229 Commonwealth Avenue

 


         
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  From the North...  
  1. Take Route 93 South towards Boston
  2. Take the Storrow Drive exit at the entrance to the city
  3. Follow the road as it curves to the right, and take a left at the fork in the road (entering a tunnel)
  4. You should be on Storrow Drive heading west, follow the "From Storrow Drive" directions below
       
  From the South...  
  1. Take Route 93 North towards Boston
  2. Take the Storrow Drive exit at the entrance to the city
  3. Follow the road as it curves to the left, and take a left at the fork in the road (into a tunnel)
  4. You should be on Storrow Drive heading west, follow the "From Storrow Drive" directions below
       
  From the West...  
  1. Take the Mass. Turnpike (Route 90) East
  2. Take the "Copley Square" exit (inside a tunnel)
  3. Take a left turn after 500 feet onto Dartmouth street, heading North -- note: you will emerge from the exit on the rightmost lane of a multi-lane road, be aggressive and switch to the left lane immediately
  4. Take the second left onto Commonwealth Ave (after Newbury Street and Commonwealth Ave in the opposite direction)
  5. We are on 229 Commonwealth Ave on the right, between Exeter and Fairfield (first and second streets on the right side)
       
  From Storrow Drive...  
  1. Take the Copley exit off of Storrow Drive
  2. At the traffic light, take a right onto Beacon (heading west)
  3. Take the second left onto Exeter (not including one way streets)
  4. Go straight until you hit Commonwealth Ave and take a right
  5. Our house is 229 Commonwealth Ave on the right side near the end of the block
       
  Via the Subway...  

Boston Subway (known as "The T") is divided into 4 "lines". The lines are named after colors, and each line goes in 2 directions: inbound and outbound. Inbound means towards the center of the city, and outbound means away from it. You want to go to the "Copley" stop on the GREEN line. After getting out of the subway, you'll be at the intersection of Boylston and Dartmouth streets. Head down Boylston AGAINST TRAFFIC (west) and take your first right onto Exeter (you will also be walking against traffic on Exeter). Keep walking, through the intersection of Exeter and Newbury. The next intersection is that of Commonwealth and Exeter. Cross all the way over to the far side of this intersection, and take a left onto Commonwealth. You should now be walking to the immediate right of a couple lanes of traffic that are going in the same direction as you. Our house is on this block, about 3/4 of the way down. The house is clearly labeled #229. Now you must extensively ring the doorbell, which is directly to the left of the glass outer door.

  1. Take the green line to the Copley stop
  2. When you exit, you will be at the intersection of Boylston and Dartmouth. Head down Boylston against traffic (west) and take the first right onto Exeter
  3. Walk straight until Commonwealth and Exeter, crossing to the far side of the intersection (Commonwealth is separated into two one lane roads, go to the far one)
  4. Take a left onto Commonwealth (with traffic)
  5. 229 Commonwealth Ave is on the right near the end of the block
  6. The doorbell is located to the left side of the outermost entrance to the house (not the door)