Monthly Archives: July 2013

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2067 Chisholm Funeral Chapel fan. 10 Washington Street, Grove Hall. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken off … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2066 William Cranch Bond left the public school at an early age and became an admirable workman.  At the age of fifteen (1804) he constructed a satisfactory shop chronometer, and at about the same … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2065 Lena Park Housing Community Development Center Building located at 150 American Legion Highway, originally Canterbury Street, was built by Ladies Helping Hand for Jewish Children in 1910, dedicated October 29, 1911.  The Home … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2064 Today we move from the area we have been seeing at the extreme southern area of Lower Mills to the extreme north where we see the Monadnock Apartments on Dudley Street. Scan of … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2063 Yesterday we saw a postcard view of Pierce Square.  The Bispham House, building on the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Washington Street (where Dark Horse Antiques is located today), is shown again today … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2062   Postcard. Caption on front: Pierce Square, Milton Lower Mills, Mass.  Postally unused.  On verso: Printed in Germany. A.M.S. 8102. Obviously this Dorchester Lower Mills, not the Milton side of the river. Today … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2061   Nineteenth-century view from First Parish Church looking toward the bay.  The old Mather School stands right behind the Church.  There is a round building, probably for coal gas storage, at Glover’s Corner–the … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2060 Nineteenth-century fire engine racing along the streets of Dorchester. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken off … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2059 Ladies’ Delight Cook Book Number Two. A Collection of Valuable and Reliable Recipes Which Have Been Thoroughly Tested by the Most Skilful Housekeepers of Dorchester and Vicinity.  Compiled by the Ladies Connected with … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2058 Postcard made from photograph. Caption on front: 1834. Bird St. Station (Dorchester) Boston 41924.  Postally unused.  On Kodak paper.  Probably 1920s or 1930s. The Bird Street Station was located at the site where … Continue reading →