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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2092 Codman Square 1960. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken off the e-mail list. If you know … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2091 The Franklin Park Waiting Room for the trolleys was located at the corner of Blue Hill Avenue and Columbia Road. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2090 The Booth Cutler house was located at about 384-386 Washington Street on the north side of Mother’s Rest. It was occupied for a short time in the 1860s by Edwin T. Booth, the … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2089 Captain Frederick William Macondray, 1803-1862. After eight years of training as a seaman William set off on the first great adventure of his young life. At the age of 18, still under the … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2088 Mayflower School Scan from Landmarks in the Old Bay State by William R. Comer. Norwood: Published by the Author, 1911.  This building was at Dorchester Avenue near Crescent Avenue, and seems to have … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2087 Samuel Turell Armstrong (April 29, 1784 – March 26, 1850) was a U.S. political figure. Born in 1784 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, he was a bookseller in Boston, and among other works published a … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2086 Henry Austin Clapp was born July 17, 1841. On August 12, 1862, halfway through his law studies at Harvard, Henry Clapp sent a letter to the officers of the Harvard Corporation, informing them … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2084 Ellen H. Richards School, converted to condominiums in the 1980s. 80 Beaumont Street, Dorchester Built 1913 William H. Besaric, Architect Ellen H. Richards was the first female graduate of the Massachusetts of Technology. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2083 Scan of Baker Chocolate trade card showing La Belle Chocolatiere.  On verso: Unlike the Dutch Process no alkalies or other chemicals used.  … Baker’s Breakfast Cocoa. From Wikipedia: The Chocolate Girl (French: La … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2082 The house at 24 Grampian Way will be the subject of a hearing at the Boston Landmarks Commission on Tuesday.  The house has been proposed as a Boston Landmark for its association with … Continue reading →