N.E. Corner Sewall Ave and Stearns Rd.

Harvard St. feeds in off-photo to the left of the transfer platforms. A Harvard St. trolley coming from the north toward Beacon St. can be viewed in the distance between the platforms. The house at 278 Harvard St. is visible.
[Source: MBTA]

Seen here traveling east in Coolidge Corner, these cars were manufactured as part of a group of center-entrance cars, numbered from 6100 to 6299, that were introduced in1919/20. They were reduced in service by the late 1930s but briefly returned to service during periods of increased demand during World War Two.

The identifiable stores were collectively present from 1909 to 1912. From left to right:

• 1340 Beacon St., J. G. Miller, Fruit, a partial view
• 1338 Beacon St., David Quinn, Florist
• 1330 Beacon St., Brookline Art Union, Photographers; oddly numbered for its position
• 1334 Post Office
• 1330 Beacon St., entrance to Whitney Hall
• 1324 Beacon St., S. S. Pierce

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Shown from left to right:

• Partial view of a street-watering cart
• Inbound trolley stand
• Boulevard Trust building at 1319 Beacon St.
• Rear of Charles Stearns' house
• Street-watering cart
• Harvard St. looking south

[Source: Joel Shield]

Looking at the south side of Coolidge Corner just west of Harvard St. All the buildings are still standing except for the church. From left to right:

• 1341 Beacon St.: Brookline Trust Co.
• 1343 Beacon St.: Thomas Fish Market
• 1345 Beacon St.: Coolidge Corner Woman's Exchange
• 1349 Beacon St.: Morgan Bros. Creamery
• 1351 Beacon St.: C. G. Howes, Cleaners
• 1351A Beacon St.: Personal Bookshop and Lending Library
• 1353 Beacon St.: entrance to upstairs apartments
• 1353A Beacon St.: appears empty. The Brookline Beauty Shoppe was there until the end of 1929; the Brookline Chamber of Commerce opened there in September, 1930.
• 1355 Beacon St.: Beacon Market (Joseph F. Heald, proprietor)
• 1357 Beacon St.: Kidder, Peabody & Co. Investments and Securities
• 1361 Beacon St.: Wilfred L. Steeves, Hardware, Electricians, Locksmiths
• 1363 Beacon St.: Gammon Drug Co.
• 1373 Beacon St.: Baptist Church
• 1375 Beacon St.: J. W. Rogers, Florist
• 1397 Beacon St.: side of the apartment building

Looking south toward Coolidge Corner.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking south from Babcock St.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking at the S. S. Pierce building from Green St. Visible at 276 Harvard St. is Frey's Hairdressing Parlors, run by Louisa Frey and later by her son, Douglas C. Frey. The shop had recently moved from across the street and remained there into the 1940s.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]