Check out this great series of photos showing Boston in the late 1850s and early 1860s. Click on them to see greater details. They’re pretty amazing.


Source: Boston Public Library
Here is the same view down Tremont St. today on Google Maps. In the above image, you can see the pillars of King’s Chapel and the Park Street Church off in the distance.
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