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The Bulfinch Triangle

Charles Bulfinch was a member of the Selectmen's committee that designed the street layout of this landmaking project and drew the plan, hence the name Bulfinch Triangle. This area is shaped as a southeastward pointing triangle with today's Causeway Street as the straight side at the top and Merrimac and North Washington Streets meeting to form a point at the Haymarket Parking Garage. Canal Street runs down the center of the triangle and was originally a canal carrying vessels northward as part of the Middlesex Canal.

Other streets comprising this area are: Lancaster, Portland, Friend, Haverhill, Medford, Traverse, and Market Streets. Major landmarks and buildings in this area and its vicinity include the Fleet Center, the Tip O'Neill Federal Building, the Edward Brooke Courthouse, Paddy Burke's Pub, and the Leonard Zakim Bridge.

Causeway Street

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View Behind Fleet Center

View Behind Fleet Center
A view of the former Nashua St. off ramp overhead and the Leonard Zakim Bridge.

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Causeway and Friend Streets

Corner of Causeway and Friend Streets
A view of building at corner of Causeway and Friend Streets. The elevated Green Line tracks runs along over Causeway Street and this intersection.

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Merrimac Street

Back of Brooke Courthouse

Back of Brooke Courthouse
A view of the colonnade.

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Paddy Burke's

Paddy Burke's Pub
The pub occupies three  floors of this Second Empire-styled building. The building stands as an island where the ends of Merrimac, Traverse and Portland Streets meet.

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View towards One West End Place

View to Staniford Street and One West End Place
This view looks along Merrimac Street towards One West End Place. The steps on the left of those of the Edward Brooke Courthouse which was completed in 1998.

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