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    Commonwealth Avenue Mall

    4.8 (24 reviews)

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    Abigail Adams -- don't fail to read the inscription!  Fascinating.
    Lisa G.

    Commonwealth Avenue Mall is gorgeous! If you've ever been to Richmond, VA it reminds me of (an older, bigger, better?) Monument Avenue -- gorgeous homes flanking the mall on both sides, monuments commemorating the city's heroes, and a shady mall in the middle great for taking a stroll, run or walking the dog. But no bikes are allowed! Among those memorialized here are Phillis Wheatley, Abigail Adams, historians, and there's a beautiful, stirring tribute to firefighters who lost their lives or were injured in a 1972 hotel fire along Commonwealth Avenue. Although I made it a route for getting in part of my morning run so that I could get some shade, it would be such a nice place for kicking back to relax. It's about a mile long and on the east end, it runs right into the beautiful Public Garden. My, my would I love to live on this street! Gorgeous homes!

    The Frederick Ayer Mansion designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany is a lovely sight along Comm Ave.
    Courtney K.

    Bottom Line: A narrow park that stretches down the center of Commonwealth Avenue from the Public Garden to Fenway Park. First off, props to Bean Town for their awesome Emerald Necklace. The Commonwealth Avenue Mall is just one of 10+ parks that makes us the grassy, green recreation spaces that are linked together. Secondly, I was excited to learn that I could walk along a green space all the way from the Historic Public Garden to the iconic Fenway Park. My afternoon stroll down the Comm Ave park did not disappoint. In fact, I wish I could have been more leisurely about my stroll and leaned more about the monuments along the way. The significance of some monuments like the Boston Women's Memorial were obvious, but other ones required more pondering. I felt like walking through the tree lined mall gave me a nice snippet into life in Bean Town. There were BU students inspecting their weed, playful dogs walking their owners and beautiful architecture along the entire route. One of the most impressive buildings I noticed was the Frederick Ayer Mansion. The gorgeous mosaic tiles and stained glass of that home definitely put a halt on my brisk walk! I'm so glad I got to experience 1.5 miles of the Comm Ave Mall.

    The emerald necklace park system: GREAT RUNNING!
    Claude F.

    One of the best places to run to experience Boston!!!! The Commonwealth Avenue Mall is one of the Crown Jewels of the Emerald Necklace Park system and was MADE for runners like Southern California was made for people who suffer from tanorexia! For those of you outside of Boston: The Emerald Necklace Park system consists of a chain of beautiful, immaculate parks (about 7 miles long) linked by parkways and waterways (see my map photo) which makes for a wonderful run or walk to experience the majesty of Boston in summer! You start your run in the spacious Boston Common (where America and freedom were born!) Then follow the main path through the Majestic Boston Public Garden in full bloom. Then you run over the famed garden bridge and cross the street into the expansive median of Commonwealth Avenue (see photo) If the sheer beauty of it seems like the boulevards of Paris it is because the thieving French copied their city from us (That was a joke: we copied them in our design of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, But Hey! We saved them from the Germans, the Russians and EuroDisney, so it's all good!) Really, running threw it is like jogging threw an outdoor Museum! Along the Leafy path of perfectly landscaped trees and manicured grass are the highest quality Hellenist and Modernist statues commemorating Boston and American History. To your left and right are the ornate rows of Victorian brownstones making up the opulent historic heart of the Back Bay! At the end of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall you can either turn around and back track for a shorter run or continue on thru the parks of the Emerald Necklace for a tour de force of Boston!!! But be warned! There is one big problem with running on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall: The squirrels. Thanks to Global warming, the squirrel population in Boston has increased exponentially in the last few months. And, much worse, due to some sort of environmental genetic poisoning the squirrels have become much more aggressive and intelligent. We in state government surmise it is only a matter of time before the squirrels rise up and take over all of Downtown Boston, just like in the movie Planet of The Apes. But until that dark and bloody day of the inevitable squirrel revolution, jogging on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall on a tranquil sunny day is not to be missed. Ps. To any squirrels reading this: FYI- as a trusted member of State Government I hope you realize that I can be useful in rounding up my fellow humans when the time arises and as an experienced yelper I know where all the best places to get nuts are. Just sayin!

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    Don L.

    Commonwealth Ave Mall is a great place to go for a walk. Most any time of year there are lots of people out for a stroll on the walk way down the middle. There is a variety of statues and the buildings are just beautiful. They keep it well maintained. There are a lot benches, so it is great to have lunch there or just sit and people watch. The only thing that would be better is if they included marked crosswalks where the streets cross the mall.

    Rick T.

    Wonderful path to walk to Fenway Park to beat the heat, a lot of shade and park benches. Beautiful houses and apartments to view along the way!

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    Good for a nice stroll. If you have a smart phone I suggest downloading a self-guided tour to tell you about the different statues.

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