Exposed Trusses and Parking Garage at Alewife Station

Interior view of Alewife Station's multilevel parking garage with exposed concrete structure and metal framework.
Interior view of Alewife Station's multilevel parking garage with exposed concrete structure and metal framework.

Alewife Station, the northern terminus of the MBTA Red Line, opened in 1985 and was designed by architect Ted Ashton with structural work by Paul Rudolph, whose signature exposed-truss roof and raw concrete forms define the terminal. The station sits atop a large multilevel parking garage, one of the largest transit parking facilities in the MBTA system, built to serve commuters from Cambridge and the northwestern suburbs. Its Brutalist design, unusual for a transit hub, has made it a subject of architectural debate since it opened. The garage and station remain in daily operation, connecting Red Line trains with bus routes and the Minuteman Bikeway.

Taken April 2025

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