On Thursday, May 17, beginning at 6 pm at the George Washington Statue in the Public Garden, corner of Arlington Street and Commonwealth Avenue, take a walk through the heart of Victorian Boston on this Boston by Foot tour of Commonwealth Avenue. Boston’s grand boulevard, Commonwealth Avenue, provides an enduringly popular stroll. The tour parallels the 19th century filling and development of the Back Bay from its origin at Arlington Street down the seven blocks along the tree-lined, grassy Mall. See how careful effort over 150 years has preserved the “grandness” of the Avenue. General Admission $15 (Boston by Foot members $5). Register at http://www.bostonbyfoot.org/tours/Commonwealth_Avenue
