Egleston Square is a classic example of housing development following public transit lines. It also shows how the expanded capacity of the transit lines made possible public acceptance of increased density with the development of multi-family housing between 1910 and 1930.
Read MoreThe Jamaica Club purchased this clubhouse in 1889 located on the northwest corner of Green Street and Rockview Street. Club members were predominantly men. The building was later purchased by the Knights of Columbus and used by that organization as a meeting hall.
Read MoreBased on a tour of the Haffenreffer Brewery complex by Peter Haffenreffer on August 3, 2017 in Jamaica Plain. Peter Haffenreffer is the great-grandson of Rudolf Frederick Haffenreffer who founded the Haffenreffer Brewery.
Read MoreAnthony Sammarco spoke on November 15, 2009 at the Forsyth Chapel at Forest Hills Cemetery about his latest title: “An illustrated account of Forest Hills”.
Read MoreYou might think the island in the Jamaica Pond is a natural feature, but you would be wrong!
Read MoreExcerpted from the 1920's memories, "Those Were The Days," by Henry Keaveney, first President of the Jamaica Plain Historical Society.
Read MoreMary Glynn recounts her memories of Green Street in the 1920s. With the construction of the Boston Elevated Railway to Forest Hills with a stop at Green Street and Woolsey Square, and the surface cars out of Park and Dudley Streets, Green Street flourished as a commercial center for the at home residents and for commuters as well.
Read MoreThe development history of Green Street provides a unique window through which to observe the patterns of change that took place in the Jamaica Plain community over the last three quarters of the nineteenth century.
Read MoreIn 1975, the Boston Children’s Museum presented an exhibit and fair on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain. This book documents that event.
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