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Coolidge Corner
  • 1316 Beacon St. – Howland Wadsworth & Co. - Paints
  • 1314 Beacon St. - Waldorf Restaurant
  • 1310 Beacon St. - Winchester Sportswear for Women

[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
Brookline Trust Baseball team, 1934
This photo appeared on page 5 of the June 21, 1934 issue of the Brookline Chronicle.
Front row from left to right:
  • Charles Haley, catcher
  • Clifford Gittens, second base and manager; auditor at Brookline Trust
  • Charles Foster, Jr. - mascot
  • Charles Gittens - pitcher
  • Thomas Ford – short stop; teller at Brookline Trust
Back row from left to right:
  • Leonard Rowe – coach; chaffeur at Brookline Trust
  • James Ferguson – left field; teller at Brookline Trust
  • R. Larson – right field
  • Charles Foster – center field; bookkeeper at Brookline Trust
  • Paul Meade – third base; teller at Brookline Trust
  • James Donnelly – first base; assistant bookkeeper at Brookline Trust
  • Arthur Peterson – right field; teller at Brookline Trust

[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
Coolidge Corner, 1926
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
Coolidge Corner, 1926
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
St. Mark's Church, Park St.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
House of Edward Atkinson, Heath Hill
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
Osborne Rd., 1939
Looking east from Naples Rd. at numbers 1, 5, 9
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]
Annotations for View From Corey Hill, 1864
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
View From Corey Hill, 1864
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
Coolidge Corner, 1926
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
Coolidge Corner, 1926
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
Coolidge Corner, 1937
Stores from left to right:
  • 1352 Beacon St. – Coleman Furniture Co.
  • 1350 Beacon St. – (Unidentified)
  • 1346 Beacon St. – Old Corner Bookstore
  • 1342-44 Beacon St. – Simon’s Shoe Shop
  • 1340 Beacon St. – Stone Bros., Men’s Furnishings
  • 1338 Beacon St. – Miss Ayer Shop, Gifts
  • 1336 Beacon St. – (Unidentified)
  • 1334 Beacon St. – Lillian E. Kendall, Dry Goods
  • 1332 Beacon St. – Holmberg and Douglas, Jewelers

[Source: Historic New England]
Summit Ave.
Looking southeast. The corner of the roof of #72 Summit Ave. is visible on the right. #69 Summit Ave. is on the left.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]
Beacon St. Looking West From Corey Rd., 1896
The first street on the right is Kilsyth Rd. followed by Englewood Ave. and Strathmore Rd. Only the building at 1874-1880 Beacon St. with the most distant tower remains.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
Jack and Marion's, 299 Harvard St.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]
215 Warren St.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
450 Warren St.
Still standing.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
Fourth of July Parade, 1899
The procession passes in front of Town Hall.

One of a series of photos taken for The Suburban newspaper.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
Fourth of July Parade, 1899
The procession passes in front of Town Hall.

One of a series of photos taken for the The Suburban newspaper. A cropped version entitled “Review of the Troops by the Selectmen in Front of Town Hall” appeared on page 2 of the July 8, 1899 issue.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
Fourth of July Parade, 1899
The procession passes in front of Town Hall.

One of a series of photos taken for the The Suburban newspaper.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
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