Monthly Archives: May 2012

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1785   In the era of trolley cars, the building occupied by Yale Electric today was once the power house for the Boston Elevated Railway Company. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1784   Today we have a photo of Richard Clapp’s house, which was located on Columbia Road approximately where the Russell School is today across from the Blake House. The following is from The … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1783   Postard circa 1910 of Savin Hill Depot.  The illustration of the blimp in the sky seems to be printed on the card but printed in a different way than the rest of … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1782   Today’s illustration is a copy of an advertisement for a Henderson Footwarmer from 1912.  The Dorchester Pottery company was founded in 1895 by George Henderson to produce commercial and industrial stoneware.  Its … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1781   Photograph of man doing handstand on MDC sign on Malibu Beach ca. 1950 ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1780   Last evening the Boston Landmarks Commission approved the nomination of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church to the National Register of Historic Places based on the contribution of the church complex to the local … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1779   Yesterday, we saw a painting of Savin Hill, and today we have an electro-type version of that painting from Antique Views of Ye Towne of Boston by James Henry Stark.  First published … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1778   The painting of Savin Hill is by Michael Olcott Barry.    Savin Hill 1830 represents one of the finest accomplishments of 19th century landscape artistry in Dorchester.  In this painting we see Savin … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1777   Today we have a painting of Savin Hill from approximately the same view point as yesterday’s illustration of the railroad bridge.  It is called Dorchester 1856.  “This is one of Edward Mitchell … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1776   In 1855 this engraving was printed in Ballou’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, showing an Old Colony Railroad train on the bridge in front of Savin Hill.  The bridge crossed over the water and … Continue reading →