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Giving Boston the works
By adamg on Mon, 02/22/2016 - 10:38am
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this photo. See it larger.
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Haverhill Street, near North Station
Found this link giving an address for W.A. Sylvester, Mechanical Draughtsman, Pattern and Model Maker
The page says he started his business in 1883, so the photo is some time between then and the 1910s when automobiles mostly displaced horse-drawn carriages, reducing the demand for horse shoers.
I would guess that the buildings were torn down in the 1950s for the elevated Central Artery. It's now a pretty deserted back alley of service entrances and loading docks.
Nice work
I agree. PF Harrigan was also at 37 Haverhill Street.
leaning?
Is it a quirk of the lens and perspective or is that building severely leaning?
Like Amsterdam
I was thinking it looked like the old part of Amsterdam where 1/2 of the buildings are leaning at almost alarming angles against each other
In both cases, probably due to old construction on old fill.
Leaning
Still not quite as dramatic as that triple decker on Western Ave in Cambridge. I wonder every time I walk by what it's like to live there.
Love the tub
Love the old clawfoot bathtub in the window,
the old clawfoot bathtub in the window
I wonder if that one ended up getting dragged to a hilltop for a Cialis ad?
MT Hope Street Rosilindale
MT Hope Street
Rosilindale
I think I saw it being used
I think I saw it being used as a space saver on a street in Dorchester
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where did you find this photo?
Using your clue, I just
Using your clue, I just searched for images related to Haverhill St.
Doors
You have to love the doors on the second and third floors of the building to the left. The first step is a doozy.
Things OSHA would stand for....
Looks like carpenters and woodworkers up there. I suspect the doors are to load lumber on the upper floors. I'm surprised there isn't a hoist arm above them.
The Answer
Thanks for playing, folks! This shows 35-37 Haverhill Street in 1895.