Vintage Photos of the Areas We Serve

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Central SquareCentral Square, looking West, circa 1895-1914.
Photograph by Thomson & Thomson, provided courtesy of Historic New England.

Central SquareCentral Square, as of June 2006.
Photograph by Jeff Indeck.

Central SquareCentral Square, circa 1904-1912.
Photograph provided courtesy of the Library of Congress Collection at the Cambridge Historical Commission.

Central SquareCentral Squareas of April 2006.
Photograph by Jeff Indeck.

Harvard SquareHarvard Square, circa 1926.
Photograph provided courtesy of the Cambridge Historical Commission.

Harvard SquareHarvard Square, as of April 2006.
Photograph by Jeff Indeck.

Inman SquareInman Square, looking East, circa 1890.
Photograph by Thomson & Thomson, provided courtesy of Historic New England.

Inman SquareInman Square, as of April 2006.
Photograph by Jeff Indeck.

280 Harvard Street280 Harvard Street, 1965-66.
Photograph by B. Orr, provided courtesy of the Cambridge Historical Commission.

280 Harvard Street280 Harvard Street, as of June 2006.
Photograph by Jeff Indeck.

284 Harvard Street284 Harvard Street, 1965-66.
Photograph by B. Orr, provided courtesy of the Cambridge Historical Commission.

284 Harvard Street284 Harvard Street, as of June 2006.
Photograph by Jeff Indeck.

1105 Massachusetts Avenue1105 Massachusetts Avenue, 1965.
Photograph by George M. Cushing, provided courtesy of the Cambridge Historical Commission.

1105 Massachusetts Avenue1105 Massachusetts Avenue, as of June 2006.
Photograph by Jeff Indeck.

1643 Cambridge Street1643 Cambridge Street, 1966.
Photograph by B. Orr, provided courtesy of the Cambridge Historical Commission.

1643 Cambridge Street1643 Cambridge Street, as of June 2006.
Photograph by Jeff Indeck.

Cambridgeport Cycle Club at 556 Mass. AveCambridgeport Cycle Club at 556 Mass. Ave.
Photograph provided courtesy of the Cambridge Public Library Collection at the Cambridge Historical Commission.

556 Massachusetts Avenue556 Massachusetts Avenue, as of June 2006.
Photograph by Jeff Indeck.

Charles River Basin SeawallCharles River Basin Seawall, 1897.
Photograph from the Cambridge Park Commission Annual Report, 1897, at the Cambridge Historical Commission.

Charles River Basin SeawallCharles River Basin Seawall, as of June 2006.
Photograph by Jeff Indeck.

Lechmere CanalLechmere Canal, looking East, 1926.
Photograph provided courtesy of the Department of Conservation and Recreation Collection at the Cambridge Historical Commission.

Lechmere CanalLechmere Canal, looking East, as of June 2006.
Photograph by Jeff Indeck.

Magazine BeachMagazine Beach, 1906.
Photograph was a gift of Walter L. Colburn, provided courtesy of Cambridge Historical Commission.

Magazine BeachMagazine Beach, as of June 2006.
Photograph by Jeff Indeck.

Mass. Ave. at Shepard StreetMass. Ave. at Shepard Street, pre-Starbucks!
Photograph provided courtesy of the Cambridge Planning Board Collection at the Cambridge Historical Commission.

Mass. Ave. at Shepard StreetMass. Ave. at Shepard Street, as of June 2006.
Photograph by Jeff Indeck.

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