On the left is a partial view of 91 Washington St., no longer standing. On the right is a partial view of 67-77 Washington St. whose first floor was a garage. Viewed in the rear center are the sign for Milton F. Reynolds, Carpenter, at 65 Kent St. and Brookline Coal on Pearl St. by the train tracks.

An existing building housing a horse-shoeing business and the adjoining vacant land were purchased by Harry E. Chase who constructed the building shown in the middle of the photo is the building at 83-91 Washington St. It and #66-77 were demolished circa 2015.
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On the left is “Chase’s Block” at 83-91 Washington St., constructed in 1912 by Harry E. Chase. On the right is the garage at 67-77 Washington St. Both were demolished circa 2015.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Pearl St. looking north to the left.

From a notebook of property-appraisal photos taken in 1965 and early 1966 for “The Marsh Urban Renewal Project” run by the Brookline Redevelopment Authority. Only a few scattered peripheral structures remain today.

From left to right:

• Entrance to Pearl St.
• 93 Washington St., Benjamin F. Baker, Sign Painter
• 91 Washington St., Thomas Nagle, horse shoeing and Carriage Work. Thomas Nagle emigrated from Ireland in 1872, married in Brookline in 1874, and opened his shop here circa 1876. Visible on the front of the stable is a sign for his son, Luke T. Nagle, who became a veterinarian circa 1899.
• The top of mansard-roofed house that still stands at 49 Kent St.
• Houses on Pearl St.

[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

North Side of lower Washington St. Pearl St. is in between Benjamin Baker, sign and house painter, #93, on the right; #97 on the left.
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The entrance to Pearl St. is steps to the left. Visible above the door is the new street number reflecting the 1894 update of Washington St. addresses. Extending up Pearl St. behind this visible building are additional attached structures.

Standing in the doorway is Benjamin Franklin Baker (1820-1898). He began work at the paint shop of Silas Snow in 1841 and, circa 1856, became the owner of the property and the business. After Baker’s death, a former employee, Daniel Hunt, took over the business.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Seen from Pearl St. this is the only known frontal photograph of this section of the south side of Lower Washington St.
From left to right:

• James Driscoll & Son General Contractors at 76 Washington St.
• Quinlan’s Livery at 82 Washington St.
• Herbert Miller Carpenter & Builder at 92 Washington St.

Posted on Quinlan’s building is a poster for “Mother Goose” playing at the Colonial Theater between March and May, 1904.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

From right to left:
:: First building: #97/99 Washington at the intersection with Pearl St.
:: Second building: #101/103 Washington
:: Third building (narrow brick): #105 Washington; living quarters with a small storefront
:: Fourth building (draped in bunting):
#107 rear (probably an outhouse down the alley): home of James H. Maher
#109: The logo used by the Lyceum Café (1905-1910) is visible on the windows
#111 (single door, in the middle): James H. Maher, Carriage Maker
#113: Lyceum Hall Pharmacy
:: Fifth building (billboard on top) #115 Washington
Hosts the billboard for “Boyle & O’Neil Honeybrook Whiskey, Roxbury Crossing” that was also present in a 1914 photo
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

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.
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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]

Looking West on Washington St. toward the link with Boylston St. Walnut St. is off photo left foreground. This is one of two photos taken from slightly different positions. From left to right:

• The left side of the apartment building at the entrance to Walnut St. is a rooming house.
• The right side of the apartment building will be converted in early 1900 to a store front.
• #164 Washington St., corner of the Guild Building: Thomas H. McMahon, Grocer
• Washington St. curving north
• #129 Washington St., the four-story brick building: Jacob Morlock, Bakery/Restaurant
• #121 Washington St.: William F. Young, Grocer. Note the cat out front by the curb.
• #115/117 Washington St.: M. Cavicchi, Fruits, Nuts, Figs. Note what appear to be small Christmas trees stacked outside.

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking West on Washington St. toward the link with Boylston St. Walnut St. is off photo left foreground. This is one of two photos taken from slightly different positions. From left to right:

• The left side of the apartment building at the entrance to Walnut St. is a rooming house. The small white sign says “William [illegible] Boarding House
• The right side of the apartment building will be converted in early 1900 to a store front.
• #164 Washington St., corner of the Guild Building: Thomas H. McMahon, Grocer
• Washington St. curving north
• #129 Washington St., the four-story brick building: Jacob Morlock, Bakery/Restaurant
• #121 Washington St.: William F. Young, Grocer
• #115/117 Washington St.: M. Cavicchi, Fruits, Nuts, Figs. Note what appear to be small Christmas trees stacked outside.
• #113 Washington St.: Lyceum Pharmacy, recently opened

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking west toward Boylston St., Washington St. curves to the right by the Guild Building. In the foreground left at the intersection of Walnut St. and Washington St. is an apartment building whose right-side first floor was converted to a store front in early 1900. At the corner of the building a door was added and given the address of 122 Washington St. It opened as a third Brookline location of C. E. Riley’s cigar stores and changed to Heleotis Bros. Fruits and Ice Cream in 1904. The photo shows a banner advertising Marguerite cigars so this is most like the Riley store which also advertised itself as a waiting room for trolley riders.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking west toward Boylston St., Washington St. curves to the right by the Guild Building. In the foreground left at the intersection of Walnut St. and Washington St. is an apartment building whose right-side first floor was converted to a store front in early 1900. At the corner of the building a door was added and given the address of 122 Washington St. It opened as a third Brookline location of C. E. Riley’s cigar stores and changed to Heleotis Bros. Fruits and Ice Cream in 1904. The photo shows a banner advertising Marguerite cigars so this is most like the Riley store which also advertised itself as a waiting room for trolley riders.

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]

The Brookline Riding Academy, also known as the Brookline Riding School, opened November 1, 1895 right in the Village Square. It took over the large quarters of the car house and horse stables of the West End Railway Co. which had recently switched to electrified cars. The group is shown in the small lot outside the school. Alice Sargent and Dorothy Forbes, identified here, were wealthy equestrians who helped organize, from at least 1914-1917, an annual charity event hosted at the school with contests, prizes and trophies. A trophy is noted on the seat of Sargent’s carriage and the rear of the large billboard that faced the Village Square is observed.

Sargent, never married, lived her entire life in a 40-room mansion that was part of the Sargent family compound known as “Holm Lea” in the Warren St. area of Brookline.
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#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]