Monthly Archives: July 2020

Dorchester Illustration 2467 Looking Back at Sports Stars

Posted on July 26, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2467      Looking back at sports stars With the opening of a professional baseball season, we have thoughts of Dorchester sports stars of earlier years. Rose Pitonoff Champion Swimmer Rose Pitonoff (from Pittsburgh Dispatch, November, 1910) Rose Pitonoff … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2466 Toni and Adolphous Bullock

Posted on July 19, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2466      Toni and Adolphous Bullock Toni and Adolphous Bullock owned the Bullock Funeral Homes in Boston for 40 years. Adolphous was the grandson of a Virginia slave and participated in the D-Day action in World War II.  … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2465 Charlotte Golar Richie

Posted on July 12, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2465      Charlotte Golar Richie In our efforts to document the recent history of Dorchester, we hope to present biographies of some of Dorchester’s living personalities. We are calling this occasional series: Diverse Dorchester. Biography of Charlotte Golar … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2464 Englewood Diner

Posted on July 5, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2464      Englewood Diner The Englewood Diner stood in Peabody Square from the 1940s until the 1970s, when it  was replaced by the Englewood Apartment building in the point between Dorchester Avenue and Talbot Avenue.   Its colors at … Continue reading →

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