Monthly Archives: April 2014

Dorchester Illustration no. 2144   Demolition of the silos at Baker Chocolate in 1987. Eighteen large silos and a grain elevator were built in 1941 as storage, in anticipation of World War II and expected difficulties in securing cacao beans. … Continue reading →

Saturday, May 10                              1 pm- 2:30 pm Sweet  History Stroll along the Neponset River   Meet at the public parking lot in Milton Lower Mills, beside the Milton Yacht Club at 36 Wharf Street in Milton. Parking is limited … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2143 Lifeguards at Malibu Beach   Lifeguards George MacMasters and Karen Hartley raking Malibu Beach 7-29-1988.  They said it was the worst ever – they found trash, dead rats, fish, pigeons, eels, etc.  Photograph Arthur Pollock.  The … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2142 River Street Fire Station   Realphoto postcard.  Caption on front: Ladder #6, Dorchester, Mass. Postally unused. On verso Pub. by Herbert E. Glasier & Co., Boston, Mass.  Early 20th century.   The building was built before … Continue reading →

April 27, 2014.  2 pm  Dorchester Historical Society public program. Wheaton College professor Delvyn Case will explore the music of three of Ameri­ca’s homegrown composers – Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, and George Gershwin – and how they forged a uniquely … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2141 Postcard. Caption on front: Neponset Ave. showing Walter N. Bakers Pharmacy, Neponset, Mass. Postmarked Dorchester Center. Caption on verso: Published by A. Kagan, Boston, Mss. Printed in Germany. __ The Dorchester Illustration is sent occasionally. If … Continue reading →