By adamg on Wed., 3/30/2022 - 9:33 am 
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can figure out where this building was (and, yes, they marked out the street name). See it larger.
Note: Because of the vagaries of the software here (specifically, the "see it larger" module), the above only shows about half the building. Here's the full photo:
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Some Of Those Facades Are Still There
By John Costello
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 9:43am
A lot of these buildings, which were built post 1872 fire made it until the 1980's.
This is 125 Summer Street now looking from the Dunkin Donuts at Church Green towards the Starbucks on the corner of Summer and Lincoln.
The developer of 125 Summer kept most of the two facades in the immediate center of the photo when the building there not was kept.
Same thing happened with Kennedy's Department Store when 101 Arch Street was built.
Right street, wrong block
By Charles Bahne
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 10:22am
You can see the street number 143 on top of the clock. This was the corner of Summer and South streets, just southeast of the block that John Costello mentions. Sadly, all these buildings were torn down, maybe for the Central Artery.
You sure?
By johnmcboston
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 1:18pm
I'm not seeing it...
https://goo.gl/maps/bWKvtghXHS73E3FLA
125 Summer St was the Orange Lollipop bldg.
By Turalura Lipschitz
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 1:33pm
During Nixon's 2nd term, I noticed the OLs while looking out the (not especially clean) windows of the Blue Sands café across the street. Pic doesn't much look like the view from the BS.
Lollipops across the street...
By Charles Bahne
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 2:28pm
Thte lollipop building was 100 Summer Street, on the opposite side of the street.
Lolipop
By John Costello
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 2:29pm
That's 100 Summer.
You're close
By ScottB
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 2:33pm
But I'm pretty sure this was at the southeast corner of Summer & South (back when it actually extended to High St.) -- you can see the Bordman Building at 157 Summer St. None of these buildings exist today.
I Stand Corrected
By John Costello
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 3:39pm
Off by a few hundred feet. You are right. This is now the park outside of Tatte.
Hold up
By emac
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 11:55am
I thought they actually needed help figuring out these locations, but it’s just trivia?
sometimes
By ElizaLeila
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 12:06pm
Sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't.
They usually note which.
Mostly they seek help in identifying people
By Irma la Douce
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 1:12pm
They did that not long ago with a series of photos featuring Ray Flynn.
Also, “just trivia� How dare you.
Architecture
By anon
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 12:46pm
Some people may see buildings like this as foreboding, but I see great character. I was sorry when they tore down the nearby Dainty Dot building, a great piece of architecture. It had beautiful columns.
I could really go….
By Lee
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 1:16pm
… for a good nerve tonic right now.
With a Schlitz chaser!
By MrZip
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 1:23pm
n/t
Have a ‘gansett!
By Lee
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 1:31pm
Cheers!
careful
By j4b
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 2:51pm
Too much and you'll end up with gigantism.
You think YOU have it bad....
By Gary C
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 3:29pm
[img]https://i.etsystatic.com/11213426/r/il/608026/1923...
The Answer
By anon
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 8:10pm
Summe and South Street is correct! This photo was taken on May 5, 1912. For a high res version, you can take a look here: https://cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncateg...
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