Research Guides: Back Bay Boston: Online Resources

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Boston, one hundred years a city : a collection of views made from rare prints and old photographs showing the changes which have occurred in Boston during the one hundred years of its existence as a city, 1822-1922
Digitized 1922 title by the State Street Trust Company with views of Boston. Via Google Books.
Back bay / Boston Redevelopment Authority, 1965
Collection of miscellaneous fact sheets describing physical, social and economic conditions in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood; includes: condition of housing stock / existing economic characteristics / schools / recreation / libraries / fire stations / police stations / floor space (commercial, industrial, wholesale) / circulation and transportation / shopping centers.
The History of Land Fill in Boston
Interactive timeline map of Boston's land fill, spanning the years 1630-1890. By iBoston.
City of Boston Neighborhoods
Guide to Boston neighborhoods, provided by the City of Boston.
Boston Redevelopment Authority / Back Bay