Civic Line · Harvard400

How did H. A. Rey change this place?

Co-creator, with his wife Margret, of Curious George; the Reys fled Paris by bicycle in 1940 carrying the manuscript and eventually settled in Cambridge.

Person · 1898H. A. Rey

Read the city asParentFavor safe, walkable, campus-adjacent understanding.VisitorStart with what makes the place legible fast.StudentFollow campus rhythms, libraries, food, and late-night edges.LocalSurface the everyday rituals and quieter second looks.HistorianPrioritize older layers, people, and civic memory.Food loverLet restaurants, cafes, markets, and neighborhood rituals lead.ArchitectTrace buildings, campuses, edges, and visible civic form.RunnerRead the city through parks, paths, bridges, and distance.FounderFollow institutions, labs, companies, and invention spillover.

Open the connections

Why each step follows

Person · 1898

H. A. Rey

Co-creator, with his wife Margret, of Curious George; the Reys fled Paris by bicycle in 1940 carrying the manuscript and eventually settled in Cambridge.

Make it walkable

The story on foot

Jump back in time

The older layer

1898 · H. A. ReyCo-creator, with his wife Margret, of Curious George; the Reys fled Paris by bicycle in 1940 carrying the manuscript and eventually settled in Cambridge.

Ask who shaped this

The human story

H. A. ReyCo-creator, with his wife Margret, of Curious George; the Reys fled Paris by bicycle in 1940 carrying the manuscript and eventually settled in Cambridge.