Tremont Street

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Tremont Street is a major thoroughfare in Boston, Massachusetts. The name is a variation of one of the original appellations of the city, "Trimountaine," a reference to a hill that formerly had three peaks. Beacon Hill, with its single peak, is all that remains of the Trimountain. Much of the Trimountain was removed, and the earth used as fill to expand the Shawmut peninsula. The two smaller peaks, Cotton Hill (or Pemberton Hill) and Mt. Whoredom (or Mt. Vernon, now Louisburg Square) no longer exist.

Tremont Street begins at Government Center in Boston's city center as a continuation of Cambridge Street, and forms the eastern edge of Boston Common. Continuing in a roughly southwesterly direction, it passes through Boston's Theatre District, crosses the Massachusetts Turnpike, and becomes a broad boulevard in the South End neighborhood. It then turns to the west, terminating at Brigham Circle, where it intersects Huntington Avenue.

The Tremont Street Subway runs underneath the street. Opening in 1897, it is the first subway tunnel in North America.

[edit] Landmarks

Sites of interest along Tremont Street, from northeast to southwest, include:

• Government Center
• King's Chapel
• Park Street Church
• Boston Common
• Boston Theatre District
• Wang Center for the Performing Arts
• Tremont Temple
• Boston Center for the Arts

[edit] Transportation

Transportation links along Tremont Street include:

• Government Center (MBTA station)
• Park Street (MBTA station)
• Boylston (MBTA station)

[edit] Links

• Tremont Street is at coordinates 42°21′29″N 71°03′39″W / 42.35791, -71.060815 (Tremont Street)Coordinates: 42°21′29″N 71°03′39″W / 42.35791, -71.060815 (Tremont Street)

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