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Amory Park From the 1904 Society Proceedings
Aspinwall Hill & Beaconsfield Terraces By Linda Olson Pehlke
History of Beacon St. Courtesy, Brookline Preservation Commission
Beaconsfield Terraces
Blake Park
Brookline Village By Linda Olson Pehlke
Chestnut Hill By Linda Olson Pehlke
Coolidge Corner
- The Early History of the Coolidge Corner Retail District - a StoryMap presentation By Ken Liss
- A Century and a Half of Shopping in Coolidge Corner - a video presentation By Ken Liss
- Coolidge Corner By Linda Olson Pehlke
Edward Devotion House
- Restoration by the Edward Devotion House Association Boston Evening Transcript, June 18, 1910
Fisher Hill By Linda Olson Pehlke
Fisher Hill Courtesy, Brookline Preservation Commission
The Lindens, the earliest planned development in Brookline Courtesy, Brookline Preservation Commission
Longwood & Cottage Farm By Linda Olson Pehlke
North Brookline By Linda Olson Pehlke
North Brookline Subdivision & the Devotion House and School Courtesy, Brookline Preservation Commission
Pill Hill By Linda Olson Pehlke
Putterham School
- Society property and visit information
- School history By Holly Hartman
South Brookline By Linda Olson Pehlke
The Town Green By Linda Olson Pehlke
Walnut St. Cemetery
- From the 1906 Society Proceedings
- Searchable full text digitized by the Internet Archive
- Compiled by Find-a-Grave includes photos of grave sites
Washington Sq. By Linda Olson Pehlke

Locations: Video

A Century and a Half of Shopping in Coolidge Corner

Ken Liss takes his outdoor walking tour indoors with this video virtual walking tour. Enhancing the outdoor experience is the video juxtaposition of the old stores and locations with their present-day iterations.

The Beaconsfield Terraces:
"An Experiment in Domestic Economy"

Ken Liss again reprises one of his outdoor walking tours with this augmented video version exploring the developments of Eugene Knapp, forerunners of today's condo complexes with their shared infrastructures.

"Public Squares and Parks Reserved":
An Early History of Open Space in Brookline

Ken Liss examines the history of the development of parks and open spaces in Brookline

"Public Recreation Has Come to Stay":
The Brookline Playground Commission

Ken Liss examines the development of open spaces in Brookline specifically designed for play and recreation as opposed to the quieter experience of park space.

Local Historical Districts

Hart's Content History of the houses centered on Hart Street. Proposed for LHD classification but not accepted.

Hidden Paths

Linda Pehlke's marvelous and detailed historical accounts of the paths of Brookline originally appeared as a series of articles in Our Town Brookline magazine, in 2005. They are reprinted here courtesy of the magazine and Ms. Pehlke.

Schools

History of the Runkle School from the 1962 Society Proceedings
History of the Putterham School from the 1970 Society Proceedings
Photos

The Fire Department

History from the 1904 Society Proceedings
From the 1977 Spring Meeting, presented by William Murphy
Photos

The Police Department

History from the 1962 Society Proceedings
Photos