Electric Avenue Substation

Electric Avenue Substation is an electrical substation in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts which is located on Electric Avenue. Electric Avenue Substation is situated nearby to the recreation area Faneuil Dream Garden, as well as near the park McKinney Playground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Auerbach Center and North Beacon Street Bridge.

Auerbach Center

Sports venue

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The Auerbach Center is the practice facility for the National Basketball Association 's Boston Celtics, located in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects, in collaboration with Lucinda Loya Interiors, the 160,000-square-foot building… Auerbach Center is situated 2,400 feet east of Electric Avenue Substation.

North Beacon Street Bridge

Bridge

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The North Beacon Street Bridge is a bridge carrying North Beacon Street over the Charles River between Watertown, MA and Brighton, Boston, MA. It was built in 1917. North Beacon Street Bridge is situated 2,000 feet west of Electric Avenue Substation.

Boston Medical Center – Brighton

Hospital

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Boston Medical Center – Brighton is a mid-size non-profit teaching hospital located in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. BMC Brighton is a part of Boston Medical Center Health System, a non-profit health care system which took over the hospital in 2024 from Steward Health Care, its previous operator, which was forced to sell its Massachusetts hospitals following its bankruptcy. Boston Medical Center – Brighton is situated 3,600 feet southeast of Electric Avenue Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brighton and Allston-Brighton.

Brighton

Suburb

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Brighton is a former town and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, located in the northwestern corner of the city. It is named after the English city of Brighton.

Allston-Brighton

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Both bound closely with Boston while remaining a bit cut off, Allston/Brighton is defined by the colleges that surround it. A visit reveals a bohemian vibe in this student village writ large.

Union Square

Neighborhood

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Union Square is a square in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts at the intersection of Cambridge Street and Brighton Avenue/North Beacon Street.

Electric Avenue Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Address: 316 Electric Avenue, Brighton, MA
Category: industry
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.35715° or 42° 21′ 26″ north

Longitude

-71.15469° or 71° 9′ 17″ west

Operator

Eversource Energy

Open location code

87JC9R4W+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 382453641

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Faneuil Dream Garden and McKinney Playground.

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