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A map showing the layout of Boston in 1876.

A map showing the layout of Boston in 1876.

1912 map of fenway park and the proposed construction and location of the ballpark.

1912 map of fenway park and the proposed construction and location of the ballpark.

Beautiful drawing of Boston Public Garden from 1920. Shows statues and design that still exists today.

Turks cheering at the end of the 1923 War of Independence

This is a 1938 aerial shot of Charles River Esplanade, which shows the esplanade with a temporary bandshell and oval. We can see that Storrow Drive did not extend very far in 1938, and is only reconstructed as a major freeway later on.

This is a 1952 aerial shot of Charles River Esplanade, which shows the esplanade with a permanent, and larger shell: the Hatch Memorial Shell built in 1941, and the same oval we see in the 1938 aerial shot. Storrow Drive has been extended farther…

Zoomed in crop from 1958 Bombay Guide Map focusing on the ratio of the sizes of the streets vs. blocks

Zoomed in crop from 1958 Bombay Guide Map focusing on the ratio of the sizes of the streets vs. blocks