Jersey Street (Boston)
Jersey Street is a street in the Fenway–Kenmore neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, part of a scheme of alphabetical street names in Back Bay. It lies parallel to Ipswich Street and Kilmarnock Street, and runs from Brookline Avenue to Park Drive. Named in the late 1850s, the street's name is a reference to the sixth Earl of Jersey, George Augustus Frederick Child Villiers.
The main entrance to Fenway Park is located on Jersey Street. | |
Location | Boston |
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South end | Park Drive |
North end | Brookline Avenue |
Jersey Street is the address of Fenway Park, and a two-block section of Jersey Street where the ballpark is located was named Yawkey Way from 1977 until 2018.
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