Monthly Archives: April 2017

Dorchester Illustration 2298 33 Monadnock Street

Dorchester Illustration no. 2298                       33 Monadnock Street The land that encompasses Virgina and Monadnock Streets and the houses there was owned as one large parcel in 1874 by the heirs of Ebenezer Sumner.  The atlas of 1884 shows the … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2297 Upham’s Corner Comfort Station

Dorchester Illustration no. 2297                       Upham’s Corner Comfort Station Activating a Historic Site: Sip & Spoke Bike Kitchen’ at Old South Meeting House April 28th The Old South Meeting House is hosting “Activating a Historic Site: Sip & Spoke Bike Kitchen, Dorchester” … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2296 Baker Chocolate advertisement 1911

Dorchester Illustration no. 2296         Baker Chocolate advertisement 1911 Baker Chocolate & Co. began at Lower Mills in 1780.  By the mid-19th century they began to advertise in print.  Their adoption of the portrait of La Belle … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2295 10 Carruth Street in 1939

 Dorchester Illustration no. 2295          10 Carruth Street in 1939 Dorchester’s real estate market was not always as hot as it is now. At the end of the Great Depression, the National Shawmut Bank offered 10 Carruth Street at a price … Continue reading

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April 23, 2017 The Old Overholt and Other Stories

The Old Overholt and Other Stories Sunday, April 23, 2017, 2 pm, at the William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street Michaela Casey will talk about growing up in Dorchester, about  how her family influenced and inspired her book, and about … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2294 Upham Store

Today’s illustration is a photograph showing the view from the corner of the Old Dorchester North Burying Ground before the current brick wall on the border of the cemetery was installed. It shows the intersection of Columbia Road and Stoughton … Continue reading

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