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Jamaicaway

Parkway in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston

Summary

Parkway in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston

Field	Value
name	Jamaicaway
image	Jamaicaway south from Burroughs Street, July 2011.jpg
image_alt	A suburban parkway
caption	The Jamaicaway in 2011
maint	Department of Conservation and Recreation
length_mi	1.5
length_ref
location	Emerald Necklace, Boston, Massachusetts
direction_a	South
terminus_a	Arborway in Jamaica Plain
direction_b	North
terminus_b	in Mission Hill
designer	Frederick Law Olmsted
website

The Jamaicaway is a four-lane, undivided parkway in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to the nearby neighborhood of Brookline.

History

Bridge over [[Massachusetts Route 9]] completed in 1936

The Jamaicaway was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted as part of the Emerald Necklace of green spaces, extending from Boston Common on Beacon Hill to Franklin Park in Roxbury. It connects Riverway in the north with Arborway in the south.

Designed with carriages in mind during an era when Jamaica Plain was a sparsely inhabited streetcar suburb, the Jamaicaway is now a heavily-traveled route for motor vehicles connecting central areas of Boston (especially the Longwood Medical and Academic Area) with areas to the southwest, including Forest Hills, West Roxbury and the densely populated suburbs of Norfolk County. The winding nature and narrow lanes of the road, and its heavy use by commuters leads to many vehicle collisions.

Many of the houses which line the Jamaicaway are large and of architectural interest. The oldest houses were created by elite Bostonians for year-round or seasonal use. The person most mentioned in association with the Jamaicaway today is probably James Michael Curley, the Irish American Mayor of Boston whose former house was long easy to spot, even after Curley's death, by the shamrock design incised in its shutters.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Boston, Suffolk County.

References

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O'Connor, Thomas H. Bibles, ''Brahmins, and Bosses: A Short History of Boston.'' Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1984.

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