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The pumps at the Chestnut
By anon
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 12:15pm
The pumps at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir - now the Waterworks Museum
nah
By johnmcboston
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 12:45pm
The Chestnut Hill ones took up more floorspace and were configured differently than what is pictured...
Sewage pumps
By anon
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 12:19pm
The old sewage pumps at Calf Pasture pumping station.
Water pump at Waterworks Beacon St.
By issacg
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 12:19pm
Across from the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.
If I am correct, I would add that it is just barely in Boston - it's feet from the location where Boston, Brookline and Newton (and their three respective counties) come together. Also, the Waterworks Museum is worth a visit.
That's Easy!
By Cappy
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 12:30pm
This is where Augustus Gloop went after he fell into the chocolate river and was sucked up that big pipe thing right?
Do I win?
Do I win?
The pumps that service the
By Rob Not Verified
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 12:35pm
The pumps that service the pool on the top floor of Boston Latin School.
You still need
By RichM
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 1:21pm
to buy your elevator pass from an upperclassman to get there?
Fritz Lang
By anon
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 12:44pm
movie set?
Steampunk
By anon
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 1:08pm
Steampunk people must love this.
Inside of the Roslindale
By Rob Not Verified
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 2:21pm
Inside of the Roslindale substation when it was active?
The Molasses Tank
By Stevil
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 2:46pm
Right before it blew and submerged half of Boston in an ooey gooey mess.
Boston El's power station at
By anon
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 2:57pm
Boston El's power station at Lincoln Wharf
I'll second your vote
By Waquiot
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 4:20pm
The roof makes it my guess.
By the way, City of Boston Archives (not verified), this is a good one today.
Previous version of the Deer Island sewage treatment plant?
By Ron Newman
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 3:33pm
Just a wild guess, really, and only because someone else already gave my first guess (Chestnut Hill Waterworks)
Moon Island
By RozzieRail
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 4:11pm
Moon Island is where the old version of the "Treatment plant" was(Sewage was sent to moon island where it waited for high tide to come in and pull the sewage out).
Looks like the metropolitan
By Boston History Nerd
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 3:57pm
Looks like the metropolitan waterworks, now known as the waterworks museum. Are they just posting these for fun, or are they trying to crowd-source I wonder?
http://www.waterworksmuseum.org/index.php
El power plant
By Frank
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 4:11pm
Looks like the old El power plant located on Harrison Ave in the South End.
The Answer!
By Boston City Archives
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 6:36pm
Thanks for playing, folks! This is a generator at the Lincoln Wharf Power Station. The power station provided power to the Boston Elevated. The year is 1903.
A set from the classic Fritz
By Finn
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 8:38pm
A set from the classic Fritz Lang film 'Metropolis'.
The New Govt. Center T stop.
By anon
Thu, 09/25/2014 - 7:18am
The New Govt. Center T stop. 2014.
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