Looking east from Naples Rd.
[Source: Joel Shield]

Looking east from Naples Rd. at numbers 1, 5, 9
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

This accident occurred during a response to a small fire on Crowninshield Rd. Ladder Truck B was leading Combination AA on Pleasant St. preparing to turn on to Crowninshield Rd. A misunderstanding of the intended movement of Ladder Truck B caused Combination AA to collide with it and spin 180 degrees. Several firefighters were thrown from the truck and hoseman Michael J. Mahon was killed. An émigré from Galway, Ireland, he lived in Brookline Village with his wife and five children with a sixth child on the way. After working as a gardener he began work for the fire department in 1916 and was working at Station A in the Village Square at the time of the accident.

Photo by Leslie Jones who worked for the Boston Herald-Traveler newspaper between the years 1917 and 1956.
[Source: Leslie Jones Collection]

House of the Thomas Shaler Brown family from aproximately 1873 to 1901. He ran the Thomas S. Brown & Co., provisions store located at today's 145 Washington St. in Brookline Village, two blocks from his house. In 1900, it was taken over by his son, Colby, and renamed the Brookline Provision Co.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking south toward Lower Washington St. From right to left:

• Village Garage, car repair, 11 Pearl St.
• 1-5 Pearl St. at the rear of Brookline Auto Parts
• Brookline Print 10-14 Pearl 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 northeast from the Brookline Village “T” stop:

• On the left at 42 pearl St. is the massive former Brookline Coal building. It previously had a separate side track and covered loading area.
• In a row from the center of the parking lot to the visible light-colored side of the Brookline Coal building were five dwellings (26 – 38 Pearl St.) that were razed in recent years
• Pearl St. continues past the large tree in the center of the photo. Visible is the distance are dwellings on Emerald St. at Brookline Ave.
• To the right of the large tree in the center of the photo is a side view of the brick building at 43 Pearl 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 south at the rear of 46 Pearl St. from the railroad tracks that are the “D” line of today’s subway. Behind the photographer is the top of Station St. where it meets Kent St. Behind the building across the street in the photo is the Esso station at the northwest corner of Brookline Ave. and Lower Washington St. Brookline Ice and Coal Co. remains in business today two blocks from this site.

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.

Behind this building are the railroad tracks that are the “D” line of today’s subway. To the left is the side of the massive Brookline Coal Co. building which had a rear loading station on the tracks.

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.

Behind this building are the railroad tracks that are the “D” line of today’s subway.

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 toward Kent St. The smokestack of Brannen’s Laundry at 74 Kent St. is visible in the distance.

The dwellings formerly on these now vacant lots were razed in 1962 in preparation for the erection of an office building amid efforts by private developers to revitalize the area. On the left is a partial view of the relatively new brick office building at 50 Pearl St. These vacant lots became ground zero in a battle between the private Marsh Development Association and the Brookline Redevelopment Authority, with the latter seeking to completely raze the entire area of The Marsh.

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 north from Emerald St. which was renamed to become an extension of today’s of Pearl St. On the left is the start of the northeast leg of Pearl St. which no longer exists.

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 northeast leg of Pearl St. which no longer exists. Emerald St., to the right, was renamed to become an extension of today’s of Pearl St. On the left is a partial view of 77/79 Pearl St. In the middle is 73 Pearl St. The large one-story building housing Bear Wheel Alignment spans 69 – 65 Pearl 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 northwest toward Kent St. The possessions of the business, Allied Electric Co., were auctioned off on June 30, 1967 and the building razed.

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 toward Kent St. from the former Pearl St. extension. On the immediate left is the Allied Electric Co. at 76 Pearl St. The smokestack in the distance is Brannen’s Laundry at 74 Kent St. at the apex of Kent St. and Station St. To its immediate left is a rear view of the brick building at 65 Kent St., the “D” tracks are right up against it.

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.

Standing on the Pearl St. extension leg that no longer exists, looking northwest toward Kent St. The “D” line tracks are right behind the oil truck.

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.