Atlascope - Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library

January 27, 2026
Ian Spangler

New year, new layers and research tools in Atlascope

Collaborations with MassGIS and the Massachusetts Historical Society add new features and data to Atlascope

April 14, 2022
Megan Nally

Power, paper, and PCBs: An environmental history of the Lower Neponset River

Last month, the EPA announced the addition of the Lower Neponset River to the Superfund National Priorities List—a designation that will provide federal resources for a long-awaited environmental hazard investigation and cleanup project.

November 21, 2025
Genna Kane

Making Power, Making Land: The Spatial Legacy of Boston’s Energy Production

The creation of new land and the development of power infrastructure have a shared history along Boston's waterfront—one that still impacts our environment today

March 4, 2023
Amy Finstein, Emily Marino, Owen Kenney, Kathleen McCarthy, Julia Clarke, and Maggie Hartnett

New Stories From Before Displacement: An Urban History

Undergraduates at the College of the Holy Cross used Atlascope to research the buildings and landscapes of Boston that were destroyed by the Central Artery

October 11, 2024
Carlos Cueva Caro, Anna Hsu

Two New Atlascope Tours from Summer 2024 Interns

Two new Atlascope tours explore the details of the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry James' 1911 trip to Salem, MA and Melnea Cass, namesake of “Melnea Cass Boulevard”, and her extensive history of activism throughout Boston

January 31, 2025
Idana Wilson and Ava Wilcox

New Atlascope Tours from Fall 2024 Interns

Two new Atlascope tours explore the history of Boston parks and the incredible work of Fredrick Law Olmsted in creating "Boston's Crown Jewel”, Franklin Park.