Identifier: illustratedbosto00unse (find matches)
Title: Illustrated Boston : the metropolis of New England containing also reviews of its principal environs
Year: 1889 (1880s)
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Publisher: New York : American Publishing and Engraving Co.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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out, and in 1832 Trcmont Street, on the west side of theNeck, had been extended to the Roxbury line. When in 1856 the street-railroad system was introduced,—the first line of the Metropolitan Company running from the old Granary Burying-ground, on Trcmont Street,to Roxbury—the South End at once became the favorite residence portion, and building was extensivelybegun. Until the building up of the Back Bay district, the South End was the best residence section, andlarge portions of it still contain fine estates occupied by the most substantial citizens of the city. LegrangeStreet, once known as Legrange Place, was formerly one of the most charming spots in town, having nicehouses, in a secluded position, handy to business. For some unexplained reason, however, the tenants wererestless, and made frequent changes, but for many years tenants were drawn from the better class of citizensengaged in mercantile life. In time boarding-places were opened, and later Laugrange Place had become
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Liberty Square, showing Mason Building and Kilby Street. a centre for residences of musical people. Since the place was opened out as a thoroughfare from Washington!Street to Trcmont Street, it has been a headquarters for the sporting fraternity, besides being the locale oilone of the most lively police stations in the city. In former days the atmosphere of the South End was perlmcated with an aromatic and pungent odor derived from various distilleries. There were two distilleries hithe vicinity of Harvard Street, one of which was quite extensive, and was owned by W. C. Fay. Another,!kept by Gardner Brewer, was situated on the comer of Washington Street and the present Indiana Strwt(then known as Distill-honse Street). Luther and Artemas Felton each prosecuted the distillery business a litthlfarther up-street, and, on Castle and Suffolk Streets, Alexander Mel drum carried on an extensive brewery, wbflMold-fashioned ale was made, and which was a popular resort for all thirsty South-End

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