Looking east on Emerald St. from Pearl St. toward Brookline Ave. before the leveling of the neighborhood in the urban renewal project of “The Marsh”. From left to right:

• 9 Emerald St., the small house
• 657 Brookline Ave. on the corner
• 660 Brookline Ave.
• 666/670 Brookline Ave.
• Partial view of the auto garage at 676 Brookline Ave.
• A town truck parked at 100 Pearl St., the Brookline Water Dept., a building that still stands

Image Courtesy the Brookline Preservation Department