Tag Archives: Commercial Point

Dorchester Illustration 2558 Preston House

Posted on March 20, 2022 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2558 Preston House The watercolor painting at the top of today’s illustration was painted by Frank Henry Shapleigh, a noted fine art painter who visited Dorchester in the 1870s.  The illustration was published in A History and Guide … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2546 Coal Schooner at Commercial Point

Posted on January 2, 2022 by earltaylor

Today’s illustration shows a four-master schooner delivering coal to the Cutter coal yard on Commercial Point. The location of the schooner in the photograph would be at the bottom of the detail from the 1898 atlas, just under the red … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2535 Dorchester Power Station

Posted on October 17, 2021 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2535  Dorchester Power Station Reminder: a house history from the Dorchester Historical Society would make a great gift to a homeowner in Dorchester or Mattapan.  Take a look at some of the completed histories on the Dorchester Historical … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2468 Whaling Ship Charles Carroll

Posted on August 2, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2468      Whaling Ship the Charles Carroll In the 1830s a syndicate was formed with facilities at Commercial Point to make a profit from whale and cod fishing. The following paragraph is from “Captain John Codman, William D. … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2462 Commercial Point 1968

Posted on June 21, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2462       Commercial Point 198 Today’s illustration is a newly acquired photograph that was published Saturday, January 6, 1968, possibly in the Boston Herald newspaper or Boston Herald Traveler as it was probably called at that time.  The … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2456 Preston Chocolate Factory

Posted on May 10, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2456       Preston Chocolate Factory One of the buildings of the Baker Chocolate complex was named the Preston building in honor of another Dorchester chocolate maker, a former competitor to Baker.  The Preston building is a three-story building … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2440 Commercial Point

Posted on January 19, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2440      Commercial Point Commercial Point is the home to the colorful gas tank we all see as we travel the Southeast Expressway as well as to the Old Colony Yacht Club.  During the 19th century, the point … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2333 Bridge from Commercial Point to Squantum

Posted on December 31, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2333        Bridge from Commercial Point to Squantum During World War I, a bridge was built from Commercial Point, Dorchester, to Squantum, Quincy, to allow workers to travel from Boston to the plant manufacturing destroyers at the Naval … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2280 Houses at Commercial Point

Posted on December 18, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2280     Houses at Commercial Point Soon after 1800 Joseph Newell and Ebenezer Niles, who thought Commercial Point would prosper in whale and cod fishing, built neighboring large, square, palatial houses on the south side of the point … Continue reading →

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