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'''The Riverway''' ia a [[parkway]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. "The Riverway" is most correct, although locals use "Riverway" and "The Riverway" interchangeably.
'''The Riverway''' ia a [[parkway]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. "The Riverway" is most correct, although locals use "Riverway" and "The Riverway" interchangeably.


The Riverway is a link in the [[Emerald Necklace]] system of green areas designed by [[Frederick Law Olmsted]]. In addition to larger parks, the Emerald Necklace includes these other parkways:
The Riverway is a link in the [[Emerald Necklace]] system of parks and parkways designed by [[Frederick Law Olmsted]]. Starting at the [[Landmark Center]] end of the [[Back Bay Fens]], the parkway follows the path of the [[Muddy River]] south to [[Olmsted Park] across a stone bridge over Route 9 near Brookline Village.The road forms Boston's western border with neighboring [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]] and is popular with local nearby residents in both municipalities.

*[[Commonwealth Avenue, Boston|Commonealth Ave Mall]]
===Emerald Necklace===
*[[The Arborway]]

*[[The Fenway]]
Other parks and parkways of the [[Emerald Necklace]]:
*[[The Jamaicaway]]

* [[Boston Common ]]
* [[Boston Public Garden]]
* [[Commonwealth Avenue, Boston |Commonwealth Avenue Mall]]
* [[Back Bay Fens]]
* [[The Fenway]]
* [[The Jamaicaway]]
* [[Olmsted Park]]
* [[Jamaica Pond|Jamaica Pond Park]]
* [[The Arborway]]
* [[Arnold Arboretum]]
* [[Franklin Park (Boston)|Franklin Park]]


The Riverway starts at the [[Landmark Center]] end of the [[Back Bay Fens]] and follows the path of the [[Muddy River]] south to [[Olmsted Park]] just across the stone bridge over Route 9 near Brookline Village.The road forms Boston's western border with neighboring [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]] and is popular with local nearby residents in both municipalities.


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Revision as of 20:23, 5 August 2007

The Riverway ia a parkway in Boston, Massachusetts. "The Riverway" is most correct, although locals use "Riverway" and "The Riverway" interchangeably.

The Riverway is a link in the Emerald Necklace system of parks and parkways designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Starting at the Landmark Center end of the Back Bay Fens, the parkway follows the path of the Muddy River south to [[Olmsted Park] across a stone bridge over Route 9 near Brookline Village.The road forms Boston's western border with neighboring Brookline and is popular with local nearby residents in both municipalities.

Emerald Necklace

Other parks and parkways of the Emerald Necklace:


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