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Summer Street (est. 1708) in Boston, Massachusetts, extends from

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in the Financial District, over Fort Point Channel, and into the Seaport District to the southeast. In the mid-19th century it was also called Seven Star Lane. Along the route is Dewey Square, which is formed by the intersection of Atlantic Avenue, Summer, Federal, and Purchase Streets with the Surface Artery of the Boston Central Artery ( I-93). The intermodal transit terminal

South Station South Station, officially The Governor Michael S. Dukakis Transportation Center at South Station, is the largest railroad station and intercity bus terminal in Greater Boston and New England's second-largest transportation center after Logan ...

is also located along the road, with

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and

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services, as well as Red Line

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trains and Silver Line

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. In South Boston, Summer Street goes past the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

Current and former residents

Notable locations

100 Summer Street 100 Summer Street is a high-rise building located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The building stands at with 33 floors, over 1.03 million square feet (over 92,000 m2) of office space, and was completed in 1974. It is ranked 24th on the ...

Boston Internet Exchange The Boston Internet Exchange is an Internet exchange point in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.BOSIX
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at One Summer Street *

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, commonly known as the Boston Fed, is responsible for the First District of the Federal Reserve, which covers New England: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and all of Connecticut excep ...

Fidelity Investments Fidelity Investments, commonly referred to as Fidelity, earlier as Fidelity Management & Research or FMR, is an American multinational financial services corporation based in Boston, Massachusetts. The company was established in 1946 and is o ...

Previous residents

* John Hull - "Hull Mint"; 1651-1682 * John Andrew & Son * Joseph Barrell, c. 1784 * Edward Everett, 1852-1865 *

Filene's Department Store Filene's Department Store was a department store building at 426 Washington Street in Downtown Crossing, Boston, Massachusetts. It was the flagship store of the Filene's department store chain. The building has been renovated and now serves as t ...

* William Gray, 19th-century merchantDrake. Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston. 1872, p. 201 * C.F. Hovey and Co. * New South Church * L.C. Page & Company *

Ebenezer Pemberton Ebenezer Pemberton (1746 – June 25, 1835) was an American educator and 2nd Principal of Phillips Academy Andover from 1786 to 1793. Refusing to follow his uncle's wishes to become a clergyman, Pemberton pursued a teaching career that would b ...

, c. 1810, educator * James Sullivan, governor * Trinity Church

Image gallery

File:1635 BendellsCove Boston map byGeorgeLamb.png, Hull Mint #96 File:1769 SummerSt Boston map WilliamPrice.png, Detail of 1769 map of Boston, showing extent of Summer Street from Washington Street to Sea Street File:SummerSt Boston.png, 19th century File:2884595147 TrinityChurch SummerSt.jpg, 1846 File:TappanHouse SummerSt ArchSt Boston.png, Tappan house, 19th century File:Summer Street, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views 4.jpg, c. 1870 File:1904 SummerSt Boston by DetroitPublishingCo detail 2.jpg, 1904 File:1917 BoutwellFaircloughGold SummerSt Boston byLewisHine LC 05187v.jpg, Edward McGurin, 14 years old, wringing curtains at Boutwell, Fairclough & Gold, 274 Summer Street, 1917; photo by Lewis Hine File:2008 125SummerSt Boston.jpg, 2008

References

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