Old School Southie: On this Day in 1911 on Dorchester Ave.
Waaaayyy back in the day!
Boston City Archives sent us these fantastic photos of the Dorchester Ave. neighborhood from 1911. A Boston Public Works Department photographer set out to document Dorchester Ave and some of its intersections in South Boston.
Boy, oh, boy, have things changed! Do these intersections look familiar?
📸No. 1 Margolis Provisions at Silver Street and Dorchester Avenue. They’re selling Butternut Bread! (above)
📸No. 2 J.H. Griffin and Co. selling Homestead Ale at Macallen Street and Dorchester Avenue
📸No. 3 Pedestrians at the corner of West Fourth Street and Dorchester Avenue
📸No. 4 A boy looks at entertainment posters at A Street and Dorchester Avenue
Maureen Dahill is the founder of Caught in Media. Once a longtime wardrobe and prop stylist for brands such as Rue La La, TJ Max & Hasbro, she is a devoted lover of vintage clothing, Martini Mondays, Castle Island, AND a 4th generation South Boston native. Mother of three, married to Peter G.
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