Boston in the Seventies

[czsz]

They must be photos of two different streets intersecting at the white building at left. Otherwise I don't see the match, either.

Also: were all signs just more cheaply made back in the day?

[Charlie_mta]

Seeing these reminds me of how the old West End, if it had been left standing, would have undergone a similar rejuvination.

[JohnAKeith]

czsz I didn't take his comment to mean that the photos didn't match, only that things were different then. The only other things that match up are the traffic lights - there are two sets on each side.

I'm pretty sure I got it right but it requires more research.

[JohnAKeith]

This might even be Boston in the Sixties.



733 Boylston Street, across from Lord & Taylor. (The Starbucks on that block is 755 Boylston Street, fyi.)

[Ron Newman]

Seventies -- I remember this building, with its three entertainment venues, while I was in college from 1975-79. They all closed some time before 1979.

The Cinema 733 was known for its cheap double-features, usually recent hits but sometimes older films, which changed every two or three days. They published a monthly schedule.

I never went to the two jazz clubs, but they were legendary.

Edit: from various web sites I gather that the two jazz clubs closed in 1978, and that at least the Jazz Workshop dates back to 1963. The cinema opened later but I'm not sure exactly when, and it closed around the same time as the clubs.

[blade_bltz]

Holy cow, I would give anything to go back in time and see Bill f'n Evans live.