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Dorchester Illustration 2386 Morton Street at Blue Hill Avenue

Posted on January 6, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2386   Morton Street at Blue Hill Avenue Blue Hill Avenue began as the Brush Hill Turnpike.  It was chartered in 1805 and although the Town of Milton disapproved, the turnpike was completed in 1809.  In 1810 an … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2385 Subway Collision at Ashmont

Posted on December 30, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2385   Subway Collision at Ashmont Subway Trains derailed at Ashmont, October 19, 1949 Problems with rapid transit are not new.  The photo taken by Herbert Stier was published Oct. 19, 1949, by the Boston Traveler with caption: … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2384 Cast Stone

Posted on December 23, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2384        Cast Stone Today’s illustration is a lament for building ornamentation that has been lost to history.  Usually we highlight the loss of architectural elements from highly decorated wood-frame houses, but today our image is of a … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2383 William T. Adams

Posted on December 16, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2383        William T. Adams The following is from: One of a Thousand. A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888-89. Compiled under the editorial supervision of John … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2382 Ivers Adams

Posted on December 9, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2382        Ivers Adams Portrait of Ivers Adams from http://arslongaartcards.com/cards/pioneer-portraits-i/ivers-adams/ Ivers Adams lived at the northeast corner of Washington Street and Columbia Road, where there is now a Burger King.  Adams was the first president of the Boston … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2381 Elizabeth Stanton Chadbourne

Posted on December 2, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2381        Elizabeth Stanton Chadbourne Elizabeth Stanton Chadbourne was born September 6, 1855, to William and Elizabeth Chadbourne.  William came to Lynn, Massachusetts, from Lyman, Maine, at the age of eighteen to take a job in the shoe … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2380 Charles B. McDonald

Posted on November 25, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2380        Charles B. McDonald At the Dorchester Historical Society, we are in the process of a year-long project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I. Using a collection of photographs we have of WWI Dorchester … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2379 Vincent J. Hoye

Posted on November 18, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2379        Vincent J. Hoye Reminder: Program about World War 1 is Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 pm.. If you have photographs of your own World War I veterans who lived in Dorchester, please bring them! We would love … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2378 Nathaniel Royal Perkins

Posted on November 11, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2378        Nathaniel Royal Perkins Note:  a week away Program: Sunday, November 18, 2018 2 pm.  Dorchester Historical Society, 195 Boston Street The 26th Yankee Division and Massachusetts in World War 1 Brigadier General Leonid Kondratiuk, Director of … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2377 Dorchester’s Second High School

Posted on November 4, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2377        Dorchester’s Second High School Elbridge Smith School, Dorchester’s Second High School The Elbridge Smith school building was located at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Centre Street and served as Dorchester’s second high school.  At the … Continue reading →

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