Coolidge Corner

Coolidge Corner is a public space as well as a neighborhood that is located in northern                                            Brookline, MA. The main location and area that this public space takes up is where Beacon St, and Harvard Street intersect each other. The way this public space got its name was from the Coolidge brothers’ general store that was built on that intersection in 1857. This general store now known as the S.S. Pierce building, which was one of the first commercial businesses in northern Brookline. Even today in Coolidge Corner the S.S. Pierce building is still there today. Since the S.S. Pierce building entered the community the commercial district has grown rapidly and became a tourist attraction for northern Brookline as well and a family friendly public space. Not just tourist come to this public space but also families from the neighbor as well as people from Allston and Boston, since its only a few streets away from both cities. There are multiple ways for these people to enter the site, the way that is used the most is the MTBA system wither it is the Green-line of the T has a stop for these space as well as the Bus route 66.Many popular coffee shops, pharmacies, small independent boutiques, an independent bookstore, and ethnic restaurants are located there, as well as a few retail chain stores. One of the Big landmarks that is located right down the street from Coolidge Corners the old fashion Coolidge Corner Theater sign. Even though most of the buildings on the street are commercial there are still many buildings that are residential building that line Harvard and Beacon St.