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Dorchester Illustration no. 2156   Pennant postcard. Postcard. Caption on front: It certainly pays to stop in Dorchester, Mass.  I’ll give you her address.  Postmarked Dec. 16, 1914 with one-cent stamp.  The senders of the card (Frances and Herbert) seem … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2145   Pierce and Adams-Street Mill 1899 Photograph of the mill buildings of the Baker Chocolate company on the east side of Adams Street from article Some Notes on the Food Value of Cocoa and Chocolate, Harper’s … Continue reading →

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 →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2140   Neil’s Conservatory, 451 Washington Street corner Park Street, 1934 – photograph by John J Sheehan.  Notice that the greenhouse is partly below grade and that it extends quite far back along Kenberma Road on the … Continue reading →