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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1936 Miss Clara Pinckney, first female stenographer to be employed by Walter Baker & Co., Inc., operating an early typewriter.   ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1935 Today’s illustration shows Dorchester resident Mark Ridge in Cambridge, MA, in an early version of a pressure suit ready for a test in cold temperatures.  Known as an aviator and daredevil, Ridge was … Continue reading →

This Month’s program has been changed from the 20th to the 27th at 2 pm, and the topic has changed. Victorian Dorchester: The Ascent and Revival of the Railroad Suburb   Mr. Saxe presents his revised lecture on the architecture … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1934 Car and driver at 60 Ocean Street in 1921. Today is the last illustration until after the holidays.  Enjoy the time off. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 19323 Styles of the twenties. Photo labeled Helen Curley, Mary Daly 1928.   ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1932 Today we have a photo of the house that belonged to Henry Lillie Pierce house on Washington Street, now occupied by the Vargas & Vargas Insurance Agency. From Wikipedia: Henry Lillie Pierce (1825–1896) … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1931 Jeremiah E Burke High School for Girls at Dorchester, Mass., George Ernest Robinson, architect. Photograph of elevation published in the Boston Herald, September 2, 1933, with a handwritten note on the back of … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1930 Today we have a photo of an ornament on the Pierce Mill at the Baker Chocolate factory. The following is from: http://www.bostonhistory.org/sub/bakerschocolate/SWEET_HISTORY_2005.pdf Built: 1872 – Original Designed by: Bradlee and Winslow Named for: … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1929 We have received word that a permit application has been filed to demolish the house at 13 River Street.  The application will be the subject of a demolition delay hearing (no date set) … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1928 Question regarding:  “Home Hamburgers” at the foot of the Neposet Bridge (Now a Sozio appliance store).  To your knowledge did Home Hamburgers have any other locations?  Do you know who owned Home Hamburgers? … Continue reading →