Date and Time: Sunday, Jan. 26 | 3 – 5 p.m.
Location: Doyle’s Cafe | 3484 Washington St. , Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Join us for a presentation, sponsored by the Jamaica Plain Historical Society, about the history of Boston’s Orange Line on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at Doyle’s Cafe, 3484 Washington St., Jamaica Plain.
Since 1901, this rail line’s configuration has evolved in response to changes in the city, society, and technology. Hazardous sections have been eliminated, ownership has changed from private to public, and the line has been rerouted to serve growing suburbs and to use land cleared for the failed Inner Belt. Both its northern terminus, which shifted from Everett to Malden, and the southern route, realigned from Washington Street to the Southwest Corridor, have seen dramatic transformations that have in turn changed riders’ lives. Today, the line’s 10 miles of track curve through many Greater Boston communities, serving thousands along the way.
We will give an overview of the history of the Orange Line, but will focus on the Washington Street Elevated and the Southwest Corridor realignment through Jamaica Plain.
This event is sponsored by the Jamaica Plain Historical Society and is free and open to the public.
Signed copies of Boston’s Orange Line will be available for $21.99. Cash and credit cards are accepted.
Email bostonsorangeline@gmail.com with any questions.
Photo caption: On the left side of the above view looking east toward Forest Hills Station is the Monsignor William J. Casey Overpass, which carries the Arborway from the area of the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain toward Forest Hills Cemetery, Franklin Park, and the Dorchester section of Boston. (Courtesy of the Historic American Engineering Record; photograph by Richard Cheek.)
The story of the Orange Line is the story of Boston: always in flux but trailed by its long history. Since 1901, this rail line’s configuration has evolved in response to changes in the city, society, and technology. Read more about the book here…
If you’d like to schedule a talk, presentation, or signing at your organization, school, library, or historical society, please email us at bostonsorangeline@gmail.com.
Boston's Orange Line 