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Brighton Center: then and now

Brighton Center: then and now

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Created by Your Town Allston-Brighton • Updated On: March 6, 2013

Tour the history of the Brighton Center and Oak Square neighborhoods

Boca Grande is one of Brighton Center: then and now.

1. Boca Grande

366 Washington St (Market St), Brighton, MA
Burrito Restaurant · 13 tips and reviews

Your Town Allston-BrightonYour Town Allston-Brighton: Look out the window. This is what the neighborhood looked like in 1910. Read more.

Porter Belly's is one of Brighton Center: then and now.

2. Porter Belly's

5.9
338 Washington St (Waldo Terr), Brighton, MA
Pub · 18 tips and reviews

Your Town Allston-BrightonYour Town Allston-Brighton: Carriages occupied Washington Street in 1905. How the area has changed! Read more.

YMCA - Oak Square is one of Brighton Center: then and now.

3. YMCA - Oak Square

8.5
615 Washington St (Oak Square), Brighton, MA
Gym · 18 tips and reviews

Your Town Allston-BrightonYour Town Allston-Brighton: The plot of land on which the Oak Square YMCA now stands used to be a streetcar station. Read more.

Castlebar is one of Brighton Center: then and now.

4. Castlebar

575 Washington St (Brackett St), Brighton, MA
Bar · 18 tips and reviews

Your Town Allston-BrightonYour Town Allston-Brighton: Castlebar's location was a residential neighborhood in 1910. Read more.

Jim's Deli is one of Brighton Center: then and now.

5. Jim's Deli

8.8
371 Washington St (btw Leicester & Market), Brighton, MA
Deli · 54 tips and reviews

Your Town Allston-BrightonYour Town Allston-Brighton: The stores on this stretch of Washington Street have changed, but many of the buildings remain. Here's a peek of 1948 Brighton Center. Read more.

Joey's Brighton is one of Brighton Center: then and now.

6. Joey's Brighton

416 Market St (Washington St), Brighton, MA
Sports Bar · 7 tips and reviews

Your Town Allston-BrightonYour Town Allston-Brighton: Joey's used to be the Imperial Hotel. The hotel's marquee was visible in this 1954 photo. Read more.