Brookline History with Ken Liss
Time & Location
Nov 07, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Brookline, 15 Newton St, Brookline, MA 02445, USA
The Details
Thursday, November 7th, 2024
Doors Open at 6:30pm, Presentation starts at 7:00pm
$20 Per Person
From Kenmore Square to Packard’s Corner, Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, and Brookline was lined with grand auto showrooms for much of the 20th century. What has now been repurposed as Boston University buildings, grocery stores, restaurants, bars, and nightclubs, was once a thriving stretch of road dedicated to the automobile, with more than a mile of dealerships, repair shops, and aftermarket accessory purveyors. Among the formidable American marques, stood numerous European marques as well, including those sold by the iconic Foreign Motors Inc., located a short distance from automobile row.
Join Brookline Historical Society president Ken Liss for an exploration of the history of Automobile Row and the remnants left behind, many of them hidden in plain sight.
Ken Liss has been president of the Brookline Historical Society since 2009. He is a librarian at…
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