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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1810   The Farrington Store was a mid-19th century neighborhood store for the Glover’s Corner area.  The Farrington Store building is still located at Dorchester’s most historically dangerous intersection where Freeport Street crosses Dorchester … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1809   Postcard. Caption on front: Von Ting I Know, Mine Friends in Dorchester Shtick to Me Like Bulldogs Yes.  Postmarked Dorchester Center Station June 10, 1919. With one-cent stamp.  A pennant card. ____ … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1808   Dunn’s Grille was located at 770 Gallivan Boulevard, near Neponset Circle, where there is now a Verizon store.  Matchbook cover illustration. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1807   Located at 22 Bushnell Street at the corner of Lombard Street, the Ashmont Univeralist Church building is now used as a private residence. Known as Ashmont Hall this bungalow-type building housed “elegant … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1806   Now known as Little House, the Channing Unitarian Church was organized in 1900 and was located on East Cottage Street, near Dorchester Avenue.  Postcard. Caption on front: Channing Church, Dorchester.  Postmarked Uphams … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1805   Today we have a postcard showing St. Margaret’s Church St. Margaret’s R. C. Church, Dorchester, Mass.  Postmarked Dorchester Station Sep 2, 1908 with one-cent stamp.  On verso: The Rotograph Co., N.Y. City … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1804   The Wiswall-Blackman house stands at 29 Adams Street.  Owners at different times were William Wiswall, Lemuel S. Balckman, William D. Swan, Samuel Swan, and Robert T. Swan.  The Boston Landmarks Commission estimates … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1803   I know it’s not really time to think about Thanksgiving, but I saw my friend Bill Bauer this weekend, who offered a memory of Dorchester in the 1930s. Bill’s dad owned a … Continue reading →

Dorchester Descendants Celebrations, 2012 Saturday, June 23rd at 2 pm Illustrated Book talk: Boston Organized Crime by Emily Sweeney Sunday, June 24th Super Dorchester Trolley Tour about 2 ½ hours.  Noon at 195 Boston Street, $35 incl. lunch   Friday, … Continue reading →

Dorchester’s Collections wins award!  You may have seen the message that the Dorchester Historical Society’s book Dorchester’s Collections: Illustrating a Community, 1630-1930, published for 2011’s Dorchester Descendants Celebration has won First Place in the New England Museum Association Publications Competition … Continue reading →