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Street  Trust  Company 


WASHINGTON'  STREET  AT  THE  HEAD  OF  STATE  STREET  ABOUT   1835 

Showing  the  end  of  the  Old  State  House  when  it  was  used  as  a  post-office. 

The  building  on  the  right  is  the  site  of  the  proposed  new  main  office 

of  the  State  Street  Trust  Company. 


BOSTON 

ONE    HUNDRED   YEARS 

A  CITY  y 


^  colleEiion  of  vie-ws  made  from 

Rare  Prints  and  Old  Photographs 

showing  the  changes  which  have 

occurred  in  Boston  during 

the  One  Hundred  Years 

of  its  existence  as 

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T'reseiited  by  the 

State  Street  Trust  Company 

In  commemoration  of  the 

One  Hundredth  Anniversary  of  the 

Incorporation  as  a  City  of  'Boston 

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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


PAGE 

Washington  Street  at  the  head  of  State  Street  about   1835  ii 

The  United  States  Agricultural  Society  Exhibition  in  1855   .  vii 

Exterior  of  Faneuil  Hall  about  1826 ix 

Charles  River  embankment  before  construction  of  Esplanade  xi 
The  silver  casket  which  contains  the  original  charter  of  the 

City  of  Boston xii 

Plan  of  Boston  1822      2 

Plan  of  Boston  1922      3 

High  Street  in  1822 4 

The  old  City  Hall  of  Boston 5 

Old  Norfolk  House  in  Eliot  Square,  Roxbury,  about  1828     .  6 

The  residence  of  Samuel  Whitwell  on  Winthrop  Place  ...  7 

View  of  Boston  and  the  South  Boston  Bridge 8 

The  Bradlee-Doggett  House 9 

Temple  Place,  looking  toward  the  Common lo 

Braman's  Baths  on  Chestnut  Street 11 

The  old  Bromfield  House  in  1858 12 

A  bird's-eye  view  of  Boston  and  its  surroundings  in  1850      .  13 
View  of  the  Back  Bay,  Charles  Street  and  the  Common  in 

1823 14 

The  old   Sheafe  House 14 

Scollay  Square,  looking  toward  Pemberton  Square     ....  15 

Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Cross 16 

Tremont  Street,   showing  Winter  Street  and   the  Masonic 

Temple 17 

Tremont  Street  in    1843      18 

North  side  of  Court  Street 19 

The  State  House,  as  it  appeared  in  1835 20 

The  original  location  of  S.  S.  Pierce  Company 21 

Site  of  the  old  Hotel  Dartmouth 22 

Bunker  Hill  Monument,  Charlestown 23 

View  of  Summer  Street 23 

Chauncy  Hall  School  and  First  Church,  as  they  appeared  in 

1828 24 

The  Samuel  N.  Brown  House 25 

North  side  of  State  Street  from  Washington  Street    ....  25 

Pemberton  Square  about  i860 26 


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State  Street,  showing  the  ■Merchants  Exchange  as  it  appeared 

in  i860 27 

National  Horse  &  Carriage  Mart  on  Portland  Street      ...  28 

Commonwealth  Avenue  at  the  corner  of  Dartmouth  Street  28 

View  of  Boston  Harbor  from  East  Boston  about  i860  ...  29 
Summer  Street,   showing  the   South   Boston   horse  railway 

depot  at  Church  Green 30 

Park  Street  from  Tremont  Street 30 

V'iew  of  the  Back  Bay  about  1857  before  the  process  of  filling 

in  was  started 31 

View  of  Boston  and  Charlestown 32 

Looking  down  Congress  Street 33 

The  old  Hotel  Boylston  at  the  corner  of  Tremont  and  Boyls- 

ton  Streets       34 

A  view  of  the  Public  Garden  and  Boston  Common  about  1870  35 

Quincy  Hall  Market  about  1830 36 

The  old  Boston  Public  Library  on  Boylston  Street     37 

View  of  Boston  and  East  Boston  about  1859 38 

Park  Square  in  1870 39 

Washington  Square,  Fort  Hill  about  1870 40 

South  Boston  with  Boston  in  the  distance 41 

How  the  Back  Bay  looked  in  1872 42 

Trinity  Church  in  Copley  Square  about  1877 43 

The  Custom  House  of  Boston 43 

The  Franklin  Hotel  in  1829 44 

The  second  Exchange  Coffee  House 45 

Post  Office  Square  in  1878 46 

The  Blake-Shaw  Houses  in  Bowdoin  Square 46 

Haymarket  Square 47 

The  old  Hancock  House 48 

Boylston  Street      49 


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THE  UNITED  STATES  AGRICULTURAL  SOCIETY 

View  of  the  grounds  and  structures  at  its  third  exhibition  in  Boston  in  1855. 


