Inbound side of Beacon St. at Coolidge Corner. [right to left] Boulevard Trust at 1319 Beacon St.; Frank A. Russell, Real Estate, at 1315 Beacon St.; Charles Stearns' house; a glimpse of the storefront at 1299 Beacon St. housing real estate brokers; the steeple of the Second Unitarian Society Parish House at 11 Charles St. (still standing); the house of George W. Wightman at 3 Charles St.

Also shown is the trolley for route #940 which was essentially the forerunner to the "C" line.

[Source: Iowa State]

In the center is the S. S. Pierce Building with the old cupola that was later destroyed in a fire. To the right, the James Whitney house is partially visible on the northwest corner of Pleasant St.
[Source: Smithsonian]

This is a rare photo showing a stage in the evolution of the old Coolidge & Brother store after the 1887 widening of Beacon St. The original store, which had been taken over by Merrill Brown in 1884, was purchased in 1892 by the S.S. Pierce Company which then constructed the new S.S. Pierce Building seen today in 1898-99. Also visible are the large homes lining Summit Ave.
[Source: Smithsonian]

Standing on Harvard St. at Longwood Ave., looking north to Coolidge Corner. In the distance is 281 Harvard St. on the northeast corner of Beacon St. To the right, on the southeast corner of Beacon St., is Frank A. Russell, Real Estate, at 1321 Beacon St.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking north on Harvard St. In the center rear is the house on Harvard St. on the southeast corner with Green St. The listed photographer is Charles B. Duncklee who would have been only 18 at the time of the photo. The actual photographer may be his father, Charles Tilton Duncklee, an amateur photographer who co-founded a camera club in Brookline in the same year.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Standing on Harvard St., looking north. Left to right:
:: The drugstore of A. J. Hayman, 1329 Beacon St., southwest corner.
:: S. S. Pierce, 1324 Beacon St., northwest corner.
:: The houses at 287 and 291 Harvard St., northeast corner.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Standing on the southwest corner of Beacon St and Harvard St. looking northeast. The brick house on the left is probably that of D. H. Brewer at 16 John St. Obscured by the trolley going north on Harvard St. is the James Whitney house on Pleasant St.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Removed with the widening of Beacon. Replaced by the Devotion School.

Harvard St. looking north toward Brighton on the right. Beacon St. heading west is to the left. Store established 1857, replaced by S.S. Pierce building.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

This photo was taken at the same time as another photo posted on the Historic New England web site.
[Source: Historic New England]

[Source: Historic New England]

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking towards Beacon St. Photo by Henry A. Varney, Brookline town engineer.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking from Beacon St. A & P Grocery store is on the left. Photo by Henry A. Varney, Brookline town engineer.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

[Source: Historic New England]