Packard's Corner is located in
Boston, Massachusetts
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at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Brighton Avenue. Packard's Corner is serviced by the
Packards Corner stop on the
B branch of the
MBTA's
Green Line, a light rail line that runs mostly above ground.
According to the Brighton Allston Historical Society, the name comes from a
livery yard, Packard's Sales Stable and Riding School, which existed in the area from 1885 through 1920, and was perpetuated by a
Packard automobile dealership that was built by
Alvan T. Fuller circa 1910.
"Packard's Corner History"
Brighton Allston Historical Society, Accessed 2009-02-09
The former A branch once forked with the B line at Packard's Corner where the A line continued onto Brighton Avenue towards Allston's Union Square.
References
External links
Packard's Corner: The Once and Future City
- MIT
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