[MassHistPres] quarantine quiz

[Jane S Becker]

The drug store looks like it’s on the corner of Winthrop St. and Boston Ave., Medford Hillside.  The shingled church could be what is now the New Life Baptist Church on Boston Ave.
Here’s an article with an image of Chandler’s drug store, on that corner: https://patch.com/massachusetts/medford/an--last-chance-check-out-historic-exhibit-on-hillsid5930f21f9d

The brick building looks very similar to the building at the intersection of Boston Ave. and College Ave., at the corner of Tufts University.  Take a look at the lower story part of the brick building, on the right.  https://tuftsdaily.com/news/2017/03/13/bostoncollege-avenue-intersection-to-be-redesigned-for-pedestrian-safety/

This was a fun distraction.

~Jane

Jane Becker, PhD
Director of Public History
History Department
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Jane.becker at umb.edu<mailto:Jane.becker at umb.edu>
Ph: 617-287-6885
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From: MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> on behalf of Dennis De Witt <abtdewitt at rcn.com>
Date: Monday, June 1, 2020 at 9:28 AM
To: "masshistpres at cs.umb.edu" <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Subject: [MassHistPres] quarantine quiz

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I’m hoping someone can help me ID the location of an y of these photos, all taken on Nov. 10, 1899.  They show the 25 ton cast iron base of a steam pumping engine being relocated from Roxbury to the east side of Spot Pond in Stoneham.  A note for one of them suggests that they may be in Medford _ but I’m open to other suggestions.

I don’t know if it was moved by road the whole way or may have been moved part way by rail or water.   I will note that this is a well surfaced road, but not one with a trolley line.

These photos have a lot of detail when blown up.

Thanks

Dennis De Witt
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Boston

Note the church steeples marked with arrows.  One of the two on the right looks like HHR’s Grace Episcopal, but the other does not look like  any other I see on line for Medford
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Note the shingled church steeple.  There is also an electric street lamp and a spout for filling wagons for watering the road  The drug store offers an ice cream soda for a nickel !
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Seemingly a country crossroad but with granite curbs, a water spout, and gas lamps
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Between the buildings you can see a railroad line and siding.  The building on the left reads like it might be a station.
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