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Commonwealth avenue, Boston

Commonwealth Avenue & Hereford Street.

Commonwealth Avenue Mall, a grand allée of shade trees forming the central axis of Back Bay, connects the Public Garden to Back Bay Fens.

Commonwealth Avenue (est. 1856–1888) was designed in French boulevard style by American architect Arthur Delevan Gilman.

The 200 feet (61 meter) wide avenue features a central tree-lined grassy mall for the first eight blocks, with many corners anchored by a distinctive church or private residence.

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Uploaded on April 5, 2021
Taken on May 27, 2015