People have tossed rubbish on the ground (“The rats love the tourists,” one resident said) and woken up homeowners in the middle of the night. And while the association’s website points out that “tourists are welcome to click a quick picture at the top or bottom of the Street,” many stage long impromptu photo sessions all along the private way, too. The influx recently prompted the association to explore new ways to help control the number of visitors. At times, she said with a laugh, she’s fantasized about paving the street. “Little did we know what we were bringing down upon us,” Burnes said. But decades later, the stones are a big part of what draws so many - too many - to Acorn Street. The group first formed in the 1980s to prevent the city from paving over the riverstones, she said. Now, Burnes is a spokeswoman for a group of residents called the Acorn Street Association – “And it is dramatically different.” When Nonnie Burnes moved to the neighborhood, Instagram was still almost a decade away. Tour companies promote it to customers as a place to check out while in town.īut in recent years what had been a steady trickle of visitors has grown into something like a flood - a surge residents say seems largely fueled by social media. It’s featured on JetBlue’s website, and a picture of it greets travelers arriving at Logan Airport. Acorn Street, which was laid out in 1823, has long been a must-see spot for tourists from as far away as China and as close by as Cambridge.
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