The top floor of the Lyceum Hall was removed after the fire. The March 4, 1914 edition of the Brookline Chronicle reported:

”Shortly after 4:00 AM Charles Pooley the nightman in Mack’s restaurant discovered a blaze near the cook stove and, rushing across the street to station “A”, summoned the department. Returning to the store he fought the flames with the assistance of two customers and, by the time Chief Johnson arrived, according to all outward appearance the fire was out but when the chief had a strip of wall removed he found that the flames were racing through the building between the partitions and the dry timbers made excellent food for the flames.

A second alarm was sounded and later a third calling all the Brookline apparatus to the scene. Tons of water were poured into the windows and the slate-over-shingles roof was torn asunder by the high pressure service causing a shower of slate to pour down on the firefighters.”

1914 photo by L. F. Foster, Boston.

The “Brookline Theater”, a movie theater, is under construction and the first show will occur on January 9, 1938. Awaiting demolition are Mullaney's Tobacco Store (111 Washington St.), O'Reilly's Lunch (109 Washington St.), and upstairs, the Lyceum Hall (107 Washington St.).
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

The Lyceum Hall, a longtime landmark on Lower Washington St., housed the Lyceum Pharmacy at #113 and the Lyceum Cafe at #109 (1905-1910). The entrance to the business of J. H. Maher, carriage and harness manufacturer, was in the middle at #111. James W. Clattenburgh ran his coal delivery business in the back at #107 and he lived next door at #105 until 1903. The best guess is that his sign hasn’t been taken down yet.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

This is one of three photos taken of this block. Looking at the north side of Lower Washington St. This is one of three photos taken of this block. From left to right:

• The Davis Candy Shop at 121 Washington St., partial view
• The Village Spa at 115 Washington St., run by the Rozantes family who lived upstairs above the store.
• The Lyceum Hall Pharmacy at 113 Washington St. maintained by Emanuel de Vicq since 1898.
• A car advertising Brick Bradford, a science-fiction comic strip in Boston’s Daily Record newspaper
• The small awning and projecting sign of Mullaney's Tobacco Store at 111 Washington St.
• O’Reilly’s Lunch at 109 Washington St.
• The truck of A. Burkhardt is from a family firm, now called Burkhardt Bros. Moving and Storage, that was started in 1888 and is still in business today.

[Source: Historic New England]

Walnut St. off photo left foreground; Guild Block building on the distant right, where Washington St. curves right, to the northwest.

Lower Washington St. looking west, late 1901/early 1902, From right to left:

• #113 Washington St.: Lyceum Pharmacy, recently opened
• #115/117 Washington St.: M. Cavicchi, Fruits, Nuts, Figs
• #121 Washington St.: William F. Young, Grocer
• #129 Washington St.: Jacob Morlock, Bakery/Restaurant
• Washington St. curving north
• #164 Washington St., corner of the Guild Building: Thomas H. McMahon, Grocer
• Boylston St. begins
• Rooming house at the entrance to Walnut St.

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking west toward Boylston St., Washington St. curves to the right by the Guild Building. The corner store in the foreground left is Heleotis Bros. Fruits and Ice Cream at 122 Washington St.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking west toward Boylston St., Washington St. curves to the right by the Guild Building. The corner store in the foreground left is Heleotis Bros. Fruits and Ice Cream at 122 Washington St.

Occupied at the time of this photo by the Brookline Riding Academy at #2 and #4 Walnut St, this building was first erected in 1875 by the Metropolitan Railway Co. to house the horse-drawn cars servicing the Brookline-Roxbury Crossing-Tremont House line. It was closed as a car house in December, 1894, with the move to new electrified routes, and demolished in 1918.
[Source: Leo Sullivan]

#2 Walnut St, the car house of the West End Street Railway Co. The building was first erected in 1875 by the Metropolitan Railway Co. to house the horse-drawn cars servicing the Brookline-Roxbury Crossing-Tremont House line. It was closed as a car house in December, 1894, with the move to new electrified routes, and demolished in 1937.
[Source: Leo Sullivan]

Juniper St. looking north toward Morss Ave. The brick structure was the stable for the horses of the West End Street Railway Co. The second floor openings are for hay.
[Source: Leo Sullivan]

The old car barn of the West End Railway Co. is seen on the left. This photograph was made by one of the streetcar companies so it is likely that they were renting out the house.
[Source: Leo Sullivan]

Looking west on lower Washington St. toward the start of Boylston St. Guild Block building in the center.

