the [[Huntington Avenue Grounds]] ballpark.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/multimedia/a-statue-of-cy-young-on-the-campus-of-northeastern/image_6d54b5f1-e865-57b3-a6ea-7e2f9824f0a0.html|title=A statue of Cy Young on the campus of Northeastern University.|last=Holleman|first=Joe|work=stltoday.com|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en}}</ref>
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery mode=packed heights="140px">
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="140px">
 Image:1881 MCMA building Boston.png|Mechanics' Hall, 1881
 Image:1889 HuntingtonAve CopleySq 2388386396.jpg|Huntington Ave (at left), at Copley Square, 1889
 Image:2590379534 YMCA HuntingtonAve Boston.jpg|Huntington Ave, 1920
-Image:2589626101 HorticulturalHall Boston.jpg|Horticultural Hall, at corner of Huntington and Massachusetts Ave, 1920
+Image:Horticultural Hall, April 1920.jpg|Horticultural Hall, at corner of Huntington and Massachusetts Ave, 1920
 Image:HuntingtonAve aerial Boston LOC210049v.jpg|20th century overview of Huntington Ave in the vicinity of the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]]
-Image:-39 MBTA Bus.jpg|The #39 [[MBTA Bus]] from [[Forest Hills (MBTA station)|Forest Hills Station]] to [[Back Bay (MBTA station)|Back Bay Station]] via Huntington Ave, 2008
 Image:Huntington Ave Boston.jpg|Raised [[crosswalk]] in front of the [[New England Conservatory of Music]], 2008
 </gallery>
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-* [[Boston Young Men's Christian Association]]
+* [[Boston YMCA]]
+* [[Brigham Circle]]
 * [[Copley Square]]
 * [[First Church of Christ, Scientist]]
+* [[Harvard School of Public Health]]
 * [[Horticultural Hall, Boston, Massachusetts]]
 * [[Huntington Theatre Company]]
-* [[Jordan Hall]]
+* [[Jordan Hall (Boston)|Jordan Hall]]
 * [[Longwood Medical and Academic Area]]
 * [[Massachusetts College of Art and Design]]
+* [[Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences]]
 * [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]]
 * [[New England Conservatory]]
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 <!-- Please keep entries in alphabetical order & add a short description [[WP:SEEALSO]] -->
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+* [[Boston Opera House (1909)|Boston Opera House]]
 * [[Chickering Hall, Boston (1901)|Chickering Hall, Boston]]
 * [[Campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Original buildings of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] were located at the Copley Square origin of Huntington Avenue
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 * City of Boston Archives. [http://cityofbostonarchives.tumblr.com/post/25643929750/electric-street-lights-on-huntington-avenue-ca Electric street lights on Huntington Avenue], c. 1910
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 {{Streets and squares in Boston}}
-[[Category:Streets in Boston, Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Streets in Boston]]
 [[Category:Northeastern University]]

v t e Streets and squares in Boston
East–west streets	Beacon Street Boylston Street Commonwealth Avenue Congress Street Court Street Day Boulevard Dedham Parkway Fenway Gallivan Boulevard Huntington Avenue Melnea Cass Boulevard Milk Street Neptune Road New Chardon Street Newbury Street Park Street Soldiers Field Road State Street Storrow Drive Summer Street Tremont Street Winter Street
North–south streets	Arborway Atlantic Avenue Blue Hills Parkway Bowdoin Street Brattle Street Brookline Avenue Charles Street Columbus Avenue Dorchester Avenue Enneking Parkway Federal Street Franklin Street Hanover Street Jamaicaway Jersey Street (Yawkey Way) Massachusetts Avenue Morrissey Boulevard Morton Street North Street Park Drive Riverway School Street Truman Parkway Turtle Pond Parkway Union Street Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway Washington Street West Boundary Road West Roxbury Parkway
Intersections	Adams Square Andrew Square Blackstone Square Brigham Circle Central Square Chester Square City Square Cleveland Circle Codman Square Copley Square Day Square Dewey Square Dock Square Downtown Crossing Egleston Square Fields Corner Franklin Square Haymarket Square Hyde Square Jackson Square Kenmore Square Louisburg Square Mass and Cass Maverick Square Nubian Square (Dudley Square) Packard's Corner Park Square Peabody Square Post Office Square Roxbury Crossing Scollay Square Sullivan Square Thompson Square Union Square Uphams Corner Winthrop Square
Italics denote streets and squares that no longer exist. See also Neighborhoods in Boston Transportation in Boston