56-58 Commercial Street & 35-55 Fulton Street
Kiera O.
Welcome to the North End of Boston! This webpage examines Commercial and Fulton Street from 1867 through the 1920's. Scroll down to learn more about the buildings, businesses, and infrastructure projects that defined this parcel over the course of history, and the legacy left on the land today.
Click the link above to learn more about the infrastructure and material makeup of this parcel's buildings.
Interested in learning more about the businesses of Fulton & Commercial Street? Click here!
Explore this parcel throughout the years via atlascope!
References
Boston (Mass.). “Cross Street widening from North Street to Commercial Street.” Photograph. November 30, 1933. Boston Archives, https://cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_09820546-7345-4893-a958-1a75fc67cf04/ (accessed May 8, 2021).
Bromley, George Washington. Atlas of the City of Boston. Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley & Co., 1898, 1928, 1938. Boston Public Library, via Atlascope.
Chicago Manual of Style. “Historic Neighborhood Photos: Fulton Street Warehouses.” Instagram, April 2, 2019. https://northendwaterfront.com/2019/04/historic-neighborhood-photo-fulton-street-warehouses/
Favor, Warren. “Man working with fishing nets near Commercial Wharf, Boston.” Photograph. 1946. Digital Commonwealth, https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:b2775d731
Sanborn. Insurance Maps of Boston. New York: Sanborn Map & Publishing Co, 1882. Via Atlascope.