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Former public square in Boston, Massachusetts
Scollay Square (c. 1838–1962) was a city square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It was named for William Scollay, a prominent local developer and militia
Scollay_Square
Subway station in Boston, Massachusetts, US
the first horsecar lines were built in the late 1850s, the Scollay Building in Scollay Square became the transfer point between the various lines. The Metropolitan
Government Center station (MBTA)
Government_Center_station_(MBTA)
Area in downtown Boston, Massachusetts
downtown Boston, centered on City Hall Plaza. Formerly the site of Scollay Square, it is now the location of Boston City Hall, courthouses, state and
Government_Center,_Boston
Mixed-use Boston area
and Side of Scollay Square Theatre Scollay Square From Pemberton Square Looking Across to Cornhill Street Scollay Square Pemberton Square, Old and New
Pemberton_Square
Boston subway tunnel
served five closely spaced stations: Boylston, Park Street, Scollay Square, Adams Square, and Haymarket, with branches to the Public Garden portal and
Tremont_Street_subway
American developer and militia officer
Revolution who gave his name to the city's Scollay Square. He was the only surviving son of John Scollay, a strong supporter of colonial rights and a member
William_Scollay
City hall of Boston, Massachusetts
Center complex replaced over 50 acres (20 ha) in Scollay Square. Prior to redevelopment Scollay Square had contained the Old Howard Theatre and brick buildings
Boston_City_Hall
Former streetcar station in Boston, Massachusetts
Thereafter the station reverted to exclusive streetcar use. Scollay Square and Adams Square had similar baroque granite headhouses with four-sided clock
Adams_Square_station
Street in Boston, Massachusetts
comprised a busy part of the city near Brattle Street, Court Street and Scollay Square. In the 19th century, it was the home of many bookstores and publishing
Cornhill (Government Center, Boston)
Cornhill_(Government_Center,_Boston)
Area of Boston, Massachusetts
1960s and 1970s the enormous new Government Center complex replaced Scollay Square. Landmarks in Downtown Boston include the Greenway, Custom House Tower
Downtown_Boston
Rapid transit line in Greater Boston
Dudley Square to Forest Hills in 1909, with an infill station at Green Street in 1912; the Charlestown Elevated was extended from Sullivan Square to Everett
Orange_Line_(MBTA)
Subway station in Boston, Massachusetts, US
routes. On September 3, 1898, the tunnel was extended to Scollay Square, Adams Square, Haymarket Square, and the Canal Street Incline. Some cars ran all the
Park_Street_station_(MBTA)
Hotel in Massachusetts, United States
downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Located on Court and Brattle Streets in Scollay Square, it was in operation during the late nineteenth and early twentieth
Crawford House (Boston, Massachusetts)
Crawford_House_(Boston,_Massachusetts)
1960s adult entertainment district in Boston, Massachusetts
light district at Scollay Square, near Faneuil Hall, to build the Government Center urban renewal project. Displaced Scollay Square denizens relocated
Combat_Zone,_Boston
Square in Boston, Massachusetts
west toward Cornhill (left) and Brattle Street (right), 1905 Dock Square Scollay Square Illustrated Boston 1889, p. 66. Smith 1880, pp. 49–54; City of Boston
Adams_Square_(Boston)
opened on February 28, 1883, in Boston. The last one, the Old Howard in Scollay Square, which had evolved from opera to vaudeville to burlesque, closed in
History_of_Boston
1919 labor unrest in Massachusetts, US
Boston left two dead and others wounded. One person died in a riot at Scollay Square, a center of amusement halls and theaters. Whether the crowds were threatening
Boston_police_strike
American entertainer (1904–1987)
would, in his leisure time, participate in dancing contests held in Scollay Square, which was within walking distance of the bank, and attend musical performances
Ray_Bolger
Street in Boston, Massachusetts (1694–1962)
Plaza, at Government Center. The street ran the short distance from Scollay Square to Faneuil Hall. John Adams and his family lived on this street for
