Massachusetts Avenue (Boston)
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| The address 77 Massachusetts Avenue , postal address of MIT , is an important landmark in Cambridge . | |
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| place | Boston |
| Hist. Names | East / West Chester Park, Front Street, Main Street, North Avenue |
| Buildings | Harvard University , Harvard Bridge |
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| Street length | 16 mi (25.7 km ) |
The Massachusetts Avenue , by residents briefly Mass Ave called, is a major thoroughfare in the state of Massachusetts of the United States , by Boston northwest leads and some other cities and suburbs of Boston. "Its 16 miles of black asphalt run from sandy industrial areas to leafy suburbs, passing gentrified sandstone houses, colleges, and bustling business parks ."
Route
The street begins in the Boston borough of Dorchester and initially runs parallel to Interstate 93 from southeast to northwest through Boston, to then form an interchange with the Massachusetts Turnpike ( Interstate 90 ) . It crosses the Charles River with the Harvard Bridge from the Back Bay district to the city of Cambridge , where it divides the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . The course continues through Central Square and around Harvard Yard in Harvard Square . The road then bends sharply north and leads past Harvard Law School and across Porter Square , where it turns northwest. From there, Mass Ave continues through North Cambridge , Arlington and Lexington , where it joins the Minute Man National Historical Park .
Extended consideration of the route
Under the same name, the road continues to the northwest and west through many different cities and suburbs. For the most part, it runs parallel to or is identical to Massachusetts Route 2 or Massachusetts Route 2A and, with the exception of a few gaps in places that have given their main thoroughfare a different name, can be followed all the way to central Massachusetts.
For most of its route, Massachusetts Avenue is a magnet for business, especially in the larger cities. There are apartments, shops, and restaurants on either side of the street, and there are a high number of pedestrians.
The road passes or through parks in some places, including Southwest Corridor Park , part of the Emerald Necklace on Commonwealth Avenue , the Charles River Bike Path , Alewife Linear Park , the Alewife Brook Reservation, and the Minuteman Bikeway .
Cities and Towns along Massachusetts Avenue
The Massachusetts Avenue leads - starting in Dorchester - by Boston , Cambridge , Arlington , Lexington , Concord (from Hanscom Field as the Great Road excellent, from the Concord Turnpike west of the city again Massachusetts Avenue ), Acton , Boxborough , Harvard and Lunenburg (here the route 2A as Mass Ave. shown).
Important buildings, institutions and landmarks along the way
The following buildings, institutions and landmarks can be found along the street:
- Chester Square
- Symphony Hall ( Boston Symphony Orchestra )
- Horticultural Hall
- Christian Science Center and its Mapparium
- Berklee College of Music
- Newbury Street
- Charles River
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Central Square
- Cambridge City Hall
- Harvard University
- Harvard Square
- Cambridge Common
- Lesley University
- Porter Square
- Uncle Sam Memorial Statue
- Arlington Center Historic District
- Jason Russell House
- Munroe Tavern
- Lexington Battle Green
history
Paul Revere's midnight ride
On the night of April 18-19, 1775, Paul Revere rode his horse down part of Massachusetts Avenue , which was then called the Great Road . Also at this point, but separately, the freedom fighters William Dawes and Samuel Prescott rode parts of the road. This event went down in history as the midnight ride .
Previous names and their development
Today's Massachusetts Avenue was formed at the end of the 19th century from several, until then separate pieces of street. In Boston, the street south of Chester Square (now Chester Park in the South End district ) was originally referred to as East Chester Park and north of the square as West Chester Park .
In Cambridge the street partly follows the former Front Street and the former Main Street . It follows the original North Avenue from Harvard Square to Alewife Brook . In Arlington it was formerly called Arlington Avenue and in Lexington Main Street .
Transportation
The Massachusetts Avenue is in the context of public transport with a variety of transport operated. This includes more than 30 bus lines and the metro -lines Green Line , Red Line and Orange Line of the MBTA , between Lexington run and Boston.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jared Leeds: The Mass Ave. Project . In: Boston Magazine . Gilbert and Dean, Boston November 2007, OCLC 1536860 , p. 124 .
Web links
See also
- Fenway Theater (1915-1972)
