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Kids in a field

By adamg on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 10:59am
Kids in a field in Old Boston

The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this old Boston scene.

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By rpbdot on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 11:36am.

Looks like it could be the corner of Columbus Ave and Camden St.

By anon on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 12:44pm.

Looks like it but the buildings don't quite match. Wrong # of windows, wrong window shape, bays, striping patterns on the facades.

By Greg Goodale on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 2:32pm.

The stands on the roofdeck suggest that the photo may have been taken from the current Carter Playground, once home to the Boston Braves, looking East toward the intersection of Columbus and Camden Avenue. Judging by the absence of outfield fences I would say this was taken immediately after the Braves left for Nicholson field in the summer of 1914.

By Stephen McCarthy on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 1:54pm.

Could be in vicinity of old South End Grounds or Huntington Ave Grounds. Flag pole or light pole should be a clue.

By AZ on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 2:54pm.

Somewhere in J.P,

By Boston City Archives on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 4:14pm.

Thanks for playing folks! This is the Fellows Street Playground in 1901 You can read more about the playground in this excerpt from the 1901 Parks Dept report. https://twitter.com/ArchivesBoston/status/625760010581225473

By tim on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 9:59pm.

THE OLD MATTAPAN TRANSITIONS ON RIVER ST???