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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1888 Matchbook cover.  Blue Hills Cafeteria and Cocktail Lounge. 1667 Blue Hill Ave., Mattapan Sq., Mattapan, Mass. Going south, no. 1667 is the last building on the right on Blue Hill Avenue at the … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1887 Matchbook cover. Caption: Murray Berger’s most modern delicatessen and beer garden. Entertainment. 232 Columbia Road, Dorchester, Mass. Tel. Garrison 9537 The deli was located at the corner of Columbia Road and Devon Street … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1886 Matchbook cover. Caption: Maguire’s Market.  1261 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, Mass. T.F. Maguire Co. Liquors Ales Wines Free Delivery. COL. 0843-0844 No. 1261 Dorchester Avenue is the building at the corner of Dorchester Avenue … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1885 Matchbook cover. Caption: Tel. TALBOT 3204 Dine at Quality Lunch Anagnos Bros., Prop. 1510 Dorchester Ave. Dorchester, Mass. The Quality Lunch restaurant was in the building that was rehabbed last year in Fields … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1884 The Dorchester Historical Society will introduce its Dorchester town seals made out of chocolate by Phillips Candy House at the fundraising Gala on October 12th.  Buy your tickets to the event at www.dorchesterhistoricalsocietyblog.org … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1883 Edwin J. Lewis Jr. was a Dorchester resident and architect of many of its shingle-style houses.   He also designed the Janet M. Wilson Memorial Chapel in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and Christ Church at … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1882 Today’s illustration is a postcard view of All Saints Church. Postcard. Caption on front: All Saints Church, Ashmont, Mass. Postmarked Dec. 3, 1909 with one-cent stamp. On verso: No. H12663 The Robbins Co., … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1881 Photograph of Parson T and Deacon B, a pair of family roadsters, owned by W.L. Terhune– Published in The Dorchester Gentlemen’s Driving Club. Year Book 1905.  The 1904 Dorchester Blue Book shows Terhune’s … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1880 Today’s illustration is a card advertising real estate with address and photo on front and description on verso.  Apparently foreclosed property for sale at the end of the Depression. 2/7/41.  It is described … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1879 Gallivan Boulevard Neponset Circle aerial photo 1956 This is before the expressway was constructed and before the Staples and Walgreens buildings were put in.  You can see the old bridge to Quincy and … Continue reading →