Brattle_Street_(Boston)
Subway station in Boston, Massachusetts, US
Loop at Scollay Square. The last (route #93) streetcars to use the inner tracks ran on July 2, 1949, although a North Station to Scollay Square shuttle
Haymarket_station_(MBTA)
Public space in Boston, Massachusetts
redevelop Scollay Square, which the city perceived as rundown. As part of the Government Center project, Hynes suggested replacing Scollay Square with city
Boston_City_Hall_Plaza
American novelist
from Boston, Massachusetts. She is best known for her first novel, Scollay Square, which made The New York Times Best Seller list in 1952. The novel,
Pearl_Schiff
Historic neighborhood in Massachusetts
the neighborhood. Red-light districts operated near Beacon Hill in Scollay Square and the West End until a 1950s urban renewal project renovated the area
Beacon_Hill,_Boston
Rapid transit line in Boston
from Scollay Square (where a new platform, Scollay Under, was constructed to replace Court Street station) to a new station and loop at Bowdoin Square. Tracks
Blue_Line_(MBTA)
Light rail system
and 1898, with underground stations at Boylston, Park Street, Scollay Square, Adams Square, and Haymarket. The Main Line Elevated was run through the tunnel
Green_Line_(MBTA)
American television series (1972–1974)
Marine Corps, being discharged at the rank of corporal. He grew up in Scollay Square and a childhood acquaintance described him as the neighborhood jock
Banacek
American architect (1857–1942)
500 seats; opened 1913; demolished 1970 Gordon's Scollay Square Olympia Theatre, 56 Scollay Square (4 Tremont Row), Boston MA; 2538 seats; opened 17
Clarence_H._Blackall
Street in Boston, Massachusetts
Houston Chronicle. September 18, 2004. Retrieved May 3, 2016. "History of Scollay Square". BambinoMusical.com. Retrieved May 3, 2016. State Street Trust Company
Hanover_Street_(Boston)
Neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts
increasingly non-residential, including part of Government Center (formerly Scollay Square) as well as much of Massachusetts General Hospital and several high
West_End,_Boston
1949 comic song about Boston's subway
1985. The song further mentions that his wife visited him every day at Scollay Square, which today is Government Center on the Green Line. The Chad Mitchell
M.T.A._(song)
Square in Boston, Massachusetts
makeover". Boston Globe. Retrieved May 28, 2016. Kruh, David (2004). Scollay Square (MA) (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3667-9. "About
Post_Office_Square,_Boston
Dewey Square is a square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts which lies at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue, Summer Street, Federal Street, Purchase Street
Dewey_Square
American hitman and boxer (1932–1976)
they beat random people in the street, cruised the bars in Boston's Scollay Square, wandered to the neighborhoods of Lynn and Revere, and were finally
Joseph_Barboza
Nickname that applies to many cities with vice scenes
from the early-1960s to the early-1990s recession years, known for the Scollay Square burlesque district and the Combat Zone adult entertainment district
List_of_Sin_Cities
2006 novel by Sam Savage
mother rat with 12 nipples in the basement of a Boston bookshop in Scollay Square on November 9, 1960. As a result, Firmin the runt puts off the pangs
Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife
Firmin:_Adventures_of_a_Metropolitan_Lowlife
American Western television series (1957–1963)
there), claiming, "In my youth ... I was the best-dressed bouncer in Scollay Square." His permanent place of residence is the Hotel Carlton in San Francisco
Have_Gun_–_Will_Travel
Street in Boston, Massachusetts
17 Court Street in Scollay Square, c. 1925 Court and Tremont Streets, Scollay Square, August 12, 1934 Court Street and Scollay Square, c. 1955 Cornhill
Court_Street_(Boston)
Statue by Richard Saltonstall Greenough
first placed in Scollay Square in Boston. In 1903, it was moved to the First Church in the Back Bay, as its location in Scollay Square was needed for an
Statue of John Winthrop (U.S. Capitol)
Statue_of_John_Winthrop_(U.S._Capitol)
Capital and largest city in Massachusetts, United States
