From left to right: 7/9/11 High St. Place, 3/5 High St. Place, and rear of 175 High St. as viewed from the yard of the Boston Elevated Railway - today’s Margaret E. Robinson playground.
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The Brookline Friendly Society was a health and human services agency located at 10 Walter Ave. in the area known as The Farm. This photo appeared on page one of the February 4, 1938 issue of the Brookline Citizen newspaper.

• The physician is Richard Cannon Eley who lived at the time on Glenoe Rd. and was a physician at Boston’s Children’s Hospital for 36 years.
• The baby being examined is Richard Flynn, held by his mother, Bridget “Delia” (Staunton) Flynn. She emigrated from Galway, Ireland in 1929; married Michael Flynn, who also emigrated from Ireland, in 1935; they lived at the time on Boylston Place and had four more children.
• The woman standing at the table is Mildred (Kearney) Ward with her third child, Thomas. She grew up on Pearl St. and lived at the time at 57 Walter Ave. with her husband, Thomas, and their children.

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Looking east. Chapel St. is on the left.

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

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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

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Looking east from Naples Rd. at numbers 1, 5, 9
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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

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Looking southeast. The corner of the roof of #72 Summit Ave. is visible on the right. #69 Summit Ave. is on the left.
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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.
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