MAPS AND PHOTOS

1880s

Union Square horsecar

A horse-drawn streetcar ("horsecar") operated by the Middlesex Street Railway. It's in front of the building that's now the Midnite Convenience store.
Union Square streetcar

1900s

Union Square

A streetcar in Union Square. From a postcard mailed in 1909.
Union Square

Date unknown

Clarendon Hill streetcar

A West Somerville streetcar with Clarendon Hill signage.
Clarendon Hill streetcar

Date unknown

Teele Square

Streetcars in Teele Square. From a postcard.
Teele Square

1900s

Davis Square

A streetcar in Davis Square. From a postcard mailed in 1910.
Davis Square

Date unknown

Davis Square

Boston & Maine Railroad station in Davis Square, with the Somerville Theater behind it. From a postcard.
Davis Square

1900s

Winter Hill Station

A former rail station on the Lowell line. From a postcard mailed in 1907.
Winter Hill Station

1900s

Winter Hill Station

A larger view of Gilman Square. From a postcard mailed in 1912.
Winter Hill Station

1900s

Somerville Highlands Station

A former rail station on the Lowell line. From a postcard mailed in 1908.
Somerville Highlands Station

Date unknown

Highland Ave

A view of Highland Ave and Medford St. From a postcard.
Highland Ave

1936

Highland Ave

Streetcar 724 on Highland Ave. Photo dated June 1936.
Highland Ave

1936

Highland Ave

Another streetcar on Highland Ave. Photo dated 1936.
Highland Ave

1937

Union Square streetcar

Electric streetcars made 88 stops a day in Union Square in the early 1900s.
Union Square streetcar

MAP OF THE PAST

In 1945, a map of a proposed Green Line extension through Somerville appeared in a transportation report. 60 years later, we're still fighting for the better public transit that we deserve.

1945 Green Line extension map
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MAP OF THE FUTURE

Where should the new Green Line stops be? Explore the possibilities using our interactive map, including aerial photos of each potential stop.

Green Line map
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Below is an earlier map of possible T stops created by STEP.

STEP Map
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