And This Is Good Old Boston

Boston history - sort of.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Ghost Children on Albany Street

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Albany and Troy street, February 17, 1915 (City of Boston Archive Flickr photo group). Click on photo for larger image. The City of Boston ...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Causeway Street Train Crossing

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Causeway street, August 12, 1884 (click for larger image). I've had this photo on my hard drive long enough that I've lost track ...
Monday, April 30, 2012

Streets in the Air

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Not a particularly good reproduction of the drawing that went with the article. If you squint, you can see two elevated highway structures...
Monday, April 23, 2012

The Secret of Grab Village - Revealed

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The recent entry Locomotion in the Hub - And Saucy Boys Too! was a repost from a 2007 entry to my Remember Jamaica Plain blog. Commenter Ano...
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Monday, April 16, 2012

The Daniel Nason, and Roxbury's Locomotive Works

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I just stumbled on this video someone made at the St Louis Transportation Museum. This locomotive is the Daniel Nason , built in 185...
Monday, April 9, 2012

Lawley's Shipyard

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Launching at Lawley's yard, Neponset ( BPL Flickr photo group ). This entry starts with the photo above, from the wonderful Boston...
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Saturday, April 7, 2012

Brighton Cattle Call

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Brighton, 1819 ( BPL ). Note the Agricultural Hall and Cattle Fair. Brighton's history as a market center goes all the way back to 17...
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