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Get some ice cream while your horse gets a fresh set of horseshoes

Horseshoeing barn next to ice-cream place

The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene, showing a horseshoeing barn (one kid, no waiting!) next to an ice-cream parlor. See it larger.

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Monday morning co inky dinky?

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... in horsehoes, hand grenades and nuclear weapons.

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First thing that popped in my head, but a quick glance on street view reveals a bunch of differing features. Quite a few homes in random spots JP that look like they used to be neighborhood general stores... this one could be tough.

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around 1912.

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Thanks for playing, folks! This is 492-494 Swett Street in 1898. You can see the original image with a good zoom feature here: https://cityofboston.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_f61c7d91-6ea...

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Nt

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according to that link. If the street numbering is the same now, 492 Southampton Street is near the Andrew Square end, not near Mass. and Cass.

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Thank you.

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n/t

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Enjoy the ice cream, but I’d suggest avoiding the fudge ripple.

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