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Beacon St., 1887 Series, Before the Widening
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Beacon St. Looking East From Englewood Ave., 1887
Chamberlain house in the foreground, residence of Susan Y. Chamberlain, widow of Thomas. House of Eugene Knapp in the background on the same side (south). House of Isaac White just visible in the background on the north side of Beacon.
From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
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Beacon St. at Englewood Ave., 1887
Looking east on Beacon St. several blocks from Cleveland Circle. Reservoir Hotel is off screen on the right, entrance to Englewood is on the left.
From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
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Reservoir Hotel, Beacon St. Opposite Englewood Ave, 1887
From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
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Beacon St. & Englewood Ave, Reservoir Hotel, 1887
Looking east on Beacon, standing at today's Strathmore Rd. Seen from left to right:
- Englewood Ave entering on the left directly across from the hotel
- The Reservoir Hotel complex. Note two people standing in the rear. The hotel was opened circa 1870 and gained notoriety after a number of raids for illegally selling “intoxicating liquors” and even, in 1889, a number of men from neighboring towns were rounded up while attending a dog fight there. The property was cleared in 1891.
- The tracks of the Boston and Albany Railroad running along the ridge
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From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
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Beacon St. West of Englewood Ave,1887
Looking east on Beacon, standing at today's Strathmore Rd. Seen from left to right:
- Englewood Ave entering on the left directly across from the hotel
- The Reservoir Hotel complex. Note two people standing in the rear. The hotel was opened circa 1870 and gained notoriety after a number of raids for illegally selling “intoxicating liquors” and even, in 1889, a number of men from neighboring towns were rounded up while attending a dog fight there. The property was cleared in 1891.
- The tracks of the Boston and Albany Railroad running along the ridge
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From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
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Beacon Street Looking East from Chestnut Hill Ave., 1887
One of two photos taken from the same spot. Looking east from just east of Cleveland Circle.The Reservoir Hotel is on the right, opposite Englewood Avenue.
From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
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Beacon Street Looking East near Chestnut Hill Ave., 1887
Englewood Avenue enters on the left in the far distance.
From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
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Beacon Street Looking East from Chestnut Hill Ave., 1887
One of two photos taken from the same spot. Looking east from just east of Cleveland Circle. Englewood Ave. enters at the far right.
From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
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