Gallery: Regular Guy From Boston Decides to Map the City's Entire History

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    Maps of Boston in 1776 and 2010 show the areal growth of the city.
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    A close-up from the 2010 map of Boston.
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    Ed McCarthy shows off his map of Allston/Brighton.
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    A map of Boston's Fenway neighborhood in 1838.
  • A map of Boston's Fenway neighborhood in 2012.
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    A map of Boston's Fenway neighborhood in 2012.
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    McCarthy's map of Southie.
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    McCarthy's Allston/Brighton neighborhood map.
  • McCarthy's map of Charlestown.
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    McCarthy's map of Charlestown.
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