Boston in the Gilded Age: Mapping Public Places, the current exhibition at the Boston Public Library's Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, continues through April 23, 2013.
Regular stops at the Map Center as we pick up books, do research, or enjoy the library as one of the most beautiful, public places in Boston, lets us take in exhibits like this, one bite at a time.
If you need to make a special trip, let us assure you that this exhibit is worth it. You can take a look at the documentation of Boston’s evolving street pattern and emerging park system in the late 19th century. Maps and other graphics trace the development of the Boston Common, Public Garden, Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace, and the development of Copley Square.
If you are one of our readers from outside the Boston area, click here for an online version of the exhibit that will let you see the documents and read about the time and places represented.
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino
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