FOREWORD 

jLS  with  the  individual,  so  with  the  community,  a  birthday  is 
/  %  an  interesting  occasion.  The  State  Street  Trust  Company, 
A  m.  in  commemoration  of  the  one  hundredth  anniversary  of 
the  incorporation  of  Boston  as  a  city,  issues  as  its  annual  brochure 
a  series  of  views  showing  some  of  the  many  changes  which  have 
taken  place  in  the  city  during  the  past  century. 

Before  the  town  became  a  city,  a  form  of  government  was 
submitted  to  the  people  of  Boston  together  with  an  inquiry  as  to 
whether  the  name  "the  Town  of  Boston"  should  be  changed  to 
"the  City  of  Boston."  Two  thousand,  seven  hundred  and  twenty- 
seven  voted  in  the  affirmative  and  2,087  in  the  negative,  so  that  a 
small  matter  of  640  votes  decided  that  Boston  should  become  a 
city,  and  on  February  23,  1822,  the  Governor  approved  the 
act  establishing  "the  City  of  Boston."  The  new  charter  was 
drafted  by  Lemuel  Shaw,  later  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court,  and 
in  it  the  principal  head  was  named  "Mayor,"  the  "Board  of  Alder- 
men" was  fixed  at  eight  members,  and  a  "Common  Council" 
of  forty-eight  persons  was  created,  four  from  each  of  the  twelve 
wards  into  which  the  city  was  divided. 

It  was  not,  however,  until  March  4,  1822,  that  the  charter  incor- 
porating the  city  was  accepted  by  the  town,  the  vote  then  being 
2,797  iri  favor  and  1,881  against,  a  majority  of  916,  showing  a 
slight  increase  in  the  number  of  those  who  favored  the  change. 
Accordingly  a  city  government  was  organized,  and  on  May  I, 
1822,  John  Phillips  was  chosen  mayor.  The  term  of  office  was 
one  year  until  the  statute  of  1895  made  it  two  years.  The  two-year 
term  began  with  the  election  of  Josiah  Quincy  in  1896,  but  in 
1909,   in   accordance  with   the   statute  then   passed,   a   four-year 


term  of  office  was  established.  It  is  interesting,  however,  to  note 
in  detail  the  steps  which  made  Boston  a  city. 

For  many  years  after  the  beginning  of  the  settlement,  the  form 
of  government  was  that  of  the  old-fashioned  town  meeting,  in 
which  each  freeman  had  a  voice  and  in  which  town  affairs  were 
regulated  by  the  whole  body  of  freemen  represented  at  the  meet- 
ing. Finally  town  affairs  became  so  unwieldy  that  certain  persons 
were  delegated  to  conduct  them.  At  first  these  were  chosen  for 
six  months,  then  for  a  year,  and  finally  they  came  to  be  called  the 
Board  of  Selectmen. 

The  town  grew  rapidly.  Its  activities  became  larger  than  even 
the  Selectmen  could  regulate.  Accordingly  officials  were  chosen 
to  look  after  special  departments  of  public  service,  such  as  con- 
stables, surveyors  of  highway,  clerks  of  market,  sealers  of  leather, 
packers  of  fish  and  meat,  and  hog  reeves.  Even  with  these  changes 
the  town  form  of  government  had  become  unwieldy  by  1708, 
and  attempts  were  made  to  incorporate  the  town,  but  these 
failed.  In  1784  a  number  of  influential  citizens  petitioned  for 
the  appointment  of  a  committee,  which  in  due  course  reported 
two  plans  for  the  better  government  for  Boston.  One  made  the 
body  politic  consist  of  a  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and  Common  Council; 
the  other  suggested  a  President  and  Board  of  Selectmen;  but  the 
residents  were  not  ready  for  the  adoption  of  either  plan,  and  it 
was  decided,  when  put  up  to  the  voters,  inexpedient  to  make  the 
alterations  suggested.  Again  in  1 791  and  1804  futile  efforts 
were  made  to  secure  the  consent  of  the  voters  that  Boston  might 
become  a  city.  When,  however,  the  time  had  arrived  for  this 
important  step,  it  was  discovered  that  no  provision  existed  in 
the  State  Constitution  which  gave  authority  to  the  General  Court 
to  erect  a  city  government,  and  this  necessarily  led  to  a  move- 
ment which  on  April  9,  1821,  culminated  in  the  passage  of  such 
an  amendment  to  the  constitution. 