implementing eminent domain projects, including the clearance of the vibrant Scollay Square area for construction of the modernist style Government Center. In 1965
Boston
American businessman (1753–1832)
garden filled with fruit trees and peacocks on Cotton Hill, opposite Scollay Square. He was also the son-in-law of painter John Singleton Copley. Greene
Gardiner_Greene
Building in Boston, Massachusetts
rounded corners may allude to the curved streets that formerly occupied Scollay Square, or the curved facade of Sears' Crescent and Sears' Block, a pair of
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
John_F._Kennedy_Federal_Building
Building in Boston, Massachusetts
ISSN 0743-1791. Retrieved February 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. "Scollay Square Plans". Boston Evening Transcript. February 16, 1903. p. 16. Retrieved
Old_State_House_(Boston)
Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts
Located on the corner of Brattle Street and Brattle Square in the neighborhood of Scollay Square, it was in operation for most of the 19th and early 20th
Quincy_House_(Boston)
Subway station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Early plans called for a monument-like headhouse in Harvard Square matching that of Scollay Square station. However, a one-story, 40-by-60-foot (12 m × 18 m)
Harvard_station
19th-c. centers for the working class
late February 2007. Kimball's Museum and Austin & Stones Museum in Scollay Square were both well-known attractions, the former having a friendly connection
Dime_museum
Light rail station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
public objection. A night bus route between Central Square and Scollay Square via Lechmere Square began on May 4, 1930. The route ran on Cambridge Street
Lechmere_station
American burlesque performer (1913–1981)
ISBN 9781550223712. Kruh, David (1999). Always Something Doing: Boston's Infamous Scollay Square. UPNE. ISBN 9781555534103. Frankel, Noralee (May 8, 2009). Stripping
Georgia_Sothern
single building, above Palace Theatre, at 109 Court Street, not far from Scollay Square in Boston showed that the telephone worked, but so far, only at a short
Invention_of_the_telephone
Theater in Boston, Massachusetts (1845–1953)
local brewery. It reopened October 5, 1846, at 34 Howard Street in Scollay Square, the area that is now occupied by Boston's Government Center. For the
Howard_Athenaeum
Municipal planning and development agency for Boston
the country. At the same time, nineteenth-century buildings around Scollay Square were demolished to make way for the new Government Center. Many consider
Boston Planning & Development Agency
Boston_Planning_&_Development_Agency
Rapid transit station in Boston, Massachusetts, US
and Cambridge to use the inner tracks to terminate at the Scollay Square and Adams Square loops, while streetcars that entered the subway from the south
North_Station_(subway)
Highway in Boston, Massachusetts
new exit 16B) and leads to the Scollay Square area. 17A-B southbound (formerly exit 24) now exits to Haymarket Square and MA-1A (the Callahan Tunnel)
Central_Artery
Street in Boston, Massachusetts
Government Center area. It existed until the 1920s, when it became known as Scollay Square. In 1859 the Barre Gazette newspaper described Tremont Row as "the great
Tremont_Row
Subway station in Boston, Massachusetts, US
designed by Charles Brigham, who had previously designed the Scollay Square and Adams Square headhouses for the Tremont Street Subway. Shafts leading to
Aquarium_station_(MBTA)
British colonial administrator and namesake of Yale College
In Boston, Massachusetts, a tablet to Yale was erected in 1927 at Scollay Square, near the site of Yale's birth. Yale president Arthur Twining Hadley
Elihu_Yale
District Art website, Mayor's Gallery exhibits work by Boston artists, Scollay Square Gallery showcases arts organizations and artists community groups that
List_of_museums_in_Boston
Subway station in Boston, Massachusetts, US
of the Tremont Street Subway to four tracks between Park Street and Scollay Square. As part of the plan, Park Street and Boylston stations were to be combined
Boylston_station
Map type
Scollay Square in Boston before the Urban Renewal of the 1960s.
