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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 →

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 →