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?Â
📸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 editor of Caught in Southie and a lifelong resident of South Boston sometimes mistaken for a yuppie. Co-host of Caught Up, storyteller, lover of red wine and binge watching TV series. Mrs. Peter G. Follow her @MaureenCaught.
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