Disused Southern Tunnel
Originally, the subway in 1897 consisted of a main line under Tremont Street that terminated at Park Street, and two forks to the south. One fork has become the extant part of the line. It veered westward along Boylston Street, toward Back Bay. The other fork continued under Tremont Street to an opening called the Pleasant Street Incline (depicted in the photo at the right). This latter section ran streetcars that went southwest to Egleston via the South End, along Tremont Street (route 43), and southeast to City Point in South Boston via Broadway (route 9). While streetcar service through the southern tunnel ended in 1961, this tunnel still exists.
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