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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1878 Photograph showing the Templeton Market at 1873 Dorchester Avenue, at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Templeton Street.  The picture shows meat market workers and a horse-drawn wagon in the early years of … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1877 Photo of Neponset Fire House on Walnut Street. The fire station building was probably constructed  at least by the 1870s.  The Independence Fire Engine, designated no. 5, was located in Neponset on Walnut … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1876 Scan of architectural elevation of the Torrey House published in American Architect and Building News, Apr. 3, 1880. Cabot and Chandler, architects. Corner of Melville Avenue and Washington Street. From Andrew Saxe on … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1875 Compare photos of 69 Adams Street from the 19th century and from 2004.  This house was called Underhill when the May family lived there in the 1850s.  It was probably designed by Dorchester … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1874 Photograph of coal ships at Commercial Point with the gasometer behind on the left.  The gasometer held coal gas in a balloon-like structure. _____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1872 Glass slide showing what may be the earliest known photo of the Dorchester Pottery.  The slide seems to be a vacation picture of a Dorchester potter at work.  This could be the Dorchester … Continue reading →

City Archaeologist Joe Bagley will speak about Dorchester’s underground – 2 pm

Book Launch – Sunday, Oct. 7th, 2 pm Jake Hanna: The Rhythm and Wit of a Swinging Jazz Drummer. By Maria Judge.  Jake Hanna was a Dorchester boy who made the national scene.

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1870 Card advertising real estate, 159 Walnut Street, on Port Norfolk, with address and photo on front and description on verso.  Apparently foreclosed property for sale at the end of the Depression.  4/42.  Plus … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1869   First Parish Church and Lyceum Hall Postcard. Caption on front: E6400 Dorchester, Mass. First Parish Church and Lyceum Hall, Meeting House Hill. Postally unused. The building of First Parish, built in 1897, … Continue reading →