City - Boston, MA - Boylston St 1915 Doormat

Colorized photo from 1915 Original title: Boylston Street Photographer: Detroit publishing Location: 215 Boylston St, Boston, MA This is Boylston Street, but it wasn't always called that. In 1722, it was a short road on the outskirts of the town of Boston. During that time it was known as Frogg Lane (or Frog Lane). Not sure why, I assume they had a lot of frogs or a guy named Frogg that lived there. Later on it was renamed after a Ward from Harvard University, Nicholas Boylston. He was a philanthropist, and was also related to both the second and sixth presidents of the United States. He not only has a street named after him but also a town and a market. This road may be familiar to some however, its where the Boston Marathon has its finish line.