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133,135 Boylston St., 1912
133,135 Boylston St., 1912
Looking at the north side of Boylston St. From left to right:
  • 135/137 Boylston St., the grocery store of Bridget Glynn, partial view
  • Unexplained band playing for the children
  • 133 Boylston St.
  • Driveway leading to the stables and hen house of 133 Boylston St.
  • 115 Boylston St., partial view


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William Robert Murphy Collection
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Brookline Record Stores: From Edison's Phonograph to Village Vinyl

In 2024, I sold my collection of a few hundred vinyl record albums to Jonathan Sandler of Village Vinyl & Hi-Fi in Coolidge Corner. They were mostly jazz albums I'd bought in the 1970s and 1980s, including quite a few older albums I'd picked up in used record bins during those pre-CD years.

The covers of the album, as well as the music on them, carried a lot of sentimental value for me. But I hadn't actually owned a turntable for years, and I was glad that, in addition to providing me some extra cash, the music would find new owners/listeners, especially amid a growing appreciation for vinyl.


I also gave Jonat...