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There's really only one place to go for your soapstone work

By adamg on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 9:55am
Troy Bros. marble and soapstone workers extraordinaire

The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene. See it larger.

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By StillFromDorchester on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 10:34am.

I Googled the name and that's what came up.

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By rwalsh on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 10:18am.

I google and got an eBay receipt stating Haverhill St by North Station

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By Stephen McCarthy on Fri, 12/31/2021 - 1:41pm.

I’m guessing the photo was taken before this row of buildings was demolished to make way for the trolly portal ramp that led to the North Station elevated line and viaduct to Lechmere.

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By anon on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 10:41am.

Chicken Cock Whiskey became so popular that in 1889 White noticed signs of an imitation brand. Miller’s Game Cock Bourbon, out of Boston, Massachusetts, copied everything from the name to the label design of J.A. Miller Chicken Cock.

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By brianjdamico on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 12:11pm.

Your comment is copied verbatim from the website of the company that now produces Chicken Cock Whiskey.

https://grainandbarrel.com/pages/ccw-history

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By redheadedjen on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 12:22pm.

So fascinating. I have never heard of it.

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By anon on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 1:04pm.

I prefer Fighting Cock https://www.heavenhill.com/brands-detail.php?brandid=fighting-cock-kentu...

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By dan r on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 11:34am.

places Pynn & Cameron, showcase mfrs, at 97 Haverhill St.

I suppose “mfrs” means “manufacturers,” and not my favorite expletive.

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By Charles Bahne on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 12:30pm.

The Bromley atlases show that Haverhill Street was all 5- and 6-story brick and stone buildings by 1918. Here we see 3-story wooden buildings. I'm guessing that this photo shows a previous location for this business, before they had to relocate.

Many of these Archives photo quizzes feature "before" photos taken prior to construction of transit lines, either elevated or subway. This picture may have been taken before these buildings were demolished to make way for a transit line. Or maybe the transit line just passed by without disturbing the buildings, but they were removed later for another reason.

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By anon on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 3:10pm.

manufacturers snakes on this manufacturers plane

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By rwalsh on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 11:45am.

87 to 93 Haverhill according to a picture of a Troy Bros.&CO. Receipt on eBay.

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By anon on Thu, 12/30/2021 - 3:41pm.

Thanks for playing, folks!

Haverhill Street is correct. This shows 89-95 Haverhill Street and was taken in about 1895. You can see a high res copy of the photo here: https://cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ccf0b9b6-d05...

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