Old Pictures

[sb150]

May be somewhere in this Forum, but are there any photos of the original Scolley Square and Haymarket Stations on the current Green Line ?

[Leo Sullivan]

Here are a couple of Haymarket pictures from the early days.
The first looks toward the North portal from the N. end of
the station
The second shows the inner tracks also looking north.
These tracks were used by the Lynn & Boston and
some BERY cars from the north. There is another pair of tracks
on the outside beyond the stairs but they are not easy to see.
I have not yet scanned a good Scollay picture.
LS

[Adams_Umass_Boston]

May be somewhere in this Forum, but are there any photos of the original Scolley Square and Haymarket Stations on the current Green Line ?

Hello sb150.
The late and great Paul Joyce started a great thread with many great old photos. I have been adding to it since his demise.
http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopi ... 65&t=64365" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I would search through there. I know I have posted a few that would help you.

[The EGE]

I've put some of the BTC report images up on Wikimedia Commons.

Scollay Square:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cate ... lay_Square_(BERy_station" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

Haymarket:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Haymarket_(MBTA_station" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

[BigUglyCat]

I've put some of the BTC report images up on Wikimedia Commons.

Scollay Square:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cate ... lay_Square_(BERy_station" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

Haymarket:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Haymarket_(MBTA_station" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

EGE: something wrong with both links, but in each case the empty page has a "Did you mean..." that links to your intended destination.

[MBTA3247]

The links are correct, the board software is just interpreting them wrong. You have to manually type in the closing parentheses in the address bar.

[diburning]

Let me see if I can fix those for you.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cate ... y_station)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cate ... A_station)

If you use the [url] tags, it will link correctly. If you leave it up to the forum to interpret the links, those broken links will appear.

[sb150]

Thank you everyone. I remember the old Haymarket Station as a kid, but on a positive note, I'm too young to remember Scolley Square

[BandA]

When did the old haymarket station close?

[dieciduej]

When did the old haymarket station close?

I believe it was the early 70s. My guess is 1971 but I can't find an actually date.

JoeD

[sb150]

I remember it had lighting, black ceilings & walls similar to the ceilings in Government Center.

[jwhite07]

May 10, 1971.

[Charliemta]

I remember the old Haymarket station as having a lot of light-bulb sized lights, kind of festive. To my childhood eyes it looked like a circus, very magical that way. The sad part for me is that the new station eliminated the 4 track line, replacing it with two tracks.

I still think the old incline to the Causeway Street surface should have been preserved, along with the 4 track Haymarket, to accommodate a future LRV line across the North Washington Street bridge to Charlestown and possibly Chelsea. But that's another thread topic.

[Gerry6309]

New Haymarket opened May 10, 1971

The lobby extends into the old station, and limited the available platform space during construction. For many years the remainder of the old station was lit and visible to passengers passing through. It was also visible to passengers on Orange Line trains, leaving or entering Haymarket, less so after 1975, when the tracks were shifted to the east.

IIRC, the center tracks through the station were out of service for many years, possibly since 1949. The switches to and from Brattle Loop were moved when the construction for the new station started. The present entrance is located at the south end of the platforms, about 25 feet south of the original entrance. When the new station first opened, the only access was from the passageway to the former Union-Friend Station - a long detour and not very popular.

The original entrance was located on an island in the middle of the square, where seven streets met. The three from the north, Merrimac, Canal and North Washington all point to the site of the head house. Sudbury and Blackstone were diverted away, and Washington and Union were replaced by an extension of Congress. The Government Center Garage sits atop the location of the island. The head house at Haymarket was rather plain, but those at Scollay and Adams were quite ornate.

[typesix]

Old Government Center under tour:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/0 ... story.html
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/0 ... story.html