Tag Archives: Old Colony Railroad

Crescent Avenue Station, Dorchester Illustration 2653

Posted on January 28, 2024 by earltaylor

In the late 19th century, the Old Colony Railroad train station was located at the end of Crescent Avenue, about two blocks south of the current JFK station on the MBTA’s Red Line. The Old Colony Railroad was constructed along … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2615 Railroad Bridge

Posted on May 7, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2615 Railroad Bridge Today’s illustration appeared in Ballou’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, a 19th-century illustrated magazine published in Boston, in 1855. The subject of the engraving is the Old Colony Railroad bridge between Savin Hill and Commercial Point. … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2474 Which came first: the trolley or the cemetery?

Posted on September 13, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2474     Which came first: the trolley or the cemetery? The photo, showing the trolley line between the parts of the Cedar Gove Cemetery, was taken by Herbert Stier in 1949. Which came first, the trolley or the … Continue reading →

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