First Electric Trolley Ride - View this location on map On January 1, 1889, the first electrically powered streetcar in Boston left Allston Car Barn on Wilton Street for a trip to Park Square via Coolidge Corner, Beacon Street, Massachusetts Avenue, and Boylston Street. Electric transit proved to be reliable and clean, enabling Boston to expand by providing residents of outlying neighborhoods quicker access to downtown. Cambridge St and Wilton Street, Boston, MA Historical

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