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.
1900s
Union Square
A streetcar in Union Square. From a postcard mailed in 1909.
Date unknown
Clarendon Hill streetcar
A West Somerville streetcar with Clarendon Hill signage.
Date unknown
Teele Square
Streetcars in Teele Square. From a postcard.
1900s
Davis Square
A streetcar in Davis Square. From a postcard mailed in 1910.
Date unknown
Davis Square
Boston & Maine Railroad station in Davis Square, with the Somerville Theater behind it. From a postcard.
1900s
Winter Hill Station
A former rail station on the Lowell line. From a postcard mailed in 1907.
1900s
Winter Hill Station
A larger view of Gilman Square. From a postcard mailed in 1912.
1900s
Somerville Highlands Station
A former rail station on the Lowell line. From a postcard mailed in 1908.
Date unknown
Highland Ave
A view of Highland Ave and Medford St. From a postcard.
1936
Highland Ave
Streetcar 724 on Highland Ave. Photo dated June 1936.
1936
Highland Ave
Another streetcar on Highland Ave. Photo dated 1936.
1937
Union Square streetcar
Electric streetcars made 88 stops a day in Union Square in the early 1900s.
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.
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.
Below is an earlier map of possible T stops created by STEP.
