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An early bike shop?
By adamg on Wed, 10/10/2018 - 10:58am
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene. See it larger.
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Safety BIcycle Era
Likely around 1900, when these started to dominate the market.
And I thought the entitled
And I thought the entitled jerk leaving their bike wherever they felt like it was a modern day phenomenon. I’m glad to see they were also doing it 100 years ago.
What?
That is most likely his own house or workshop.
How Do I Downvote This?
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No.
BTW - do you store your car on public property?
No, but I do shovel the
No, but I do shovel the public sidewalk in front of my house when it snows out.
Well
I thought you were funny.
Love these photos but can we
Love these photos but can we get ones that look a little bit like we can make a good guess.
bike shop pick , where is it?
North End by Paul Revere House?
Transportation history
This was after people gave up riding horses, and right before they gave up bikes in favor of cars.
Umm
I’ll guess East Boston, based on the proximity of surrounding buildings. It’s a shot in the dark, though.
I’m going to guess
Roxbury.
The amazing thing is that mine is the first guess.
I was trying to look up bike shops
Around 1900, 1905 ...
Terrain and houses say it was probably JP or similar era of redevelopment of farmlands.
Ah yes
Silas R. Pennisham's Barbershop, Velocipede Repair, and Unguent Dispensary.
Sheldon Brown's first shop?
RIP Sheldon
The Answer
Thanks for playing, folks!
This image shows a building (we believe a home) on Swett Street in South Boston in August, 1898. Its from one of our Public Works Department Scrapbooks.
You can see a high resolution scan of the images (and link up to more images like it) here: https://cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/digitalFile_bbd...
Centennial!
A Centennial with a Tiny House and a bike!
Swett Street
Was the old name of Southampton St, and I believe continued to what is now Preble St and all the way to the water. So this was in Andrew Square somewhere.
There are some similar low-rise wood-frame houses from that era on Boston St and Dorchester Ave near there that are still there.