Commonwealth Avenue Street Railway Co.
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CompanyCommonwealth Avenue Street Railway Co.
Certificate Type
Capital Stock
Date Issued
Unissued, circa 1800's
Canceled
Yes
Printer
John Lowell & Co.
Signatures
NA
Approximate Size
10 1/4" (w) by 6 3/4" (h)
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Historical Context
The Commonwealth Avenue Street Railway was opened on March 26, 1896. The line ran down the median the entire length of Commonwealth Avenue in Newton from Auburndale to Boston College, where it connected with the Commonwealth Avenue line of the Boston Elevated Railway. The latter line did not opened until August 15, 1896; omnibuses were temporarily run between Reservoir and Lake Street. The company opened Norumbega Park on June 17, 1897 as an amusement park to increase traffic on the line. Through service between Norumbega Park and Park Street was run from January 17, 1903 to November 1, 1914.
In December 1895, the company was denied rights to construct a branch over Center Street from its not-yet-complete Commonwealth Avenue line to Newton Center because of its refusal to pay for street widening. However, the branch was later approved and constructed, allowing the line to complete with the Newton and Boston Street Railway's Newton Center branch. An extension from Newton Center to Newton Highlands via Cypress, Paul, and Center opened on June 15, 1899.
The line was consolidated into the Newton Street Railway on January 1, 1904; the Newton Street Railway was merged with the M&B on July 1, 1909. The Commonwealth Avenue line was the last of the M&B streetcar routes to be converted to buses; this occurred in April 1930. The park closed in 1964.
Route 35 Auburndale–Lake Street was not initially operated by the MBTA upon the July 1972 takeover. The MBTA resumed service in January 1973 as rush hour-only route 535 Auburndale–Boston College via Commonwealth Avenue. Largely used by domestic workers commuting to wealthy neighborhoods in Newton, it was dropped in June 1976.
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