Brookline Historical Society
Photo Collection

Boylston St. at Cypress St, December, 1915
Looking from Cypress St. north across Boylston St. At 133 Cypress St. is the Hotel Madris. Underneath the hotel on the far left at 361 Boylston St. Is the grocery store of Lucius N. Danforth who was forced to move his newly-acquired store in the Village when the building was knocked down for the widening of Harvard St. in 1905.
[Source: Olmsted]
Northeast Corner of Boylston St. & Cypress Ave., December, 1915
Looking north on Cypress St. from Boylston. The building, partially visible, at 353-359 Boylston St. still stands. Otherwise, only the one-story building, barely visible in the distance at 122 Cypress St., still stands. On the corner is Bentley Bros. Grocers at 351 Boylston St. On the right is the apartment building at 343/345 Boylston St.
[Source: Olmsted]
Cypress St. Looking North By Walnut St., December, 1915
Trolley tracks are on Cypress, Walnut St. feeds in from the left. On the left is the house of the Francis family at 295 Walnut. On the right is 161 Cypress. Center rear are the back of houses on E. Milton Rd.
[Source: Olmsted]
Chestnut St., November 1915
Looking southeast toward Kendall St. #60, foreground left, is still standing along with the others on that side.Only the stone fence remains on the right side.
[Source: Olmsted]