Jamaicaway
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| The home of James Michael Curley on Jamaicaway | |
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| place | Boston |
| District | Jamaica Plain |
| Connecting roads | Riverway , Arborway |
| Buildings | Longwood Medical and Academic Area |
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| User groups | Car traffic , public transport |
| Road design | Parkway |
The Jamaicaway is a four-lane, undivided Parkway in the district of Jamaica Plain in Boston in the state of Massachusetts of the United States and is located near the city limits of Brookline . The street was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted as part of the Emerald Necklace system of parks and parkways that stretches from Boston Common on Beacon Hill to Franklin Park in Roxbury . The Jamaicaway connects the Riverway in the north with the Arborway in the south.
The road was originally designed for carriages . At the time of their design, the district was only sparsely populated and connected to the surrounding area mainly by trams . Today the Jamaicaway is a busy road for motor vehicles . In particular, the proximity to Longwood Medical and Academic Area and to main roads leading to Forest Hills , West Roxbury and the densely populated suburbs of Norfolk County contribute to the high volume of traffic . Due to the winding course of the road and the intensive use by commuters , there are many accidents there, which is particularly visible along the route through the damage caused to many trees at car height.
Many of the homes on Jamaicaway are large and especially interesting from an architectural point of view. The oldest among them were built by the Brahmins of Boston and used as permanent or seasonal residences. In connection with the Jamaicaway most famous personality is the Irish-American mayor of Boston , James Michael Curley , whose former house because of its shutters in Shamrock was easy to explore design long time.
Individual evidence
- ^ Thomas H. O'Connor: Bibles, brahmins, and bosses . a short history of Boston. Ed .: Boston Public Library. National Endowment for the Humanities Learning Library Program. Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, Boston 1984, ISBN 978-0-89073-100-0 .
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Coordinates: 42 ° 19 '25.1 " N , 71 ° 6' 52.8" W.
| Stations |
Boston Common • Boston Public Garden • Commonwealth Avenue • Back Bay Fens • Fenway • Riverway • Olmsted Park • Jamaica Pond • Jamaicaway • Arnold Arboretum • Arborway • Franklin Park • Dorchesterway • Park Drive |
