The street that celebrated the outcome of the NBA Finals was once used by the Penacook tribe as a muddy shortcut across the Shawmut peninsula. Forming the base of the Mill Dam, Causeway Street also marks the base of a plan known as the Bulfinch Triangle.
Charles Bulfinch designed the triangular plan to fill the Mill Pond in 1804, and some 60 years and 60 feet of Beacon Hill later, 55 new acres were added to Boston.
A hub of transportation, the Bulfinch Triangle attracted industry creating many fine examples of Victorian era industrial buildings.
With the arrival of the Boston Garden, this focal point to the Boston sports scene attracted many hotels and sports bars.
The John Fitzgerald Expressway that divided the triangle since the 1950's was removed in 2004 and the area is now experiencing a growth of new residential buildings and renovation.
Once considered a lost area of rundown buildings under the shadow of elevated tracks and highways, the Bulfinch Triangle is now evolving into a sophisticated urban neighborhood with new and restored buildings, restaurants, landscaping, and a growing base of Boston sports fans.
Explore the architecture, history and evolution of the Bulfinch Triangle.
