Changes come to Route 9 shopping

Every mile of Route 9 tells a story. This roadway, first built as a toll highway in 1810 and christened the Worcester Turnpike, is more than 200 years old. Take a look at the transformation, new developments, and historic pictures along the state highway. Here is a stretch of Washington Street looking west up what is now Route 9 in Brookline Village, or Village Square, in 1915.
F. B. Smith of National Park Service
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Every mile of Route 9 tells a story.

This roadway, first built as a toll highway in 1810 and christened the Worcester Turnpike, is more than 200 years old.

Take a look at the transformation, new developments, and historic pictures along the state highway.

Here is a stretch of Washington Street looking west up what is now Route 9 in Brookline Village, or Village Square, in 1915.