In  1820  the  population  of  Boston  was  43,298,  and  the  town 
meeting  had  become  a  farce.  It  was  attended  by  less  than  fifty 
voters,  save  when  questions  of  great  interest  came  up,  and  was 
quite  dominated  by  the  public  officials  who  always  turned  out. 
Yet  every  step  in  the  direction  of  a  change  of  government  was 
opposed  by  a  conservative  element,  one  of  the  most  strenuous 
objectors  being  Josiah  Quincy,  who  afterwards  became  the  second 
mayor  of  the  city. 

Matters  came  to  such  a  pass  that  a  special  meeting  was  called 
in  Faneuil  Hall  in  January,   1822,  and  a  committee  reported  in 


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EXTERIOR  OF  FANEUIL  HALL  ABOUT   1826 

It  was  here  that  the  people  of  Boston  voted  to  change  the  name  "the  Town 

of   Boston"    to   "the   City  of  Boston"    and    later  accepted   the   charter 

incorporating  the  City,  March  4,  1822. 


favor  of  a  chief  executive  to  be  called  the  Intendant.  He  was  to 
be  elected  by  the  Selectmen.  An  executive  board  of  seven  persons 
called  Selectmen  was  to  be  elected  by  the  inhabitants  on  a  general 
ticket,  and  a  body  with  mixed  legislative  and  executive  powers, 
called  the  Board  of  Assistants,  was  to  be  composed  of  four  persons 
chosen  from  each  of  the  twelve  wards.  The  report  was  amended 
by  changing  the  name  "Intendant,"  taken  from  the  French,  to 
the  name  "Mayor,"  "Selectmen"  to  "Aldermen,"  and  "Board 
of  Assistants"  to  "Common  Council."  It  was  upon  the  adoption 
of  this  report  that  the  people  of  Boston  finally  passed  favorably. 

A  comparison  of  the  Boston  of  1822  with  that  of  the  present 
may  be  made  by  means  of  the  statistics  which  exist  in  the  statis- 
tician's office  of  the  city.  While  those  of  1822  are  quite  meager 
as  compared  with  those  of  today,  nevertheless  one  may,  by  a  com- 
parison, gain  some  interesting  facts  as  to  the  changes  and  expan- 
sions that  have  taken  place  in  the  city.  The  area  of  the  city  in 
1822  was  4.7  square  miles.  In  1922  it  covers  47.81  square  miles, 
of  which  43.55  are  land  area.  Its  population  has  multiplied  sixteen 
times  in  a  hundred  years.    The  approximate  population  of  the  city 


in  1822  was  46,226,  while  the  United  States  census,  which  some 
claim  underestimated  the  actual  figures,  gives  the  population  in 
1920  as  748,060.  When  Boston  became  a  city  it  had  7,705  homes 
and  in  1922  it  has  164,785.  The  debt  which  the  city  carried  over 
from  the  town  government  was  $100,000,  being  the  cost  of  a  jail 
and  court-house  on  Leverett  Street.  In  1922,  the  net  city  debt 
's  ^79»379?925,  or  $99.10  approximate  net  debt  per  capita. 

The  cost  of  running  the  city  in  1822  was  $249,000.  For  the 
fiscal  year  of  1920-21  the  expenses,  ordinary  and  extraordinary, 
were  $57,477,910.  The  following  figures  show  the  valuation  of 
property  at  the  two  periods.  In  1822,  the  total  valuation  was 
$42,140,200  divided  as  follows — $23,364,400  real  estate  and 
$18,775,800  personal.  The  rate  of  taxation  was  $7.30  per  thousand, 
and  8,800  persons  were  then  taxable.  This  included  every  male 
over  sixteen  years  old.  In  1920  the  valuation  of  property  in  the 
city  was  $1,572,458,780  divided  into  real  estate  $1,396,073,300 
and  personal  estate  $176,385,480,  the  rate  of  taxation  being 
$24.10  per  thousand,  and  195,795  individuals  appear  as  taxable. 

