31-109 Beverly street

Sara M.

Welcome to 31-109 Beverly Street! Beverly Street is located in between the West End and North End of Boston. There is so much to learn about the history of Beverly Street before the construction of the Central Artery, an elevated highway, from 1951-1959. To introduce you to the history of Beverly Street, this page will focus on three main narratives: Business & Manufacturing, Property & Building Owners, and Fires.

Tri-color line drawing open doorway with triangular gable advertising Miller and Hollis chocolates

Discover more about Beverly Street's booming businesses and manufacturing sites.

Map of Beverly street area, Boston with industries listed in cursive

Learn more about the history of Beverly Street building owners.

Newspaper headline -North End Fire Loss is 12,00. Furniture Warehouse Blaze Attracts Crowd

Learn about a series of fires that happened on Beverly Street.

a series of photos of Beverly Street before demolition for the Central Artery began in 1951. 

Black and white photograph of Buildings coming down on Beverly Street ca. 1952.

Buildings coming down on Beverly Street ca. 1952.

Black and White photograph of Boston Elevated Railway over Beverly Street and Causeway Street in 1911.

Boston Elevated Railway over Beverly Street and Causeway Street in 1911.

Black and White photograph of View from below of the Boston Elevated Railway over Beverly Street.

View from below of the Boston Elevated Railway over Beverly Street.

Black and white photograph of a cobblestone street with cars and industrial buildings-Beverly Street in 1949.

Beverly Street in 1949.

Bibliography for this page

G.W. Bromley & Co. Atlas of the City of Boston, Mass. (1895). Philadelphia. Boston Public Library, via Atlascope. 

"Come inside and see how fine chocolates are made, Miller & Hollis Inc., 65 Beverly Street, Boston, Mass., 1940s." Ephemera. 1940–1949. Digital Commonwealth, http://gusn.us/249515 (accessed December 08, 2022). 

"Fire Loss 1 -- no Title." 1930.Daily Boston Globe (1928-1960), Jan 29, 10. https://holycross.idm.oclc.org/login?auth=cas&url=https://www-proquest-com.holycross.idm.oclc.org/historical-newspapers/fire-loss-1-no-title/docview/758179689/se-2.

Photos of Beverly Street (left to right):

Jones, L. ([ca. 1952]). Buildings coming down on Beverly Street for Central Artery [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/8c97mk74b 

Boston Elevated Railway. (1911). Causeway Street at Beverly Street new steelwork, Boston, Mass. [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://gusn.us/214815 

Boston Elevated Railway. (1911). Work, Causeway at Beverly Street, Boston, Mass. [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://gusn.us/214814 

Unknown. (1949, 01 20). Beverly Street. Boston Archives. https://cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_48deff92-cbac-4cee-b59e-09c6ab72a4f6/