Huntington Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue, looking towards Horticultural Hall and the Uptown Theatre, Boston, Mass.

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Date

1939-1941

GUSN

GUSN-356002

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Description

To the right of Horticultural Hall is Chickering Hall being used in this time period as the Uptown Theatre. Just beyond it, can be seen the Huntington Avenue entrance pillars for the First Church of Christ, Scientist. Further down Huntington is the Strand Theatre, Mechanics Hall, and in the distance the Copley Square Hotel. In the lower right corner of the image is a sign for Rexall Drugs.

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Descriptive Terms

public transit
construction sites
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
commercial buildings
theaters (buildings)
drugstores
tracks (transit system elements)
horticulture
music halls
motion picture theaters
hotels (public accommodations)
trade shows
pedestrians
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Physical Descrption

1 black-and-white print

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Reference Code

PC017.02.020.005

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)
Wheelwright and Haven (Architect)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other Organizations

Massachusetts Horticultural Society
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Boston, Mass.)

Subjects

Architectural photography
Huntington Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Massachusetts Avenue (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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