Tag Archives: Dorchester

Dorchester Illustration 2445 Keystone Building

Posted on March 1, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2445        Keystone Building 151 Hallet Street Hallet & Davis piano factory. The Hallet, Davis & Company was one of the early well-known American piano makers.  The firm was originally established as “Brown & Hallet” in 1835, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2445 Keystone Building

John Foster headstone

Posted on February 18, 2020 by earltaylor

Just want to share a video about this headstone, now at the Museum of Fine Arts John Foster on You Tube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkyj9Sg4N_0&t=0s

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on John Foster headstone

Dorchester Illustration 2444 Town Hall

Posted on February 16, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2444      Town Hall The painting of Dorchester’s town hall is a painting from 1913 on a brick in the Edward A. Huebener Collection at the Dorchester Historical Society. The photograph was probably take just after the turn … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2444 Town Hall

Dorchester Illustration 2443 Ashmont Station

Posted on February 9, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2443      Ashmont Station In 1872, the Old Colony & Newport Railway Corporation built the Shawmut Branch Railroad as a connection between the Dorchester and Milton Branch and the main line to Boston.  The new Shawmut Branch led … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2443 Ashmont Station

Dorchester Illustration 2442 Winter Garden Rollerway and Riverview Ballroom

Posted on February 2, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2442      Winter Garden Rollerway and Riverview Ballroom On April 30, 1932, the Winter Garden organization opened the Winter Garden Rollerway at 725 Gallivan Boulevard, located approximately where the Expressway off-ramp is now located between Staples and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2442 Winter Garden Rollerway and Riverview Ballroom

Dorchester Illustration 2441 361 Neponset Avenue

Posted on January 26, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2441      361 Neponset Avenue An Unusual Case of a Divided House: Apollos Clapp In researching the history of houses, one sometimes finds the division of a house to settle an estate.  One heir is given one side … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2441 361 Neponset Avenue

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2440 Commercial Point

Dorchester Illustration 2439 Aldro Hibbard

Posted on January 12, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2439     Aldro Hibbard The announcement that Antiques Roadshow is coming to Boston in 2020 reminds us that in 2012 when Antiques Roadshow was in Boston, Mayor Menino brought a city-owned painting to the Roadshow.  The painting had … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2439 Aldro Hibbard

Dorchester Illustration 2438 Channing Church

Posted on January 5, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2438     Channing Church With the demolition of the Tom English’s building and the Dorchester Market at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and East Cottage Street, it is now possible to get a good view of the building … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2438 Channing Church

Dorchester Illustration 2437 Shawmut Branch Railroad

Posted on December 29, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2437    Shawmut Branch Railroad Shawmut Branch Railroad Our illustration shows, at the top, the old Shawmut Station building at the end of its service to the Shawmut Branch Railroad in 1926.  The new station was opened in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Dorchester Illustration 2437 Shawmut Branch Railroad