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Packard's
Corner

1065 Comm Ave

1001 Comm Ave

996 Comm Ave

950 Comm Ave

930 Comm Ave

860 Comm Ave

855 Comm Ave

808 Comm Ave

785 Comm Ave

640 Comm Ave

575 Comm Ave

then

Packard's Corner

Commonwealth Chevrolet

Ellis Automotive Accessories

Coombs & McBeath Ford

Rambler

Rambler

Vauxhall Pontiac Village

Noyes Buick

Cadillac-Oldsmobile

Shell

NASH New England Company

The General Tire

now

Packard's Corner

Star Market

MATCH Charter Public School

Enterprise

Sullivan Tire

School of Hospitality Administration

Retail shops

College of Fine Arts

808 Gallery and CFA Classrooms

Boston University Academy

College of Communication

BU residence hall (former Howard Johnson Hotel)

Packard's Corner

1065 Comm Ave

1001 Comm Ave

996 Comm Ave

950 Comm Ave

930 Comm Ave

860 Comm Ave

855 Comm Ave

808 Comm Ave

785 Comm Ave

640 Comm Ave

575 Comm Ave

Photographs by Robin Berghaus. Historic images by BU Photography.