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Tag Archives: Blue Hill Avenue
Dorchester Illustration 2638, Franklin Park Waiting Room
Franklin Park Waiting Room Dorchester Illustration 2638 Today’s photo shows the Franklin Park waiting room where people waited for streetcars. The photo is dated 1895. The building was on the east side of Blue Hill Avenue between Columbia Road and … Continue reading
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Nathan Bensusan and Gershan Bensusan
Nathan Bensusan and Gershan Bensusan World War I Veterans By Camille Arbogast Brothers Nathan and Gershan Bensusan both served in the Quartermaster Corps during the First World War. Nathan was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, on December 10, 1890. … Continue reading
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Saul Abraham
World War I Veteran Who Lived in Dorchester Saul Abraham by Camille Arbogast. Saul Abraham was born in September 1896, at 15 Sharon Street in Boston’s South End. September 21 is the birthdate on his birth and military records, but … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2486 View on Blue Hill Avenue
Dorchester Illustration no. 2486 View on Blue Hill Avenue The images is of an agricultural scene “View on Blue Hill Avenue” drawn by O. D. Greene in 1891. After Dorchester’s annexation to Boston, residential development encroached on agricultural land year … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2401 website Global Boston
Dorchester Illustration no. 2401 website devoted to Boston immigration This week, instead of the usual illustration, I want to recommend a website about Boston immigration. The Dorchester section of Global Boston has just gone live this week. https://globalboston.bc.edu/index.php/home/immigrant-places/dorchester/ … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2386 Morton Street at Blue Hill Avenue
Dorchester Illustration no. 2386 Morton Street at Blue Hill Avenue Blue Hill Avenue began as the Brush Hill Turnpike. It was chartered in 1805 and although the Town of Milton disapproved, the turnpike was completed in 1809. In 1810 an … Continue reading
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Dorchester lllustration 2289 Burrill’s Tooth Powder
Dorchester Illustration no. 2289 Burrill’s Tooth Powder Postcard. Capton on front: Blue Hill Ave., near Franklin Field, Dorchester, Mass. With illustration of billboard for Burrill’s Tooth Powder. Postmarked Dec. 10, 1910. On verso: advertising message written as if from … Continue reading
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