This school was located in a small triangle of land in Coolidge Corner formed by Beacon St., the short extension of Pleasant St. running southwest of Beacon St. and Harvard St. running southeast of Beacon St. completing the triangle. It was built shortly after the 1851 extension into Brookline of Beacon St. With the widening of Beacon St. in 1887/88 the school was demolished and the new brick Cabot School was built on nearby Marion St.

Built in 1903 by Henry Whitney. Initially a luxurious 200-room apartment hotel at 1731 Beacon St., it apparently fell on hard times by the 1950s and was demolished after a fire in 1966. The photo is from a postcard mailed to a friend by Peter F. Cormier, a clerk at the hotel.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking west on Beacon St. to the left and north on Harvard St. This unique and detailed photograph shows the Coolidge and Brother store, the only store over the entire length of Beacon St. in Brookline at the time. Seen from left to right:

• Large house on Corey Hill in the distance
• Hay barn and watering trough
• Coolidge and Brother store which was opened in 1857 and was now owned by Merrill V. Brown, who had worked as a clerk in the store and took it over when William D. Coolidge died in 1884.
• Homes on both sides of Harvard St., there were no other stores in Coolidge Corner yet.
• The photographer’s box on the sidewalk.

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

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]

Looking north on Harvard St. Some 15,000 veterans of the 101st Infantry American Expeditionary Forces held their annual reunion in Brookline and this is their parade. The route started at Harvard and Stedman Streets and proceeded south on Harvard Street to the Village Square, west on the Worcester Turnpike to Cypress Street, south on Cypress to High St. ending at the Brookline Field on Jamaica Rd. and Pond Ave.

Viewed on the western side of Harvard St. from left to right:

• The T. C. Baker Ford dealership at 1331 Beacon St.
• S. S. Pierce and Co. on the northwest corner of Beacon and Harvard streets.

Viewed on the eastern side of Harvard St. from left to right:

• 289 Harvard St. The awning of Gurley’s Bakery
• Green St.
• 285-287 Harvard St. The Edison Shop, sellers of home appliances.
• 283a Harvard St. The Fanny Farmer Candy Shop
• 283 Harvard St. The Faneuil Hall Fruit Store
• 281a Harvard St. Carroll’s Cut-Rate Perfumer
• 279 Harvard St. The First National Stores, groceries
• 275 Harvard St. Brookline Savings Bank
• 273 Harvard St. Frank W. Savage, real estate
• 271 Harvard St. The Dorothy Muriel Shop, deli and liquors
• 269 Harvard St. Entrance to the upstairs offices
• 267 Harvard St. Alice Merrill, florist (beneath the Red Cab office)

[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

[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]

Harvard St. feeds in off-photo to the left of the transfer platforms. A Harvard St. trolley coming from the north toward Beacon St. can be viewed in the distance between the platforms. The house at 278 Harvard St. is visible.
[Source: MBTA]