Built 1906; Coolidge Corner Theater today

Shown is the building that today houses a movie theater. On the left, at #284 Harvard St. is the delivery wagon of the Samuel Buxbaum provisions store. The store was a family affair with several of his children working there. In the center is the Beacon Universalist Church. On the right, at #290 Harvard St. is the shop of Louis White, tailor.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

This is the one-story building in the middle of what was known as the “Rooney Block” and still stands today. Henry Collins and Thomas H. Dyer were partners at this location from about 1873 – 1877. Dyer left to work at the provisions store of Hartwell & Skinner in Boston's New Faneuil Hall Market and, by 1883, had returned to Brookline to open his own store in the nearby Panter Building. When Dyer left, this store became Henry Collins & Co., Provisions.

In the window, the reflection of the Seaman’s Co. building, situated directly across Washington St. on the northwest corner with Davis Ave , is clearly visible.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

From left to right:
::284 Harvard St. – S. Buxbaum & Co. Provisions
::286 Harvard St. – Beacon Universalist Church
::288 Harvard St. – M. Malmrose, Printing and Coolidge Corner Moving
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking down Green St. from Harvard St. Gurley’s Bakery on the corner. The two boys are delivering the February 5, 1927 issue of Liberty Magazine (a copy is partially visible held under an arm).
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Site of the Brookline Library reading room from 1916 - 1927., precursor to the library branch a 31 Pleasant St.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking west from Babcock St., the top of Summit Ave. is in the distance. From left to right:

• Tower of the Devotion fire house, no longer standing
• Rear of the Gallagher house (still stands) which faces Devotion St.
• Houses on Naples Rd
• Babcock Hill which was leveled to fill in Babcock Pond making way for new developments.

Looking south from the Babcock Pond waters. Babcock Pond was part of a creek system flowing south from Commonwealth Ave. and was filled in soon after this photo was taken. From left to right:

• 63 Babcock St. (speculative)
• The duplex house at 9/11 Devotion St., still standing
• Devotion fire house on the north side of Devotion St.
• Rear of houses and carriage houses on Babcock St.

Located on the south side of Boylston St. east of Reservoir Rd. It opened in January 1891 and was eventually replaced by the current Station 4 located across the street at 827 Boylston St. Two years later the fire house on Devotion St. opened with a virtually identical front façade and doors.

The station was opened in 1893 on Devotion St. to serve the North Brookline area where farm land was being rapidly transformed into housing developments. The front façade and doors were virtually identical to those of Hose Company #3 which had just opened in 1891. The station was later replaced by the current Fire Station 5 at 49 Babcock St.

Shown is the Amoskeag Steam Engine #2 which was acquired in Spring 1896 and later moved to the Washington Sq. station when the latter opened in late 1899.

One of the oldest colonial structures in Brookline, owned and operated by the Historical Society. Constructed in its present state in 1740 with parts dating from 1680.

Shown before the development of the Babcock Pond area and the 1898 erection of the left wing of the Devotion School. The barn is still standing and the fencing around the pond stream is visible in the rear.
[Source: Historic New England]

Looking east from the corner of Beacon & Webster Ave., one block west of Coolidge Corner. The William Coolidge house is in the foreground followed by the Glidden W. Joy house to its left. Webster Ave. goes to the right. The Coolidge house was moved to Williams St. after the widening of Beacon St.

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

Looking west on Beacon St. From left to right: the William Coolidge house, Webster Ave. entering Beacon St., the Samuel Hutchinson house.

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

44 and 48 Stedman St in the background.

Corner of Beals St. The Dutch-design influenced #373, along with #375 (on the right), were built in 1899; designed by architect Walter Kilham.

Posing in front of the Edward Devotion house. School buildings are off-photo to the left and the right. Same view used on cover of "Voices of Brookline" a book by Larry Ruttman.