Just east of the intersection of High St. and Boylston, next to Hose House #1. Torn down before 1908 for the construction of the present day firehouse. Orignally numbered 66 before renumbering of Washington St.
1) Note the "Employment Office" sign by the entrance to the stairs next door at #68. This was likely the office of Mrs. Benjamin Hill. Brokers like this were often the source of servants for the wealthy households of Brookline.
2) Note the "Board Rooms" sign on the second floor. Listed in the city directory as boarders at that address are Thomas Steward, hairdresser and Joseph Hartnett, carriage painter, who worked at Michael Quinlan’s carriage factory one block away at the southwest corner of High St. and Boylston St.
3) Note the "Ladies Pompadours Cut and Curled" sign to the left at the hair salon next door.

This is one of three photos taken of this block. Looking west toward the start of Boylston St. From left to right:

• The fire house, still standing
• The Brookline Savings Bank, building still standing
• The tall brick building known as the “Sagamore” which housed Burns Drug Co. at 127 Washington St., visible on the right side
• The Davis Candy Shop at 121 Washington St.
• The van of Leslie W. Whalen, a Brookline mover
• A car advertising Brick Bradford, a science-fiction comic strip in Boston’s Daily Record newspaper
• Partial view of The Village Spa at 115 Washington St., run by the Rozantes family who lived upstairs above the store.

[Source: Historic New England]

Looking west on lower Washington St. toward the start of Boylston St. In the center of the photo, situated across High St. from the fire station, the Ford sign of T. C. Baker, a Ford dealership at 2 Boylston St., is visible. This is one of three photos taken of this block.
[Source: Historic New England]

Formerly Good Intent Hose Company. Note mural in middle of façade.

The stores are bedecked with banners celebrating the bicentennial These buildings were all demolished in 1907-1908 and the current fire station was opened on this site in 1909.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking east from the Village Square
[Source: Leo Sullivan]

The businesses viewed here, along the south side of Lower Washington St., were simultaneously sited at this location from 1904 - 1906. All the structures in this photo were demolished in 1907-1908 to make way for the new fire station which opened in 1909 and remains in use today. Note the man with his wheeled bucket, center photo, presumably scooping up horse droppings. Viewed from left to right:

• The business with the partial view of an awning is at the corner with Walnut St., the last building in this row. The best estimation is that it is the store of James Heleotis and John Sigalos Co., fruit [1904-1906]. The awning appears to advertise "Ice Cream Sodas" mirroring the sign at the corner entranceway visible in other photos.
• An enigmatic sign over the alleyway that seems to advertise a shooting gallery. This is currently unidentified.
• By the delivery wagon at #126 Washington St. are William Frawley, shoemaker [1889-1907]; and a bootblack, either W. L. Jacklin [1904] or Cromwell Felton [1905-1907].
• C. E. Riley, Cigars at #128 Washington St. [1900-1907]
• The awning at 134 Washington St. George W. Rix, Provisions and Transfer Market [1904-1907]
• Sing Lee, laundry, which was at #136 Washington St. for over 20 years [1883-1907]
• Hose House #1 and Chemical Engine #1 at #140 Washington St.
• P. J. Burns, Horse Shoe Forge at #144 Washington St. [1897-1907]
• Also at 144 Washington St. there remains a sign for R. Woodward who had a horse-shoeing business there from the 1860s until his death in 1892
• J. H. Pineo, carpenter and builder at 4 High St. (visible at corner of Washington St) [1901-1907]