Congress Street in Boston, Massachusetts, is located in the Financial District and South Boston. It was first named in 1800. It was extended in 1854 (from State Street) as far as Atlantic Avenue, and in 1874 across Fort Point Channel into South Boston. Today's Congress Street consists of several segments of streets, previously named Atkinson's Street, Dalton Street, Gray's Alley, Leverett's Lane, Quaker Lane, and Shrimpton's Lane.[1][2]
Congress St. (looking from Milk St.), after the fire, 1872; photo by John P. Soule
Detail of 1883 map of Boston, showing Congress St. and vicinity
Stock Exchange, Congress St., Boston, 1910s
Congress Street Bridge (at far right), 2007
Congress St., Boston, looking towards Merrimac St., 2010
References
^Boston (Mass.). Street laying-out Dept. (1910), A record of the streets, alleys, places, etc. in the city of Boston (2 ed.), Boston: City of Boston Printing Dept., OL16574538M
^"Street Book". City of Boston. Retrieved 25 March 2010.