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[[Image:1904 SummerSt Boston by DetroitPublishingCo detail 13.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Summer Street, Boston, 1904]]
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'''Summer Street''' (est. 1708) in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] extends from [[Downtown Crossing]] in the [[Financial District, Boston|Financial District]], over [[Fort Point Channel]], and into [[South Boston, Boston|South Boston]] to the southeast.<ref>{{cite web |author=City of Boston |title =Street Book |url=http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/streetbook/}}</ref> In the mid-19th century it was also called '''Seven Star Lane.'''<ref>Boston Street Laying-Out Dept. [http://books.google.com/books?id=MOpIAAAAMAAJ A record of the streets, alleys, places, etc. in the city of Boston]. Boston: City Printing Dept., 1910.</ref>
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'''Summer Street''' (est. 1708) in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], extends from [[Downtown Crossing]] in the [[Financial District, Boston|Financial District]], over [[Fort Point Channel]], and into the [[Seaport District]] to the southeast.<ref>{{cite web |author=City of Boston |title =Street Book |url=http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/streetbook/}}</ref> In the mid-19th century it was also called '''Seven Star Lane.'''<ref>Boston Street Laying-Out Dept. [https://books.google.com/books?id=MOpIAAAAMAAJ A record of the streets, alleys, places, etc. in the city of Boston]. Boston: City Printing Dept., 1910.</ref>


Along the route is [[Dewey Square]], which is formed by the intersection of [[Atlantic Avenue (Boston)|Atlantic Avenue]], Summer, [[Federal Street (Boston)|Federal]], and [[Purchase Street (Boston)|Purchase Street]]s with the [[Surface Artery (Boston)|Surface Artery]], of the Boston [[Central Artery]] ([[I-93]]). The intermodal transit terminal [[South Station]] is also located along the road, with [[Amtrak]] and [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] services, as well as [[Red Line (MBTA)|Red Line]] [[Rapid transit|subway]] trains and [[Silver Line (MBTA)|Silver Line]] [[bus rapid transit]].
Along the route is [[Dewey Square]], which is formed by the intersection of [[Atlantic Avenue (Boston)|Atlantic Avenue]], Summer, [[Federal Street (Boston)|Federal]], and [[Purchase Street (Boston)|Purchase Street]]s with the Surface Artery of the Boston [[Central Artery]] ([[I-93]]). The intermodal transit terminal [[South Station]] is also located along the road, with [[Amtrak]] and [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] services, as well as [[Red Line (MBTA)|Red Line]] [[Rapid transit|subway]] trains and [[Silver Line (MBTA)|Silver Line]] [[bus rapid transit]].


In South Boston lies the [[Boston Convention and Exhibition Center]].
In South Boston, Summer Street goes past the [[Boston Convention and Exhibition Center]].


==Current and former residents==
==See also==
===Notable locations===
* [[Dewey Square]]
* [[Downtown Crossing]]
* [[Great Boston Fire of 1872]]

;Current residents
* [[100 Summer Street]]
* [[100 Summer Street]]
* [[Boston Internet Exchange]] at One Summer St.
* [[Boston Internet Exchange]] at One Summer Street
* [[Federal Reserve Bank of Boston]]
* [[Federal Reserve Bank of Boston]]
* [[Fidelity Investments]]
* [[South Station]]
* [[South Station]]


;Previous residents
===Notable residents===
* [[John Andrew & Son]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dILnAAAAMAAJ|title=American Printer and Lithographer|date=1891|publisher=Moore Publishing Company|isbn=|location=|pages=XV|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Joseph Barrell (merchant)]], c. 1784
* [[Joseph Barrell (merchant)|Joseph Barrell]]
* [[Edward Everett]], 1852-1865<ref>State Street Trust Company. Forty of Boston's historic houses. 1912.</ref>
* [[Edward Everett]]<ref>State Street Trust Company. Forty of Boston's historic houses, 1912</ref>
* [[Filene's Department Store]]
* [[Filene's Department Store]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lisicky|first=Michael J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8SKIIBCVBAcC|title=Filene's: Boston's Great Specialty Store|date=2012|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-9158-2|language=en}}</ref>
* [[William Gray (Massachusetts)|William Gray]], 19th-century merchant<ref name=drake>Drake. Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston. 1872. ; p.201</ref>
* [[William Gray (Massachusetts politician)|William Gray]], 19th-century merchant<ref name=drake>Drake. Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston. 1872, p. 201</ref>
* [[Charles Fox Hovey|C.F. Hovey and Co.]]
* [[John Hull (merchant)|John Hull]]
* [[New South Church (Boston, Massachusetts)]]
* [[New South Church (Boston, Massachusetts)|New South Church]]
* [[L.C. Page & Company]]
* [[L.C. Page & Company]]
* [[Ebenezer Pemberton]], c. 1810, educator
* [[James Sullivan (governor)]]<ref name=drake />
* [[James Sullivan (governor)|James Sullivan]], governor<ref name=drake />
* [[Trinity Church, Boston (Summer Street)]]
* [[Trinity Church, Boston (Summer Street)|Trinity Church]]

