Photo Collection
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184 Newton St., April 18, 1931
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]
184 and 209 Newton St., April 18, 1931
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]
Board of Health Hospital, Newton St.


(ID) 116
(Slide ID) P-24-5
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]
Alms House, Newton St.


(ID) 093
(Slide ID) P 24-6
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]
Contagious Hospital, Newton St.


(ID) 100
(Slide ID) P-24-4
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]
Contagious Hospital, Newton St.


(ID) 127
(Slide ID) P-24-11
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]
Newton St., April 18, 1931
Looking east, Goddard Ave. curving to the left, Larz Anderson park in the distance.

(ID) 031
(Slide ID) P 10-60
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]
Hancock Village
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]
Chestnut Hill Reservoir Pumping Station, 1908
Chestnut Hill Reservoir, 1906
25 Park St., 1909
House of Rev. Dillon Bronson, pastor of St. Marks Church. Shown is his Stanley automobile. This photo appeared on page one of the July 21, 1906 issue of The Brookline Chronicle
Hammond St.
84 Pearl St., August 1965
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.
Pearl St. Area, August 1965
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.
46 Pearl St., Rear, 1965
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.
48 Pearl St., 1965
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.
50 Pearl St., 1965
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.
60-64 Pearl St., August 1965
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.
65- 69 Pearl St., Side and Rear, January 1966
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.
65 - 77 Pearl St, January 1966
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.
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