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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Image Courtesy the Brookline Preservation Department