Comm Ave

Also known as Commonwealth Avenue Mall

Year

1858

Landscape architect

Arthur Gilman

Type

landscape

The central element of Arthur Gilman's Back Bay plan, this 30-meter-wide landscaped median stretches 11 blocks from the Public Garden to Kenmore Square, lined with a double row of American elms. The mall functions as both pedestrian promena …

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