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Commonwealth Avenue (often abbreviated "Comm Ave" by those in the know) is a road in the city of Boston, Massachusetts beginning at the western edge of the Public Garden, and continuing west through the Back Bay, Kenmore Square, and the suburbs of Brighton and Chestnut Hill. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other instances of Boston, see Boston (disambiguation) Boston is the capital and largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. ... The Boston Public Garden is one portion of a large park located in the heart Boston, Massachusetts. ... Back Bay is the name of several places and neighborhoods in the world, including: Back Bay, Boston Back Bay, New Brunswick This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A square in Boston, Massachusetts near Fenway Park, although not so much a square as a confusing collision of several main avenues, (including Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue,) a few cross streets, and a T stop, (Kenmore Station. ... Jump to: navigation, search Brighton is a section of the city of Boston, Massachusetts. ... Boston College and the Chestnut Hill Reservoir Located 6 miles west of Boston, Chestnut Hill is a leafy suburb notable for its stately old houses, scenic landscape and the historic campus of Boston College. ...


Often termed "Boston's Grand Boulevard" in the Parisian tradition, the street is divided at center by a large median with greenery and statuary from its origin until it reaches Kenmore Square. It is this greenway that links the Public Garden and Boston Common to the rest of the Emerald Necklace. Upon reaching Kenmore, the MBTA Green Line "B" Branch rises above ground and dominates the center of the roadway through the Boston University Charles River Campus and beyond. View of the Water Celebration, on Boston Common, October 25th 1848 Boston Common is Boston, Massachusetts most famous public park and the oldest city park in the United States. ... The Emerald Necklace is a long string of parks in Boston, Massachusetts designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and maintained by the City of Boston and Town of Brookline. ... The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a quasi-governmental organization formed in 1964 that controls the subway, bus, commuter rail, and ferry systems in the Boston, Massachusetts area. ... Jump to: navigation, search A Boston College-bound (B line) Type 8 (Breda) Green Line car at Boston University. ... Unlike the Red Line, Blue Line and Orange Line, all of which run urban heavy rail cars and use stations with elevated platforms (so that the car is level with the platform and thus the cars are easily handicap-accessible), the Green Line is a trolley/streetcar line and has... Jump to: navigation, search Boston University is a non-sectarian private university located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Charles River in Cambridge The Charles River is a small, relatively short Massachusetts river that separates Boston from Cambridge and Charlestown. ...


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Boston.com / Beyond The Big Dig / Case Studies (816 words)
Commonwealth Avenue boulevard is the main thoroughfare in the Boston's Back Bay, the preeminent Victorian residential neighborhood in America.
Commonwealth Avenue is testimony to a bygone Victorian era in which public open space was conceived as a decorative boulevard that enhanced the townhouses of the gentry, and served as a promenade for fine ladies and gentlemen.
Commonwealth Avenue is big, but it is built to a human scale.
Boston University - Office of Residence Life - Communities - Upper Commonwealth Avenue (141 words)
"The Upper Commonwealth Avenue Area is comprised of 1019 Commonwealth Avenue and the Student Residence at 10 Buick Street.
Located near the Agganis Arena and the Fitness and Recreation Center, the Student Residence at 10 Buick Street provides apartment-style housing, whereas 1019 Commonwealth Avenue provides suite-style accommodations.
For most of the area’s residents, their time at Upper Commonwealth Avenue is a time of transition, and through the staff’s careful planning (and a little luck!), we can help residents make a successful and, dare I say, fun transition to life beyond BU."
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