In the darkened building on the left:

• 220 Washington St., a partial view of F. E. Palmer, Florist
• 222 Washington St., sign in the window for the upstairs office of Frank G. Russell, Real Estate and Fire Insurance
• 222 Washington St., the upstairs office of John F. Fleming, gasfitter
• 224 Washington St., Young & Brown, pharmacy

In the center:

• 279 Washington St.. the store of Nelson C. Thompson who took over the furniture and upholstery business from his father.
• 13 Harvard Sq., the grocery store of T. H. Dyer.
• 11 Harvard Sq., Frank F. Seamens, Groceries
• 4 Harvard St. (on the right side of the Harvard Hall building), entrances to upstairs businesses: Brookline Co-op Bank; Riverdale Press; Brookline Chronicle, Charles A.W. Spencer, proprietor.
• 8 Harvard St. (on the right side of the Harvard Hall building), the sign for Charlie Sing, Laundry is visible.

On the right:

• 239-241 Washington St., William H. Butler, Apothecary
• 235 Washington St., Everett E. Pierce, baker and caterer, right side of the first Colonnade Building
• 227 Washington St., upstairs sign for Charles A. Lunney, Plumber is visible, above the wagon, in the second Colonnade Building

[Courtesy of the Digital Commonwealth (CC BY-NC-ND). From the Brookline Photograph Collection published by the Public Library of Brookline]