Grace Stevenson House on Corey Hill. Houses on Prospect St. visible on the left of photo.

Grace Stevenson House on north side of Beacon St., just west of Short St.. House of H. B. Eager on Mason Terrace (formerly Prospect St.) visible in the upper left of photo.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.

Looking west on Beacon; property of John M. Clark, house in the distance

At the entrance to Summit Ave. There are posters in several windows advertising movies that were playing April 11–17, 1936. Desire, starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper, and The Country Doctor, starring The Dionne Quintuplets, were both playing at the Uptown Theater on Huntington Ave., next to Horticultural Hall. Desire was also playing at the Capitol Theater at 1266 Comm Ave. in Allston, a little west of Harvard Street. were at the Uptown and Desire at the Capitol in Allston. and “The Country Doctor. Both are from 1936. Shown from right to left are:

• #1406-1408, apartments
• #1410, S. M. Morse, tailor
• #1410A, vacant
• #1412, Radio Market Co., Meats
• #1412A, Greater Boston Cleansers and Dyers, possibly vacant
• #1412B, Summit Pharmacy (note man holding a tripod and camera(?) in front)
• #1414, Henry’s Beauty Salon
• #1414A, Economy Grocery, forerunner to Stop & Shop
• #1414B, Henry Wong, laundry (note man in the window)

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

The store fronts on the right, which are slanted, are on the other side of the entrance to Summit Ave. From left to right are:

• A reelection poster for Herbert Hoover on the side wall. This poster appears to be an unusual updated version of the earlier well-known “Keep Him on the Job” poster.
• #1432A, Jacob Bell, tailor
• #1432, The Vincent Shoppe, a beauty shop
• #1430A, vacant
• #1430, A & R Bros., Grocers

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking from Aspinwall Hill at the southwest corner of Corey Hill. Behind the trees on the left is Washington Sq., still undeveloped. In the foreground on the far right, on Washington St., is the gasometer. At the top of the hill is the house of Peder Olsen, at 141 Summit Ave.

The widening of Beacon St. has just been completed. Eben Jordan, of the Jordan Marsh department store owns most of the land pictured and is beginning development. He will soon erect a large mansion here.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking from Aspinwall Hill across the still undeveloped Washington Sq. to the southwest corner of Corey Hill. In the foreground is the large mansion of Eben Jordan, still under construction here (the stone wall along Beacon St. and the stone pillars which bracket the entrance to Summit Path, the latter still standing, have not been added yet). Jordan, one of the principles of the Jordan Marsh department store, was developing much of the land visible here after the recent widening of Beacon St. Just to the right of the Jordan mansion is a horse-drawn cart carrying construction materials. Behind that is #5 Mason Terrace, under construction, and behind that is #12 Mason Terrace, both are still standing.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking from Winthrop Rd.,

Looking east on Beacon St. Photo labeled "30492".
[Source: Joel Shield]

Looking east on Beacon St. 1470 Beacon St. is visible on the left. All the buildings in the photo are still standing except Brandon Hall, an apartment hotel that was destroyed by fire in 1946.
[Source: Library of Congress]

In the rear is 95-97 Mason Terrace, still standing. To the right are the mansard house of Grace Stevenson and the apartment building at 1484 Beacon St. The latter, built in 1915, is still standing.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking east on Beacon St., 1521 Beacon is on the right and a corner of the Stoneholm building can be glimpsed on the left. Photo labeled "35839".
[Source: Joel Shield]

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

North side of Beacon St. just west of Mason Terrace. The house on the left was built in 1892 and purchased by King Gillette, inventor of the safety razor, in 1907. It was torn down in 1944. The house on the right was designed by well-known architect Arthur VInal and built in 1889. It was acquired circa 1900 by Fred McQuestern who also owned land situated behind the house that fronted on Mason Terrace. In 1903, he moved the house up the hill to its present location at 41 Mason Terrace and constructed an even larger house at 1560 Beacon St. That was torn down in 1967 and replaced with a large apartment building.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

The house originally on this site was acquired circa 1900 by Fred McQuestern who also owned land situated behind the house that fronted on Mason Terrace. In 1903, he moved that house up the hill to its present location at 41 Mason Terrace and constructed this house designed by well-known architect Arthur Vinal. It was torn down in 1967 and replaced with a large apartment building.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Built in 1892 for Benjamin Lombard Jr., a banker and real estate executive. The Lombards moved to 349 Coomonwealth Ave. circa 1905 and King Gilette, the inventor of the modern razor blade, bought the house circa 1907 and lived there until 1913. The house was torn down in 1944.

Looking east. From left to right: The huge mansion at 1566; 1560; 1546; the entrance to Mason Terrace; 1530; vacant lots; the apartment building at 1470. Only 1470 Beacon St. is still standing.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]