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ABOUT THE HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPH
"Areas of a city sometimes lie fallow for long periods, like farm fields waiting to regain fertility. Then – often quite suddenly – they’re furiously seeded with new development. We’re looking at a part of the Boston waterfront known as Commonwealth Flats. It stretches from South Boston to Fort Point Channel. The first photograph dates from 1914 and the second from 1996. In both, we’re looking north toward the water. And in both, the Flats are be...
"Areas of a city sometimes lie fallow for long periods, like farm fields waiting to regain fertility. Then – often quite suddenly – they’re furiously seeded with new development. We’re looking at a part of the Boston waterfront known as Commonwealth Flats. It stretches from South Boston to Fort Point Channel. The first photograph dates from 1914 and the second from 1996. In both, we’re looking north toward the water. And in both, the Flats are be...
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Location
Boston, MA 02210
United States
United States
Nearby Items
| Made in Fort Point | 0.7 miles |  | ||
| Midway Studios | 0.7 miles | | ||
| Manulife Tower | 0.8 miles | | ||
| Aqueous Humour | 0.8 miles | | ||
| Ft. Point Channel Parks | 0.8 miles | | ||
| South Boston Maritime Park | 0.8 miles | | ||
| You Are Here | 1 miles | |
