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West Roxbury (Then and Now)

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Once part of Roxbury, West Roxbury was once in the beginning referred to as Westerly. Situated six miles from Roxbury’s town center at Meeting House Hill, which was once settled by Puritans in 1630, Westerly was once composed of farms and large estates. In 1840, Brook Farm, a transcendental community striving to live and commune with nature, brought fame to the hamlet. In 1851, after years of agitation headed by the Honorable Arthur Austin, West Roxbury officially separated from Roxbury and changed into an independent town. Meanwhile, the Boston and Providence Railroad, with quite a lot of depots, such as Bellevue, Highland, West Roxbury, and Spring Street, launched a building boom that continued unabated well into the 20th century. New streets and houses soon fragmented the farms and large estates. West Roxbury chronicles the development of this desirable and well-regarded Boston neighborhood through vintage images from the selection of the West Roxbury Historical Society and brand new photographs taken by Charlie Rosenberg.

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