Summer Street (est. 1708) in Boston, Massachusetts, extends from Downtown Crossing in the Financial District, over Fort Point Channel, and into the Seaport District to the southeast. In the mid-19th century it was also called Seven Star Lane.Boston Street Laying-Out Dept. A record of the streets, alleys, places, etc. in the city of Boston. Boston: City Printing Dept., 1910. Seven Star Lane was named so for "Seven Stars," a tavern once located at the northwest corner of Summer and Hawley streets.
Along the route is Dewey Square, which is formed by the intersection of Atlantic Avenue, Summer, Federal, and Purchase Streets with the Surface Artery of the Boston Central Artery (I-93). The intermodal transit terminal South Station is also located along the road, with Amtrak and MBTA Commuter Rail services, as well as Red Line subway trains and Silver Line bus rapid transit.
In South Boston, Summer Street goes past the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
Current and former residents Notable locations 100 Summer Street Boston Internet Exchange at One Summer Street Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Fidelity Investments South Station
Notable residents John Andrew & Son Joseph Barrell Edward EverettState Street Trust Company. Forty of Boston's historic houses, 1912 Filene's Department Store William Gray, 19th-century merchantDrake. Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston. 1872, p. 201 John Hull New South Church L.C. Page & Company Ebenezer Pemberton, c. 1810, educator James Sullivan, governor Trinity Church
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See also Dewey Square Downtown Crossing Great Boston Fire of 1872 Summer Street Bridge disaster
References
Further reading City of Boston, Landmarks Commission. Church Green Buildings Study Report, 1979
External links
, 1982. , 1996. Flickr. Photo, 2008 Flickr. Residence of Edward Everett. Corner Otis St. & Summer Flickr. Photo, 2006 Flickr. Photo, 1989