#onthisday in 1949, a @BostonBTD
photographer photographed Blue Hill Ave so @cityofboston could analyze traffic patterns. We're sharing some of those photos in this thread. Our photographer started at 4 pm near Glenway St. @universalhub https://cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_758253dc-920a-41c4-822c-f9d5677bef72/

At 4:10, the photographer snapped this image of Blue Hill Ave and Columbia Road. https://cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_69c32b18-83d7-43ae-b53b-7f435666674c/

Here's a different shot of the same area, taken 5 minutes later. https://cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_c3ccbfbb-aff1-4174-8026-3eabe465604d/

At 4:25, they were back to photographing near Glenway Street. https://cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_c24e3c64-c126-4da3-8547-a26753202486/

About 20 minutes later, they finished up their photography session with this photo taken near Seaver Street. https://cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_06426576-c792-40c0-aa69-18c1d88105fc/

Want to zoom in on details in any of these photos? Just click the link for a high resolution, zoomable image!