==Image gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights="140px">
File:1635 BendellsCove Boston map byGeorgeLamb.png|Hull Mint #96
File:1769 SummerSt Boston map WilliamPrice.png|Detail of 1769 map of Boston, showing extent of Summer Street from [[Washington Street (Boston)|Washington Street]] to Sea Street
File:SummerSt Boston.png|19th century
File:2884595147 TrinityChurch SummerSt.jpg|1846
File:TappanHouse SummerSt ArchSt Boston.png|Tappan house, 19th century
File:Summer Street, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views 4.jpg|c. 1870
File:1904 SummerSt Boston by DetroitPublishingCo detail 2.jpg|1904
File:1917 BoutwellFaircloughGold SummerSt Boston byLewisHine LC 05187v.jpg|Edward McGurin, 14 years old, wringing curtains at Boutwell, Fairclough & Gold, 274 Summer Street, 1917; photo by [[Lewis Hine]]
File:2008 125SummerSt Boston.jpg|2008
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Dewey Square]]
*[[Downtown Crossing]]
*[[Great Boston Fire of 1872]]
*[[Summer Street Bridge disaster]]



==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ma1236 Library of Congress]. Historic American Engineering Record. Photos of Summer Street Retractile Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Summer Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, 1982.
*{{HAER |survey=MA-41 |id=ma1236 |title=Summer Street Retractile Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Summer Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA |photos=22 |data=33 |cap=4}}, 1982.
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ma1583 Library of Congress]. Historic American Engineering Record. Photos of Summer Street Bridge, Spanning Reserved Channel, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, 1996.
*{{HAER |survey=MA-135 |id=ma1583 |title=Summer Street Bridge, Spanning Reserved Channel, Boston, Suffolk County, MA |photos=31 |data=14 |cap=3 |link=no}}, 1996.
* Flickr. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/wm_archiv/3494562076/ Photo], 2008
*Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wm_archiv/3494562076/ Photo], 2008
* Flickr. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/2351616272/ Residence of Edward Everett. Corner Otis St. & Summer]
*Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/2351616272/ Residence of Edward Everett. Corner Otis St. & Summer]
* Flickr. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/steinsky/177360359/ Photo], 2006
*Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/steinsky/177360359/ Photo], 2006
* Flickr. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul-w-locke/3460811727/ Photo], 1989
*Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/paul-w-locke/3460811727/ Photo], 1989


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==Image gallery==
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Image:1769 SummerSt Boston map WilliamPrice.png|Detail of 1769 map of Boston, showing extent of Summer Street from [[Washington Street (Boston)|Washington Street]] to Sea Street
Image:SummerSt Boston.png|19th century
Image:2884595147 TrinityChurch SummerSt.jpg|1846
Image:TappanHouse SummerSt ArchSt Boston.png|Tappan house, 19th century
Image:Summer Street, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views 4.jpg|c. 1870
Image:1904 SummerSt Boston by DetroitPublishingCo detail 2.jpg|1904
Image:1917 BoutwellFaircloughGold SummerSt Boston byLewisHine LC 05187v.jpg|Edward McGurin, 14 years old, wringing curtains at Boutwell, Fairclough & Gold, 274 Summer Street, 1917; photo by [[Lewis Hine]]
Image:2008 125SummerSt Boston.jpg|2008
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[[Category:Streets in Boston, Massachusetts]]

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[[Category:History of Boston, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category:History of Boston]]
[[Category:Financial District, Boston]]
[[Category:Financial District, Boston]]
[[Category:South Boston, Boston]]
[[Category:Seaport District]]
[[Category:Streets in Boston]]

Revision as of 10:10, 27 March 2024

Summer Street
Summer Street in Boston in 1904
LocationBoston
West endWashington Street
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junctions		 I-93
East endEast 1st Street / L Street

Summer Street (est. 1708) in Boston, Massachusetts, extends from Downtown Crossing in the Financial District, over Fort Point Channel, and into the Seaport District to the southeast.[1] In the mid-19th century it was also called Seven Star Lane.[2]

Along the route is Dewey Square, which is formed by the intersection of Atlantic Avenue, Summer, Federal, and Purchase Streets with the Surface Artery of the Boston Central Artery (I-93). The intermodal transit terminal South Station is also located along the road, with Amtrak and MBTA Commuter Rail services, as well as Red Line subway trains and Silver Line bus rapid transit.

In South Boston, Summer Street goes past the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

Current and former residents

Notable locations

Notable residents

Image gallery

  • Hull Mint #96
    Hull Mint #96
  • Detail of 1769 map of Boston, showing extent of Summer Street from Washington Street to Sea Street
    Detail of 1769 map of Boston, showing extent of Summer Street from Washington Street to Sea Street
  • 19th century
    19th century
  • 1846
    1846
  • Tappan house, 19th century
    Tappan house, 19th century
  • c. 1870
    c. 1870
  • 1904
    1904
  • Edward McGurin, 14 years old, wringing curtains at Boutwell, Fairclough & Gold, 274 Summer Street, 1917; photo by Lewis Hine
    Edward McGurin, 14 years old, wringing curtains at Boutwell, Fairclough & Gold, 274 Summer Street, 1917; photo by Lewis Hine
  • 2008
    2008

See also


References

  1. ^ City of Boston. "Street Book".
  2. ^ Boston Street Laying-Out Dept. A record of the streets, alleys, places, etc. in the city of Boston. Boston: City Printing Dept., 1910.
  3. ^ American Printer and Lithographer. Moore Publishing Company. 1891. pp. XV.
  4. ^ State Street Trust Company. Forty of Boston's historic houses, 1912
  5. ^ Lisicky, Michael J. (2012). Filene's: Boston's Great Specialty Store. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-9158-2.
  6. ^ a b Drake. Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston. 1872, p. 201

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