Streets of Allston: Then and now











Matthew Danish


Brighton Allston Historical Society













From streetcars to automobiles, local businesses to national chains, the landscape of Allston has changed dramatically in the last century.


See how the neighborhood looked in the 1960s, the 1940s and even the 1920s in this retrospective gallery. Use the slider in each photo to reveal the changes.


Pictured: This building on the corner of Harvard and Brighton avenues housed Rexall Drug Store on its first floor in 1930. It is now occupied by two restaurants.