Really interesting website that overlays historic atlases on modern maps of Boston. Some things I learned today:
- My house is on land formerly owned by a man named "Henry B. Goodenough"- hilarious puritan name (the tow lot near me is on Goodenough street- I hope you've never had the misfortune of going there)
- The fire station at the corner of Brighton and Cambridge is on the site of a baptist church (see picture)
- Comm ave used to not go past washington street... extended between 1882 and 1885
- A lot of Boston University is built on what used to be a river island
Idk how interesting it is for non-boston locals, but it's fun to mess around with.
