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Crescent Avenue Station, Dorchester Illustration 2653

Posted on January 28, 2024 by earltaylor

In the late 19th century, the Old Colony Railroad train station was located at the end of Crescent Avenue, about two blocks south of the current JFK station on the MBTA’s Red Line. The Old Colony Railroad was constructed along … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2652, 22 Morrill Street Then and Now

Posted on January 21, 2024 by earltaylor

This house at 22 Morrill St. was built in the 1890s. It was bought by William H. Brown and Catherine Brown in 1926. The Browns owned the house until 1938, when they failed to make the mortgage payments. Today’s illustration … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2651, Edward Everett Birthplace

Posted on January 14, 2024 by earltaylor

Edward Everett Birthplace Dorchester Illustration 2651 Today’s image is an engraving from 1873 of the Edward Everett birthplace at the Five Corners, now known as Edward Everett Square. The house was taken down in 1898 for the widening of Columbia … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2650 Stoughton Street Baptist Church

Posted on January 7, 2024 by earltaylor

Stoughton Street Baptist Church Dorchester Illustration 2650 Stoughton Street Baptist Church was organized in 1845. The church society soon built a building at the corner of Stoughton and Sumner Street, now 50 Stoughton St. The building was nearly destroyed by … Continue reading →

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James Jessup’s Carriage Shop

Posted on December 31, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2649 James Jessup had a carriage shop on Bowdoin Street near Geneva Avenue. This photograph of his crew is from around 1870. Jessup was born in 1828 in England and died in Dorchester in 1901. Jessup is identified … Continue reading →

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Happy Winter Season

Posted on December 24, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2648 Dorchester Illustration 2648 This illustration is an advertisement for Baker’s Cocoa from Christmas1925, depicting people ice skating and drinking hot chocolate. Walter Baker & Co. is internationally known for its cocoa and baking squares. Founded in Dorchester … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2657, Keystone Manufacturing

Posted on December 17, 2023 by earltaylor

Keystone Manufacturing Dorchester Illustration 2647 The Keystone building on Hallet Street that overlooks the Southeast Expressway was originally built for the Hallet Davis Piano Company. The Keystone Manufacturing Co. had been founded in 1919 to build machines and other products. … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2646, Tileston House, a Military Hero’s Home

Posted on December 10, 2023 by earltaylor

Tileston House a Military Hero’s Home Dorchester Illustration 2646 Text from Carole Mooney The house in this illustration may look familiar, you can see it when leaving the Shaw’s Market parking lot. The house at 13 River Street was built … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2645, Laban Pratt House

Posted on December 3, 2023 by earltaylor

Laban Pratt House Dorchester Illustration 2645 The Laban Pratt house on Pope’s Hill appeared in American Architect and Building News, on March 11, 1882, vol. XI, no. 326 following p. 138. Laban Pratt (1829-1923) was a lumber merchant in 1875 … Continue reading →

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Trustees of Dorchester Savings Bank

Posted on November 26, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2644 Trustees of Dorchester Savings Bank Dorchester Illustration 2644 Dorchester Savings Bank was incorporated on March 19, 1853 by an act of the Massachusetts Legislature. “William Richardson, Oliver Hall, Lewis Pierce, their associates and successors, are hereby made … Continue reading →

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