Allston
The Allston neighborhood of Boston was originally the eastern half of the Brighton neighborhood. A new post office and railroad station were built in eastern Brighton after the end of the Civil War (around 1867) and named "Allston" after the painter Washington Allston. (Local historians have several theories why the new station was named after Washington Allston. The most likely explanation is that Allston had just finished the painting entitled "Fields West of Boston" that depicted the area near the new station.) There has never been a well-established border between Allston and Brighton, but Everett Street is the most oftenly used dividing line. When the Town of Brighton was annexed by Boston in 1874, Allston also became part of Boston.
As part of Brighton, Allston developed as a major center of railroad and livestock operations in New England. The main rail line into Boston bisected the neighborhood, and the Boston & Albany Railroad operated a massive rail yard. Both the rail line and yard still exist: CSX Transportation purchased the Boston & Albany Railroad and uses the rail yard as its Beacon Park Yard; while the much-diminished rail line still carries commuter rail and freight traffic (most of the rail line's right-of-way was used to construct the Massachusetts Turnpike Extension in the mid-1960s). Allston was also the home of most major auto dealerships in the Boston area in the early and mid 20th century, clustered around the intersection of Brighton Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. Only a few of the original 46 dealerships remain, but most of the buildings are still recognizeable as auto showrooms despite being repurposed as storefronts.
Present-day Allston is heavily populated by students, with almost 30% of the neighborhood's population attending a Boston-area college on a full time basis. Most of Boston University and a large part of Harvard University are located in Allston, and both plan to significantly expand their presence in the neighborhood. The large student population supports a correspondingly large number of bars and moderately priced restaurants. Large brick apartment buildings that are primarily occupied by students are located along the major roads, while smaller multi-family houses predominate secondary roads.
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Allston Streets
- Aberdeen Street
- Adamson Street
- Adella Place
- Alcott Street
- Aldie Street
- Allston Street
- Amboy Street
- Appian Way
- Arden Street
- Armington Street
- Arundel Street
- Ashford Court
- Ashford Street
- Ashford Terrace
- Athol Street
- Babcock Street
- Bagnal Street
- Barrows Street
- Barstow Street
- Bay State Road
- Bayard Street
- Beacon Street
- Bellvista Road
- Blaine Street
- Boulevard Terrace
- Bradbury Street
- Brainerd Road
- Braintree Street
- Brentwood Street
- Brighton Avenue
- Buick Street
- Buswell Street
- Cambridge Street
- Cambridge Terrace
- Chester Street
- Clevemont Avenue
- Colerain Street
- Commonwealth Avenue
- Coolidge Road
- Denby Road
- Easton Street
- Eatonia Street
- Eleanor Street
- Empire Street
- Eric Street
- Everett Square
- Everett Street
- Farrington Avenue
- Feneno Terrace
- Fern Street
- Fiske Terrace
- Fordham Road
- Franklin Street
- Gardner Street
- Gardner Terrace
- Glenville Avenue
- Glenville Terrace
- Gordon Street
- Gorham Street
- Greylock Road
- Griggs Place
- Griggs Street
- Guilford Street
- Hano Street
- Hartley Terrace
- Harvard Avenue
- Harvard Terrace
- Haskell Street
- Higgins Street
- High Rock Way
- Highgate Street
- Hollis Place
- Holman Street
- Holmes Street
- Holton Street
- Hooker Street
- Hopedale Street
- Imrie Road
- Islington Street
- Islington Terrace
- Kelton Street
- Keswick Street
- Kingsley Street
- Lincoln Street
- Linden Street
- Long Avenue
- Malvern Street
- Mansfield Street
- Manton Terrace
- Mead Street
- Medfield Street
- Myrick Street
- North Beacon Street
- North Harvard Street
- Parkvale Avenue
- Penniman Road
- Pomeroy Street
- Pratt Street
- Prescott Place
- Price Road
- Queensberry Road
- Quint Avenue
- Radcliffe Road
- Raymond Street
- Redford Street
- Reedsdale Street
- Rena Street
- Ridgemont Street
- Riverdale Street
- Royal Street
- Royce Road
- Rugg Road
- Saint Luke's Road
- Saint Mary's Street
- Saunders Street
- Sawyer Terrace
- Scottfield Road
- Seattle Street
- Sinclair Road
- Soldiers Field Road
- Sorrento Street
- Spofford Road
- Thor Terrace
- Travis Street
- Wadsworth Street
- Walbridge Street
- Webley Street
- Weitz Street
- West Sorrento Street
- Western Avenue
- Westford Place
- Westford Street
- Wilton Street
- Windom Street