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1851 Washington St.
By ScottB
Tue, 06/29/2021 - 10:22am
The C.M. Pray building has an address of 18-something (1839?) Washington St. painted on the side of the building, and the A. Rubinsky (not 100% sure on the u or b in the name) building's number is clearly 1851.
If I had to guess a date, just before the construction of the Main Line El.
Sadly none of these structures exist today.
New York Streets in South End
By anon
Tue, 06/29/2021 - 10:36am
New York Streets in South End 1909 is my guess.
The Answer
By Boston City Archives
Tue, 06/29/2021 - 5:06pm
Today's #mysteryphoto shows Washington St at the west corner of Willard St on October 30, 1899. The C.M. Pray sign was a pretty good giveaway, but we couldn't resist sharing such a great photo. Thanks for playing, folks!
Willard Street or Place?
By Charles Bahne
Tue, 06/29/2021 - 11:25pm
The 1898 Bromley atlas shows it as a "Place", not a "Street" -- a dead-end alley, extending northwest off of Washington Street, between Camden and Lenox streets. The entire site os now occupied by the Mandela housing development.
There was a Willard Street in the West End, but not anywhere near Washington Street.
But, did you ever see ‘em pray?
By Lee
Wed, 06/30/2021 - 4:05pm
And for what?
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