Boston: History of the Landfills

The Changing face of Boston's
Topography and Architecture

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Slide Show, part 1
17th century

Slide Show, part 2
18th century

Slide Show, part 3
1790-1820

Slide Show, part 4
1820s

Slide Show, part 5
Quincy Market, 1820s

Slide Show, part 6
The Back Bay, part 1

Slide Show, part 7
The Back Bay, part 2

Slide Show, part 8
1870-1890:
The South End

Slide Show, part 9
1872 Fire

Boston Population
Growth

LandFill Sequence

The Big Dig:
1990s


Boston Landfill -- Page 2
Boston Landfill -- Page 3

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Jeffery Howe, 1996