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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1820   The City of Boston will officially re-name Wainwright Park or Cronin Playground as the Rev. Loesch Family Park tomorrow.  The land that is now the play ground was part of the 17th … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1819   The Associated Press reported that a rare original copy of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation sold for more than $2 million.  This brought to mind a painting in the collection at the … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1818 All set for the 4th? Today’s illustration shows 23 Beaumont Street in 1892 all dressed up for the holiday. Scan of photo of 23 Beaumont Street in 1892 published in Historic New England … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1817 We had a great showing for Dorchester Artists Past & Present.  You can see photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ermmwwt/sets/72157630364408764/ For today’s illustration we have a photograph of Beaumont Street in 1885. The development on Beaumont … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1816   Art Opening tonight, June 29th, 6-8 pm.  The Dorchester Historical Society has joined with the Dorchester Arts Collaborative to present Dorchester Artists, Past & Present. Today’s illustration shows a painting by Aldro … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1815   1874 map on top and 1889 map on bottom There was quite a bit of discussion in response to my question yesterday whether anyone knows which church is/was the Second Baptist Church. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1814   Today’s illustration, which shows the Second Baptist Church, comes from the border of the Whiting-Eaton map of 1850.  Does anyone know where the Second Baptist Church was located?  ____ The Dorchester Illustration … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1813   The illustration of the second building of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Lower Mills comes from the border of the Whiting-Eaton map of 1850.  The first building was a little house … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1812   Stereo View in the collection of the Dorchester Historical Society noted as being Mrs. Bailey’s House corner Cottage and Franklin Streets taken in 1867. The house was located on East Cottage Street … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1811   Photo of John A. Tucker with a worker standing in front of Tucker’s harness shop on supposedly on Adams Street in Lower Mills, but the only Johan A. Tucker property that I … Continue reading →