Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1867
The John D. Bussell Supply Co. was located at 1869 Dorchester Avenue, on the west side of the Avenue, approximately across from the entrance to Dracut Street. That number would be included in the property where the brick apartment is located now in the V of Talbot Avenue and Dorchester Avenue on the north side of Peabody Square.
My guess is that today’s illustration probably comes from the 1940s or 1950s. And how times change. A good paint was good because it was durable, and what better way to make it so than adding pure white lead?
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