Upland Rd. is to the right of the house followed by a partial view of 43 Upland Rd., both houses are still standing. None of the houses that were constructed in the rear on Upland Rd. beginning in 1890 are present.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Cypress St. is to the left, building is still standing.

(ID) 091
(Slide ID) P 24-8
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

This substantial brick building was torn down in 1974 as the “Marsh Urban Renewal Project” was entering its core phase. Its removal accommodated the addition of a few additional feet for the covered parking platform straddling the tracks that remains today.

In the distance o the right is 74 Kent St. The large smoke stack of Brannen’s Laundry had been there for 75 years and was even considered to be an historic landmark of sorts when it had to be torn down in 1980.

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.

Looking northwest across Netherlands Rd. at the garage and rear of the house at 203 Kent St.

(ID) 120
(Slide ID) P-28-2
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

Looking north on Kent St. from Linden St. The entrance porch to 122 Kent St. is visible on the left. The bridge over Aspinwall is faintly visible on the right.

(ID) 144
(Slide ID) P-9-8
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

This is an exhibition of the Brookline Bird Club and the town forestry department held at the library in April 1914.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking toward Boston from Chapel St. The bridge has recently opened and replaced the old wooden bridge there.

(ID) 161
(Slide ID) P-27-11
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

Looking toward Boston.

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

Looking west. In the background on the right is the carriage house of the Richards estate, location of the present-day Longwood Towers. On the left is 197/199 Longwood Ave., still standing.

(ID) 041
(Slide ID) P 26-24
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

Looking east at the old wooden bridge at Chapel St. The bridge is closed which most likely indicates that construction of the new stone bridge is about to commence. .
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Standing at 197/199 Longwood Ave. looking east at the old wooden bridge at Chapel St. The bridge is closed which most likely indicates that construction of the new stone bridge is about to commence. Note two people seated in the hill in the distance on the right.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Lookng north from Monmouth St. The apartment building at 40 Carlton St. on the northwest corner has not yet been erected (1924).

Looking south. Monmouth St. coming in on the left followed by the George Wightman mansion (b. 1904) at 43 Hawes St.. 48 Hawes St. (b. 1913) visible on the right. Both still standing.

Looking south toward Longwood Ave. In the foreground on the left is 116 Colchester St. followed by 295 Kent St. Far in the distance, the rounded entrance to 269 Kent St. can be detected on the southeast corner of Longwood Ave. The latter two houses remain unchanged.

116 Colchester St. was sold in 1906 and the 1907 atlas indicates that the wooden siding shown in the photo was replaced by stucco. The current configuration is entirely different, it is unknown whether that is the result of a subsequent extensive enlargement or a complete replacement.

Engine no. 316 heading west as it crosses under the Aspinwall Ave. bridge. In the distance is 232 Aspinwall Ave. and in the foreground is 233 Aspinwall Ave., both still standing. On the right is the start of the side track for freight trains that will unload at destinations in Brookine Village.

Looking southwest from the Brookline Village “T” stop at what is essentially today’s Hearthstone Plaza. These buildings, save those in the center on the south side of Lower Washington St., were razed in the next 2-3 years for the Plaza project. From left to right:

• Partial view of the rear wall of the movie theater at 105 Washington St.
• Partial view of the rear of the four-story apartment building at 127-131Washington St.
• The fire station and buildings on High St. south of Lower Washington St. which still stand
• The buildings from 137-175 Washington St.

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.

Looking at the north side of Lower Washington St. prior to the start of the urban renewal project for the area known as “The Marsh”. In the center is the building at 127-131 Washington St. housing Sagamore Liquors on the left and The Village restaurant on the right. The large open space on the left had been the site of a wooden building from the 1800s known as “Russell Block”. In August 1962 the town ordered that it be demolished due to its dilapidated condition and no attempt was made to replace it with the urban renewal project pending. On the right is the building built in 1937 housing the entrance to the movie theater.

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.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking at the north side of Lower Washington St. prior to the start of the urban renewal project for the area known as “The Marsh”. In the center is the building at 127-131 Washington St. housing Sagamore Liquors on the left and The Village restaurant on the right. The large open space on the left had been the site of a wooden building from the 1800s known as “Russell Block”. In August 1962 the town ordered that it be demolished due to its dilapidated condition and no attempt was made to replace it with the urban renewal project pending. On the right is the building built in 1937 housing the entrance to the movie theater.

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.

Looking at the north side of Lower Washington St. where the roadway becomes Boylston St. and Washington St. curves northward to the left in the photo. In one year, the Brookline Redevelopment Authority would begin the process of eminent domain to demolish all these buildings for the Hearthstone Plaza, the first phase of “The Marsh Urban Renewal Project”. From right to left:

• Jim’s Shoe Store, 157 Washington St. In the Village for three decades, the shop moved here in 1941 from its location at 139 Washington St.
• Village Barber Shop, 159 Washington St.
• Kenmore Valet, dry cleaning, 165 Washington St. They relocated to 39 Harvard St.
• Brookline Bulk Candy Co, 167 Washington St. They relocated to 216 Washington St. as “Village Candies”
• Ames Supply Co., 171 Washington St., (partial view) was one of thirteen businesses, out of 49 total in The Marsh, deemed not essential to village life and therefore not eligible for relocation by the Brookline Redevelopment Authority

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.