Looking toward Boston.

(ID) 040
(Slide ID) P 26-25
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

(ID) 035
(Slide ID) P 23-14
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

(ID) 030
(Slide ID) P 25-9
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

This is the southeast corner with Boylston St. The new tracks are being laid out to the Newton line. The Burke store has been at this location for several years - it can be assumed that he was anticipating an increase in traffic and business from the new trolley line.

(ID) 024
(Slide ID) 5-17
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

(ID) 016
(Slide ID) P-34-1
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

(ID) 028
(Slide ID) P 25-19
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

Unidentified project

(ID) 026
(Slide ID) P 27-16
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

Shown in front of the station at 339 Washington St. McNear body on a Buick chasis. A similar photo appeared on page four of the September 12, 1929 issue of The Chronicle.

(ID) 025
(Slide ID) 80-96
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

This image is dated after the 1913 demolition of the Kingman house to the left and before the present-day addition that was present in 1927.

(ID) 023
(Slide ID) P-24-23
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

Standing on Cypress St. at Searle Ave. looking at Washington St.

(ID) 022
(Slide ID) P-106-L
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

Looking southwest on Newton St., Clyde St. enters on the right. On the left is the house of the Joseph Orlinksi house at 184 Newton St. Note the man crouched down on the side and the old hydrant for the street-watering wagons. On the right is the house, still standing, of George A. Lyon at 209 Newton St.

(ID) 021
(Slide ID) P-110-61
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

Looking southwest on Newton St. just west of the junction with Clyde St. On the left is the outbuilding of the Joseph Orlinksi house at 184 Newton St.

(ID) 020
(Slide ID) P-110-63
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

This photo is dated before 1909 -1080 was built in 1909 in the empty lot on the left.

(ID) 019
(Slide ID) P-1-18
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

(ID) 017
(Slide ID) P-2-15
(Notes) Two pieces
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

(ID) 015
(Slide ID) P-115-18
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

Looking west on Lower Washington St. toward Boylston St.

(ID) 014
(Slide ID) P-13-18
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

The work on the tunnel was completely in early 1894. Lower Washington St. going toward Boston is to the left. Note that this is one of two different views taken at the same time.
On the north side of Washington St. on the left:

• Unidentified delivery wagon labeled “B. Bancroft”
• 145 Washington St., awning of Thomas S. Brown & Co., provisions

On the south side of Washington St., from left to right:

• Trolley car on the Cypress St. line
• 106 Washington St., house of Jeremy Guilfoyle with a wagon out front
• 110 Washington St., H. G. Jordan, Coal and Wood, the office and also a sign above the alleyway leading to their coal yard at the corner with Morss Ave.
• 126 Washington St., William Frawley, custom shoemaker (note picture of boot on sign
• 126 Washington St., Luigi Barba (aka Louis Barbour and Louis Barber), fruit
• 128 Washington St., Frank T. Fay, newsdealer, cigars and tobacco
• 134 Washington St., John Barthelmes, hairdresser
• 136 Washington St., Sing Lee, laundry

Tom Condon, Sr. Civil Engineer for Brookline writes:
The work shown is part of the relocation of the outlet of the Village Brook. …(in the pile of lumber in the background you can see a piece of the curved falsework used to hold the brick arch until the cement mortar set.). Leverett Pond was created from the Muddy River marsh located just south of Washington Street by installing a stop plank manhole (in effect an adjustable height dam) in the new culvert under Washington Street. This stop plank manhole was necessary to hold back the pond since the Charles and therefore the Muddy Rivers were still tidal at that time. Presumably, Alexis French (who was both Olmsted's engineer and the Town Engineer) determined that more flow into this new pond was necessary. To provide this additional flow, the Village Brook which flows alongside what is now the MBTA "D" line was diverted into the culvert shown under construction. The culvert runs east down Washington Street, crosses Walnut Street, runs down Morss Avenue (now discontinued), across Pond Avenue and into Leverett Pond.
(ID) 013
(Slide ID) P-13-13
(Notes) Replaces existing image
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

Looking west on Boylston St. from the Village Square. On the left, from left to right:

• The saw horses of the Simpson Brothers Co. They performed a number of paving jobs in the town.
• 48 Boylston St.: the low stone wall and the two-story brick building still in use in 2026 as a restaurant.
• 50 Boylston St.: apartment building, still standing
• 21 Boylston St.: John H. Shea, Horse Shoer
• 19 Boylston St.: J. O'Day, Stables

On the right is the only known image of the removal of the south side of the Guild Building to accommodate the widening of Boylston St. It was poorly modified and remained a controversial eyesore in the following years. The very next building, 7 – 11 Boylston St., has just been constructed at the new set back.

(ID) 012
(Slide ID) P-6-4
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

Looking east on Boylston St. with Cypress St. on the right. On the corner is the house at 136 Cypress St., no longer standing. To the right is a partial view of 144 Cypress St., still standing. In the middle background are the rears of houses on E. Milton Rd., still standing.

(ID) 011
(Slide ID) P-5-6
(Notes) Replaces existing image
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

Looking west from #148. The sign for Walnut Path can be seen in the left foreground followed by the Lincoln School buildings. On the right is the brick Boylston School building (no longer standing) followed by 199-201 Boylston St., still standing.

(ID) 009
(Slide ID) P 5-4
(Notes) Replaces existing image
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]