Street Birthdays A-B

The following list is taken entirely from A Record of the Streets, Alleys, Places, Etc. in the City of Boston, published in 1910 by the City of Boston. Streets within the borders of the old towns of Roxbury and West Roxbury were listed as such. In creating this list, I have gone by Jamaica Plain borders of my own choosing. To the west, the present border with the Town of Brookline is followed. To the north, Heath street, Jackson square, Columbus avenue and Seaver street. To the east, the near edge of Franklin Park and Canterbury street. To the south, Neponset street to the railroad tracks, back to Forest Hills, out South street to Bussey street, Walter street to Centre street and Alladale street.

The dates given are the earliest in the book. Most dates listed predate the year the street was laid out by several years. I did not do a comprehensive history of all Jamaica Plain streets - this list will be primarily existing street names. Some streets do not exist any more, and others were included into present streets under new names. Where streets had a long history under another name, I try to mention it. Streets listed with no date are listed as such in the source book, and are included for completeness. No doubt I will miss some streets in the book - I welcome additions. Please note: this list is worth every cent you pay for it. It is intended to be a good starting point, no more.



Achorn circle - 1900
Adelaide street - 1893
Adeliade terrace - 1874
Agassiz park
Alden place
Aldworth street - 1896
Alfred street - 1881
Allandale street - 1863
Alveston street - 1858
Alveston terrace - 1907
Amory avenue
Amory street - 1868 (known as Road to Gamblin's End in 1796)
Amory terrace
Anson street - 1887
Arborview road
Arborway
Arborway court - 1909
Arborway terrace - 1898
Arcadia street - 1871
Arcola street - 1896
Arklow street
Armstrong street - 1887
Ashley street - 1884
Asticou road - 1901
Atherton place
Atherton street - 1869
Atwood square
Avon street - 1845

Ballard street - 1884
Ballard way - 1896
Bancroft street - 1898
Barbara street - 1896
Barlow street
Beaufort road - 1905
Beecher street - 1903
Beethoven street - 1869
Bickford avenue - 1875
Bickford street - 1872
Biltmore street - 1899 (originally Bell street - 1888)
Bishop street - 1871
Bismark street
Bolster street - 1887
Boston avenue (became Lamartine) - 1837)
Bourne street - 1825 (probably a public highway earlier)
Bowe street - 1871 (became Forbes street 1890)
Boylston avenue - 1858 (became Amory street 1906)
Boylston place - 1884
Boylston street - 1825
Boynton street - 1870 (laid out 1890)
Bragdon street - 1871
Brewer street - 1855 (shown 1849, laid out 1875)
Bromley street - 1872
Brookley road
Brookside avenue - 1868
Brownson terrace
Brown terrace - 1875 (originally Brown place)
Burnett street - 1890
Burr street - 1877
Burroughs street - 1825 (probably a public highway previously)
Bussey street - 1832
Bynner street - 1896