1956 Map of Boston South
USGS Topo · Published 1962About this map
The dense urban corridor from the Charles River Basin south through the historic neighborhoods of Boston and Dorchester is captured here during a period of significant postwar evolution. The map reveals the heavy concentration of institutional land use, from the academic campuses of Harvard University and the Mass Institute of Technology to the sprawling medical complexes of Shattuck State Hospital and Boston State Hospital. These large public and private holdings contrast with the tightly packed residential blocks of South Boston and Roxbury.
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1944 Boston South
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1944 Hull
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1946 Boston South
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1946 Hull
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1948 Hull
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1949 Hull
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1954 Boston South
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1956 Boston South
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1958 Hull
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1970 Boston South
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1971 Hull
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1977 Boston South
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1977 Hull
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1987 Boston South
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2012 Boston South
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2012 Hull
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2015 Boston South
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2015 Hull
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2018 Boston South
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2018 Hull
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2021 Boston South
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2021 Hull
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2023 Boston South
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2024 Boston South
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2024 Hull
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