On the left is 401 Walnut St. In 1935, it was moved rearward to its presentation location at 52 Hedge Rd. The opening in the stone wall now serves as the entrance to Friedman Park. In the middle is 393 Walnut St., still standing. Photo by Brookline photographer, Carlton Parker.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

In the distant rear, on Corey Hill, two houses are viewed. Left to right:

• 1600 Beacon St., Eben Jordan Mansion, later the Choate School, no longer standing
• 57 York Terrace, the house high on the hill with the tall tower, still standing, the tower was removed in 1938

In the middle of the photo are the rear of the buildings on the south side of Beacon St., several are still standing including the tall apartment building at 1569-1571 Beacon St. In the foreground is the last of four gasometers built by The Brookline Gas Co. to store gas to run gas street lamps. This one was built in 1872 and demolished in 1984. By 1917, it had been converted to a succession of other uses. Here it is being used by a service station and garage. On the right is a partial view of 637 Washington St., still standing after major renovations.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Her engagement photo. She married John Walter Saxe in 1899 and the family with three children lived at 424 Walnut St. from circa 1905-1912
[Source: Saxe Family Collection]

Ellen Griggs (1824-1904) was the daughter of prominent town citizen, Deacon Thomas Griggs, who lived on the Griggs Farm located in the area of today’s Grigg Park. Widowed and living in Troy, NY at the time of her father’s death, in 1886, she moved back to Brookline into the family house at 519 Washington Street.
[Source: Saxe Family Collection]

From left to right: James Burtis Saxe, Mr. Saxe, John Burtis Saxe, Eleanor Saxe. They are at the Brookline Reservoir, steps away from their house at 424 Walnut St.
[Source: Saxe Family Collection]

From left to right: James Burtis Saxe, Eleanor Saxe, unidentified, John Burtis Saxe. The family of John Walter Saxe, Sara Florence Burtis, and their three children lived here circa 1905 – 1912, the house is still standing.
[Source: Saxe Family Collection]

The house of the John Walter Saxe family from circa 1905 - 1912, still standing.
[Source: Saxe Family Collection]

Still standing.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Buildings are no longer standing.
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Looking at the south side of Boylston St. Cypress St. is to the right. On the left are the Elizabeth B. Hall Stables, the building is still in use as a car barn at an auto dealership. On the right, extending behind the house (barely visible behind the trees) is the Boylston Garage for cars. Its sign is visible on the far right. In the rear is a partial view of 20 E. Milton Rd., still standing.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking east, all houses still standing. From left to right:

• 1117 Boylston St., partial view
• 1109 Boylston St.
• 1101 Boylston St.
• 1089 Boylston St.

[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking east from Hammond St. From right to center:

• Sing Lee, Laundry, 1174 Boylston St. (partial view)
• Apartment building, 1172 Boylston St.
• Apartment building, 1168 Boylston St.
• Large apartment building, 1164 Boylston St., still standing

[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

In the late 1800s Brookline hosted an annual parade on the Fourth of July with elaborate and sometimes outlandish floats and costumes for which prizes were awarded. This photo shows a gathering in front of town hall after the parade.
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The exact location of this house has not been confirmed but it appears to be located at the southeast corner of Washington St. and River Rd. on property owned by Eustratios Vyres. The apartment buildings on the Riverway in Boston can be viewed in the rear.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking north on Harvard St. from Harvard Square. Rhodes Bros., Groceries and Provisions, which opened at the very end of 1905. This building, which still stands today, replaced the Harvard Hall Building which, following a contentious struggle with the town, was taken down after being downsized to accommodate the widening of Harvard St. Rhodes Bros. remained there until World War II.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking north toward Chapel St. from the Muddy River just east of the Longwood Ave. bridge. In the foreground is the carriage house of the Richards estate, location of the present-day Longwood Towers. On the left is the rear of the house at 287 Kent St., still standing.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking north toward Chapel St. from the Muddy River just east of the Longwood Ave. bridge. In the foreground is the carriage house of the Richards estate, location of the present-day Longwood Towers. In the upper left corner is the rear of the house at 287 Kent St., still standing.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

138 Lancaster Terrace is on the left, the rear of 232 Summit Ave. is on the right, both still standing. Photo by Henry A. Varney, Brookline town engineer, whose car is in the photo.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

In 1806, this church was erected on the present-day site of the First Parish Unitarian Church. It replaced the original church which was located across Walnut St. opposite the Pierce Hall building.
[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]