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Jamaicaway (also known as The Jamaicaway) is a four-lane, undivided parkway in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, near the border of Brookline.

Jamaicaway
A suburban parkway
The Jamaicaway in 2011
Maintained byDepartment of Conservation and Recreation
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)[1]
LocationEmerald Necklace, Boston, Massachusetts
South endArborway in Jamaica Plain
North end Route 9 / Riverway in Mission Hill
Other
DesignerFrederick Law Olmsted

History

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Bridge over Massachusetts Route 9 completed in 1936

Jamaicaway was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted as part of Emerald Necklace of green spaces extending from Boston Common on Beacon Hill to Franklin Park in Roxbury. Jamaicaway 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, 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 of the road, and its heavy use by commuters leads to many vehicle collisions.

Many of the houses which line 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 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.[2]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Boston, Suffolk County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Jamaica Plain0.00.0Pond Street / Francis Parkman Drive / Arborway south – Dedham, ProvidenceTraffic circle; northern terminus of Arborway
Mission Hill1.52.4  Route 9 / Riverway north – Copley Square, BrooklineInterchange; southern terminus of Riverway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jamaicaway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  2. ^ 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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