Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2061
Nineteenth-century view from First Parish Church looking toward the bay. The old Mather School stands right behind the Church. There is a round building, probably for coal gas storage, at Glover’s Corner–the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Freeport Street. Then at the far right there is the gasometer for coal gas storage on Commercial Point, approximately where the natural gas tank is located today. This photo pre-dates the construction of both Morrissey Boulevard and the Southeast Expressway.
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