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Circa 1904. "Summer Street in Boston, Mass." With much idiosyncratic signage. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
This part of the city did a good job of preserving the old and blending in the new. The tip of the steeple from the Park Street church is still visible in the back if you zoom in. The new glass edifice is Boston's Millennium Tower, built on the site of Filene's at Downtown Crossing.
Back when Park Street Church was tall. Presumably the "New" State House flagpole far beyond? The modern view from this spot is more restricted.
Below is the same view from May of 2013.
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