Old Photos and Maps
Union Square horsecar - 1880s
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 - 1900s
A streetcar in Union Square. From a postcard mailed in 1909.
Clarendon Hill streetcar - Date unknown
A West Somerville streetcar with Clarendon Hill signage.
Teele Square - Date unknown
Streetcars in Teele Square. From a postcard.
Davis Square - 1900s
A streetcar in Davis Square. From a postcard mailed in 1910.
Davis Square - Date unknown
Boston & Maine Railroad station in Davis Square, with the Somerville Theater behind it. From a postcard.
Winter Hill Station - 1900s
A former rail station on the Lowell line. From a postcard mailed in 1907.
Winter Hill Station - 1900s
A larger view of Gilman Square. From a postcard mailed in 1912.
Somerville Highlands Station - 1900s
A former rail station on the Lowell line. From a postcard mailed in 1908.
Highland Ave - Date unknown
A view of Highland Ave and Medford St. From a postcard.
Highland Ave - 1936
Streetcar 724 on Highland Ave. Photo dated June 1936.
Highland Ave - 1936
Another streetcar on Highland Ave. Photo dated 1936.
Union Square streetcar - 1937
Electric streetcars made 88 stops a day in Union Square in the early 1900s.
1945 Green Line Map
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.