Figure-ground_diagram
Pornographic comic book
regarded as dangerous places to be arrested for pornography. Boston's Scollay Square, however, was a place where Tijuana bibles could readily be purchased
Tijuana_bible
Former railway in Boston
to run from the North End ferries to along Hanover Street as far as Scollay Square, where it would connect with the tracks of the Middlesex and Metropolitan
Suffolk_Railroad
American mobster (1898–1997)
a practice at a pharmacy which doubled as a covert liquor store at Scollay Square, he would become involved in illegal gambling during Prohibition. By
Harry_Sagansky
Street in Boston, Massachusetts
road to Haymarket Square on November 6, 1872. (This extension was overtaken by the redevelopment of Haymarket Square and Scollay Square, which became Government
Washington_Street_(Boston)
Island in Hingham Bay, Massachusetts, USA
"his lonely hut must have made Thoreau's hermitage at Walden seem like Scollay Square after a theatre performance.") In the 1890s owner Edwin Clapp gave the
Slate_Island
American politician (1919–1995)
government broke ground on a new city hall and surrounding plaza in Scollay Square. In the same year, Collins and Edward Logue organized a consortium of
John_F._Collins
1880s-1900s) of Boston, Massachusetts, was an entertainment emporium in Scollay Square (no.4 Tremont Row), established by William Austin and Frank Stone. It
Austin and Stone's Dime Museum
Austin_and_Stone's_Dime_Museum
Massachusetts League of Cities and Towns headquartered in Boston. 1962 Scollay Square razed. Caffe Paradiso in business. 1963 Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Timeline_of_Boston
American merchant, slave trader and philanthropist (1700–1743)
portal Kruh, David (1999). Always Something Doing: Boston's Infamous Scollay Square. UPNE. p. 4. ISBN 9781555534103. Andros, Howard S. (2001). Buildings
Peter_Faneuil
downtown Boston -- Court Street (ca.1817), in the courthouse; Scollay Square (1823–1833), in Scollay's building; Tremont Street (1833–1856), adjacent to King's
Provident Institution for Savings in the Town of Boston
Provident_Institution_for_Savings_in_the_Town_of_Boston
Subway station in Boston, Massachusetts, US
ran from Scollay Square (where a new platform was constructed to replace Court Street station) to a new station and loop at Bowdoin Square. Tracks continued
Bowdoin_station
Bus route in Greater Boston
service north of Massachusetts station was replaced with a Harvard Square–Scollay Square route via Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar Street. The MTA began
Route_1_(MBTA)
Statue by Richard Saltonstall Greenough
was modeled in 1873 and cast in 1880. It was originally installed in Scollay Square (now known as Government Center), before being relocated to First Church
Statue of John Winthrop (Boston)
Statue_of_John_Winthrop_(Boston)
Scottish-born painter (1688–1751)
1734; 26 May 1735 David Kruh. Always something doing: Boston's infamous Scollay Square, rev. ed. Boston: Northeastern Univ. Press, 1999; p.34. Kloss, William
John_Smibert
American poet
Redevelopment and Other Swan Songs of Old Boston" included songs such as "Scollay Square, Where Are You Today?", "Henry Thoreau Fell in Love with a Pond", and
Francis_W._Hatch
Bus route in Boston
1940 included the Dudley–Milton bus line via Dorchester Avenue and a Scollay Square–Neponset streetcar line via Andrew and Meeting House Hill. In 1940–41
Route_15_(MBTA)
American lawyer, writer, and politician (1911–1995)
instead become part of a major redevelopment effort in the declining Scollay Square neighborhood. The effort was primarily spearheaded by Boston Mayors
Foster_Furcolo
School-Street Opera House 19th century School Street Scollay Square Olympia Theatre 20th century Scollay Theatre 1913 1962 Tremont Row Seville Theatre 1930
List of former theatres in Boston
List_of_former_theatres_in_Boston
United States historic place
entrance (headhouse) in the center of Harvard Square, similar to those at Scollay Square and Adams Square. The headhouse was ultimately constructed as
Harvard_Square_Subway_Kiosk
American politician (1913-1950)
1950, Faulkner used an alias to check into a low-rate rooming house in Scollay Square. He was given a room on the third floor and a few minutes later was
Andrew_E._Faulkner
Magistrate and cofounder of New Haven Colony
Col. Appleton Sr., member of the Appleton family. David Yale lived on Scollay Square, at the past home of Gov. John Endecott, and became the father of Gov
Thomas Yale (New Haven Colony)
Thomas_Yale_(New_Haven_Colony)
