Explosion Aftermath at Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, March 9, 1897 Lima OH 25" highID: 19438Collection: WardMaps LLC

25" highID: 19438Collection: WardMaps LLC

ID: 10673

Neighborhoods: Northfield Center

75" wide x 20" high

Explosion Aftermath at Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, March 9, 1897 Lima OH 25" highID: 19438Collection: WardMaps LLCDate: March 9, 1897 Type(s): Print, Photograph Source Collection: Boston in Transit Boston In Transit Book Figure 3. 34 Explosion at Boylston Street, March 9, 1897 A photograph taken at the corner of Tremont and Boylston Streets shows the immediate aftermath of a natural gas explosion that destroyed streetcars, blew out windows, killed two horses, and caused the deaths of ten people. Horsecar #391 sits shattered on Tremont Street (center). In front of