543 Columbia Road
Boston, MA 02125

Public Transit (MBTA):

  • Red Line: Get off at Andrew station. Take the #16 (Forest Hills) or #17 (Field's Corner) bus to Upham's Corner/Dudley Street. Get off in front of Payless Shoe Store. The Strand is up one block on the left, just past Bank of America.
  • Orange Line: Get off at Ruggles station. Take the #15 (Upham's Corner) bus via Dudley Station. Get off in front of Get off in front of Payless Shoe Store. The Strand is up one block on the left, just past Bank of America.
  • Orange Line: Get off at Forest Hills station. Take the #16 (Forest Hills) or #17 (Field's Corner) bus to Upham's Corner/Dudley Street. Get off in front of Payless Shoe Store. The Strand is up one block on the left, just past Bank of America.

Driving:

  • From South: Take I-93 North to exit 15, Columbia Road. Left at the bottom of ramp to third set of lights. There is a Kentucky Fried Chicken / Tedeschi’s on the corner. Turn left onto Columbia Road. Go through two sets of lights, the Strand is on the left, just past Bank of America.
  • From North: Take I-93 South to exit 15, Columbia Road. Right at the bottom of ramp to third set of lights. There is a Kentucky Fried Chicken / Tedeschi’s  on the corner. Turn left onto Columbia Road. Go through two sets of lights, the Strand is on the left, just past Bank of America.
  • From West: Mass Pike (I-90) east into Boston, to I-93 south. Follow "From the NORTH" directions.
  • From Jamaica Plain / Brookline: Take the JamaicaWay south to the Arborway. Keep straight to the rotary. Go 3/4 around the rotary and turn into Franklin Park. Go through the park, and turn left onto Blue Hill Avenue. Go about 50 yards, then make a right onto Columbia Road. The Strand is about 1 1/3 miles down on the right, just past the Strand / Walgreen’s Pharmacy. 

Parking:

  • On street parking is available on Columbia Road.
  • There is a free parking lot at the corner of Cushing Ave and Columbia Rd. Parking is first come first serve.
  • There is another public parking lot on Ramsey Street  at the intersection of Dudley Street and Columbia Road, behind CVS Pharmacy.