Auburndale in 1848:
the depot of the Boston and Worcester Railroad

map 1848 Detail from:

Map of Newton, as surveyed by E.F. Woodward and
W.F Ward, Nov. 1831.  Revised and corrected by James B. Blake, Apr. 1848. (Map courtesy of Newton Historical Society).

Three recognisable streets are Washburn (now Lexington), Melrose, and Auburn street. Commonwealth Avenue did not yet exist.

The Depot is marked along the track of the Boston and Worcester Railroad, at the end of Melrose street.

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