Looking north from Juniper St. at the boarding houses of 14, 16, 18, 20 Morss Ave.
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From left to right:

• 33 Villa Lane, on the northwest corner with Morss Ave.
• Villa Lane
• Vacant lot on the northeast corner of Villa Lane and Morss Ave., formerly 46 Morss Ave
• 48 Morss Ave.
• 185 Pond Ave., partial view

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Villa Lane going north is on the left. On the right is the vacant lot on the northeast corner of Villa Lane and Morss Ave., formerly 46 Morss Ave, followed by 48 Morss Ave. and a partial view of the side of 185 Pond Ave.
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Looking west, Lower Washington St. is to the right.
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Looking southwest from Lower Washington St. Ten years after this photo was taken every structure in the foreground of the photo had been demolished as part of an urban renewal project.
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Looking west toward Allerton St. from the northwest corner with Pond Ave. On the right, the side of 58 Allerton St., later the house of famed singer Roland Hayes, is viewed. On the left is the rear of 4 Hawthorn Rd., both houses are still standing.

The gardens were part of a town-wide program to enhance the learning experience of students. As with the Lincoln and Sewall schools, the gardens were planted on land loaned by private landowners. In this case, the land was loaned by the Brookline Riverdale Land Association.
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Looking toward Pond Ave., Allerton St. is on the right. The gardens were part of a town-wide program to enhance the learning experience of students. As with the Lincoln and Sewall schools, the gardens were planted on land loaned by private landowners. In this case, the land was loaned by the Brookline Riverdale Land Association.

In a serendipitous coincidence, the photo includes the only known view of a street-sprinkling wagon being filled with water. The cart was operated by Chester W. Reed who had a contract with the town to water the dirt roads. The water-feeder pole can be viewed by the middle section of the wagon.
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The Thomas Parsons School garden project involved the third grade students who were supervised by the school principal, Minnie P. Massé. This is one of three experimental school garden projects initiated by the Brookline Education Society in 1903. The gardens were part of a town-wide program to enhance the learning experience of students. As with the Lincoln and Sewall schools, the gardens were planted on land loaned by private landowners. In this case, the land was loaned by the Brookline Riverdale Land Association.
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Brookline Village is in the distance in the right half. Morss Ave. is entering Pond Ave. on the left. The large round holding tank of the Brookline Gas Light Co. is visible center right.
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Left to right: 177, 173, 165
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Morss Ave. on the left going to Lower Washington St.
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25 Villa Lane is to the right and 28 Walter Ave. is in the rear. Villa Lane was a two-block street originating at Lower Washington St. and running parallel to Pond Ave., one block to the west. It was part of the area known as “The Farm” that was almost entirely populated by people of Irish descent. It was completely leveled for today’s Brook House apartment complex.
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Looking from Walnut St.
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Brookline Friendly Society building in the rear. Neither still standing.
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left to right: #13, #9. #7 (partial view)
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The Brookline Visiting Nurse Service worked from the headquarters of the Brookline Friendly Society, a health and human services agency located at 10 Walter Ave. in the area known as The Farm. They relocated in 1956 prior to the 1959 takeover of the building by the Brookline Redevelopment Authoirty and its demolition in 1960.
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The Brookline Friendly Society was a health and human services agency located at 10 Walter Ave. in the area known as The Farm. This photo appeared on page one of the February 4, 1938 issue of the Brookline Citizen newspaper.

• The physician is Richard Cannon Eley who lived at the time on Glenoe Rd. and was a physician at Boston’s Children’s Hospital for 36 years.
• The baby being examined is Richard Flynn, held by his mother, Bridget “Delia” (Staunton) Flynn. She emigrated from Galway, Ireland in 1929; married Michael Flynn, who also emigrated from Ireland, in 1935; they lived at the time on Boylston Place and had four more children.
• The woman standing at the table is Mildred (Kearney) Ward with her third child, Thomas. She grew up on Pearl St. and lived at the time at 57 Walter Ave. with her husband, Thomas, and their children.

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