Tremont Street begins at Government Center in Boston's city center as a continuation of Cambridge Street, and forms the eastern edge of Boston Common. Continuing in a roughly southwesterly direction, it passes through Boston's Theater District, crosses the Massachusetts Turnpike, and becomes a broad boulevard in the South End neighborhood. It then turns to the west as a narrower four-lane street, running through Mission Hill and terminating at Brigham Circle, where it intersects Huntington Avenue. The street name zigzags across several physical roads, often requiring a sharp turn to remain on the street, as a result of changes made to the street grid during urban renewal.
The name (/ˈtrɛmɒnt/, pronounced TREH-mont) is a variation of one of the original appellations of the city: "Trimountaine", a reference to a hill that formerly had three peaks. Beacon Hill, with its single peak, is all that remains of the Trimountain. Much of the Trimountain was removed, and the earth used as fill to expand the Shawmut Peninsula. The two smaller peaks, Cotton Hill (or Pemberton Hill, at what is now Pemberton Square) and Mt. Whoredom (or Mt. Vernon, formerly at the location of the modern-day Louisburg Square) no longer exist.[1] The central peak, Sentry Hill, now called Beacon Hill, is smaller than the original peak, which reached approximately to the height of the top of the State House.
A British military map of Boston from 1775, prepared by a Lieut. Sir Thomas Hyde Page of His Majesty's Corps of Engineers, shows Beacon Hill, Mount Whoredom, and another unnamed hill all just above Beacon Street. There is a small street on the northeast corner of Boston Common called "Treamount Street" from School Street to Hanover Street, the precursor of modern Tremont Street, running north from what was then called Common Street (modern Tremont Street alongside the eastern border of Boston Common).[2]
The Tremont Street subway runs underneath the street. Opened in 1897, it was the first subway tunnel in North America and still carries the MBTA Green Line.
The Green Line stops in three places under Tremont Street:
^"MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report: Boston" (PDF). Massachusetts Historical Commission. January 1981. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
^Page, Sir Thomas Hyde, "A plan of the town of Boston with the intrenchments &ca. of His Majesty's forces in 1775, from the observations of Lieut. Page of His Majesty's Corps of Engineers, and from those of other gentlemen." Source: Library of Congress
Flickr. Photo of elevated railroad on Tremont St. at Granary, c. early 20th century. Includes view of Horticultural Hall. Courtesy of Bostonian Society.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tremont Street news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Template Attached KML Tremont StreetKML is from Wikidata Tremont Street is a major thoroughfare in Boston Massachusetts Tremont StreetTremont Street and Park St Church in 1915Former name s Treamont StreetNamesakeTrimountaineOwnerCity of BostonLocationBoston Massachusetts U S Nearest metro stationGovernment CenterPark StreetBoylstonTufts Medical CenterRoxbury CrossingBrigham CircleNorth endGovernment Center BostonSouth endBrigham Circle Tremont Street begins at Government Center in Boston s city center as a continuation of Cambridge Street and forms the eastern edge of Boston Common Continuing in a roughly southwesterly direction it passes through Boston s Theater District crosses the Massachusetts Turnpike and becomes a broad boulevard in the South End neighborhood It then turns to the west as a narrower four lane street running through Mission Hill and terminating at Brigham Circle where it intersects Huntington Avenue The street name zigzags across several physical roads often requiring a sharp turn to remain on the street as a result of changes made to the street grid during urban renewal Contents 1 Etymology 2 Points of interest 3 Transportation 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEtymology editThe name ˈ t r ɛ m ɒ n t pronounced TREH mont is a variation of one of the original appellations of the city Trimountaine a reference to a hill that formerly had three peaks Beacon Hill with its single peak is all that remains of the Trimountain Much of the Trimountain was removed and the earth used as fill to expand the Shawmut Peninsula The two smaller peaks Cotton Hill or Pemberton Hill at what is now Pemberton Square and Mt Whoredom or Mt Vernon formerly at the location of the modern day Louisburg Square no longer exist 1 The central peak Sentry Hill now called Beacon Hill is smaller than the original peak which reached approximately to the height of the top of the State House A British military map of Boston from 1775 prepared by a Lieut Sir Thomas Hyde Page of His Majesty s Corps of Engineers shows Beacon Hill Mount Whoredom and another unnamed hill all just above Beacon Street There is a small street on the northeast corner of Boston Common called Treamount Street from School Street to Hanover Street the precursor of modern Tremont Street running north from what was then called Common Street modern Tremont Street alongside the eastern border of Boston Common 2 Points of interest edit nbsp Tremont Street in front of King s Chapel Sites of interest along Tremont Street from northeast to southwest include Government Center King s Chapel Tremont Temple Granary Burying Ground Suffolk University Law School Park Street Church Boston Common Emerson College Masonic Grand Lodge Boston Theater District Wang Center for the Performing Arts Boston Center for the Arts Our Lady of Perpetual Help BasilicaTransportation editThe Tremont Street subway runs underneath the street Opened in 1897 it was the first subway tunnel in North America and still carries the MBTA Green Line The Green Line stops in three places under Tremont Street Government Center Park Street BoylstonGallery edit nbsp Intersection of Tremont and School Street Boston Common at upper left 1722 nbsp 1775 map nbsp Tremont St 1798 nbsp Faneuil mansion c 19th century nbsp Tremont St c 1843 by Philip Harry nbsp Gleason s Publishing Hall corner of Tremont and Bromfield St 1851 nbsp Advertisement for Chas E Brewster s Natural History Store 1861 nbsp Horticultural Hall 19th century photo by John P Soule nbsp Tremont St 1891 nbsp Intersection of Tremont St Pleasant St and Shawmut Ave 1896See also editCathedral Church of St Paul Boston Former tenants Adams amp Co Boston Beacon Theatre Boston 20th century Boston Museum theatre Columbian Museum De Vries Ibarra amp Co Gleason s Publishing Hall Louis P Goullaud Hans Gram Gardiner Greene Haymarket Theatre Boston Massachusetts Horticultural Hall 1865 1901 Hotel Boylston 19th century Keith s Theatre Boston Mason amp Hamlin National Theatre South End Odd Fellows Hall Boston Tremont and Berkeley Streets S S Pierce Co Provident Institution for Savings in the Town of Boston Studio Building Boston Massachusetts no 110 Tremont Tremont House Boston Tremont Theatre Boston 1889 William Verstille portraitist Washington Gardens Boston References editNotes MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report Boston PDF Massachusetts Historical Commission January 1981 Retrieved August 23 2009 Page Sir Thomas Hyde A plan of the town of Boston with the intrenchments amp ca of His Majesty s forces in 1775 from the observations of Lieut Page of His Majesty s Corps of Engineers and from those of other gentlemen Source Library of Congress Further reading Tremont Street Gleasons Pictorial 5 Boston Mass 1853 Views of Tremont Street Boston Bulletin of the Boston Public Library 1894 City of Boston Landmarks Commission Connolly s Bar Study Report 1997External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tremont Street Tremont Street in the Rain Boston Massachusetts undated permanent dead link Historic New England Photographer Unknown https www loc gov pictures item 2007661063 https www loc gov pictures item 2007661071 Flickr Photo of elevated railroad on Tremont St at Granary c early 20th century Includes view of Horticultural Hall Courtesy of Bostonian Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tremont Street amp oldid 1153642307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