Built environment in Massachusetts, USA
built around City Hall, as part of an effort to gentrify the former Scollay Square. Two of the most iconic skyscrapers in Boston were built during the
Architecture_of_Boston
American politician (1818–1899)
Boston. On this occasion the statue of John Winthrop was unveiled on Scollay Square. After serving as mayor, Prince became a trustee of the Boston Public
Frederick_O._Prince
American photographer (1808–1901)
partnership of Southworth & Hawes, with studios on Tremont Row, in Boston's Scollay Square. The studio produced daguerreotype portraits of many notables, including
Josiah_Johnson_Hawes
Hotel in Massachusetts, United States
House has been replaced by a parking lot) Jones, Leslie. Aerial view of Scollay Square area. 1947 (approximate). Boston Public Library. 7 May 2013. (shows
American_House_(Boston)
American painter (1921–1999)
PA, 2010 Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame IN, 2010 Boston City Hall, Scollay Square Gallery, Boston MA, 2009 Miami-Dade Public Library, Main Library, Miami
Emilio_Sanchez_(artist)
to Eliot Square in Roxbury via Washington Street. On October 3, the route was extended along Tremont Street as far north as Scollay Square (now Government
Metropolitan Railroad (Boston)
Metropolitan_Railroad_(Boston)
Former streetcar company in Massachusetts
were routed into the subway via the Canal Street Incline, looping at Scollay Square station. This continued for 37 years under the Boston and Northern Street
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
Eastern_Massachusetts_Street_Railway
Firmin by Sam Savage, a magical-realist account of the destruction of Scollay Square Flashpoint by Linda Barnes Flynn's World by Gregory Mcdonald Future
Boston_in_fiction
Month of 1919
Newly arrived Massachusetts State Guards try to keep order in Scollay Square, Boston after the city's police enforce went on strike.
September_1919
Chancellor of Chester, England (c. 1540–1626)
land with a garden, from merchant Edward Bendall, and was located in Scollay Square, downtown Boston. Yale's estate was later sold by his attorney Capt
David_Yale_(chancellor)
Street in Greater Boston, Massachusetts
urban artery in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It runs from Kenmore Square in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood, forming a 1.5-mile straight line to
Brookline_Avenue
American architect
Institution for Savings, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1897 Scollay Square and Adams Square station entrances, 1898 Albert C. Burrage House, Back Bay,
Charles_Brigham
American militia officer
an unruly crowd in South Boston. Another was killed during a riot in Scollay Square. Another man was shot and killed by the guardsmen the following day
Samuel_D._Parker_(soldier)
Road in Boston, Massachusetts
Square Roxbury Crossing Scollay Square Sullivan Square Thompson Square Union Square Uphams Corner Winthrop Square Italics denote streets and squares that
Neptune_Road
American musical firm
that the company produced bear that address. Archival photos of the Scollay Square area of Boston dating from the 1880s often show the "Howe's Music" sign
Elias_Howe_Company
Topics referred to by the same term
in Kentucky Crawford House (Boston, Massachusetts), former hotel in Scollay Square Elias Crawford House, Worcester, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed Crawford
Crawford_House
American patriot
Melvill married Priscilla Scollay (1755–1833), the daughter of prominent Boston merchant John Scollay, and sister of William Scollay (1756–1809), a developer
Thomas Melvill (American patriot)
Thomas_Melvill_(American_patriot)
American football player (1892–1949)
policeman during the 1919 Boston police strike and was injured during the Scollay Square riot. Hardwick was an early supporter of professional sports. In 1926
Huntington_Hardwick
Charlestown Square (now City Square) in Charlestown, then continuing into Boston via the Warren Bridge and proceeding as far as Haymarket Square before returning
Middlesex_Railroad
American physician and Founding Father (1741–1775)
Frothingham 1865, p. 558. "Mercy Scollay is Copley's "Lady in a Blue Dress". Uhlar, Janet (2025-09-08). "Mercy Scollay's Quest for Custody of Joseph Warren's
Joseph_Warren
Street in Boston, Massachusetts
pitchers of Mud Slides and other frozen drinks, is referred to as "Old Scollay's Red Hat." The other bar, at the south end, is the "Twenty-First Amendment
Bowdoin_Street
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