On  its  school  department  the  city  spent  in  the  fiscal  year  of 
1820-21  a  total  of  $45,045.  In  1920-21  the  amount  expended  for 
education  was  a  total  of  $10,808,753.  I'^  1822  there  were  29 
elementary  schools  containing  3,827  pupils.  The  English  High 
School  for  boys  started  in  1821  with  George  B.  Emerson,  a 
Harvard  graduate,  as  headmaster,  and  had  6  teachers  and  207 
pupils.  In  1921  there  were  279  public  schools,  3,422  teachers,  and 
126,507  pupils.  In  addition,  there  were  13,631  students  in  the 
evening  schools.  Private  schools  of  Boston,  whose  pupils  come 
not  alone  from  Boston,  but  from  the  outlying  districts,  have  a 
registration  of  32,132  between  the  ages  of  5  and  16. 

In  1822  the  only  theatre  in  Boston  was  the  Boston  Theatre  on 
Federal  and  Franklin  Streets,  which  had  been  remodeled  in 
1798  and  was  considered  one  of  the  best  in  the  country.  The 
performance  began  at  six  o'clock  in  the  winter  and  half-past  six 
in  the  spring.  Today  there  are  40  theatres  in  Boston,  36  motion- 
picture  houses,  80  halls  which  seat  four  hundred  or  more,  and 
62  halls  seating  less  than  four  hundred. 

There  was  no  organized  fire  department  in  1822.  In  1922  Boston 
has  a  highly  organized  fire  force  comprising  1,170  men,  with  62 
fire  stations  and  1,205  alarm  boxes.  In  1822  the  men  who  worked 
the  engines  received  a  small  compensation  and  were  exempt  from 
militia  duty.  In  1920  the  cost  of  the  fire  department  was 
$3,223,133  including  pensions. 


The  "Constables"  who  kept  the  Bostonians  of  1822  in  order  are 
now  replaced  by  1,846  policemen.  In  the  city  today  there  are 
135  hotels,  33  incorporated  hospitals,  and  3,077  manufacturing 
plants.  The  largest  number  of  establishments  in  any  one  industry 
is  in  the  book  and  job  printing  business — 311  individual  enter- 
prises. The  confectionery  and  ice-cream  trades  employ  the 
largest  number  of  workers. 

It  is  fitting  that  we  should  here  acknowledge  our  indebtedness 
to  the  following  who  have  assisted  in  the  preparation  of  this 
brochure  by  permitting  us  to  use  photographs  and  prints:  the 
directors  of  the  Boston  Real  Estate  Exchange,  the  members  of 
the  House  Committee  of  the  Exchange  Club,  the  Bostonian 
Society,  the  officers  of  the  New  England  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company,  J.  Sumner  Draper  and  Mark  Temple  Dowling,  Claude 
Fisher,  Herman  Parker  of  Macullar  Parker  Company,  and  Henry 
Penn  of  Penn  the  Florist.  We  desire  especially  to  mention  the 
cordial  co-operation  given  to  us  by  Walter  K.  Watkins,  Charles 
F.  Read  and  William  B.  Clarke  of  the  Bostonian  Society. 

Thanks  are  also  due  to  the  Hon.  Andrew  J.  Peters,  Ex-Mayor 
of  Boston,  to  the  late  Dr.  Edward  M.  Hartwell,  City  Statistician, 
and  Horace  R.  Keay  and  William  T.  Seeger  of  his  office,  Irwin 
C.  Cromack,  assistant  chief  City  Engineer,  and  James  Donovan, 
City  Clerk,  for  their  help  in  preparing  this  brochure. 


CHARLES  RIVER  EMBANKMENT  BEFORE  CONSTRUCTION 
OF  ESPLANADE 


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Kindness  of  the  City  of  Boston 


THE   SILVER    CASKET   WHICH    CONTAINS   THE    ORIGINAL 
CHARTER  OF  THE  CITY  OF  BOSTON 

The  engraving  shows  the  names  of  the  mayors  who  were  elected  under 
this  charter  and  served  the  city  from  1822  to  1854. 


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PLAN  OF  BOSTON  192: 


The  section  enclosed  and  marked  No.  i  shows  the  size  of  Boston  in  1822,  which  is 

shown  in  detail  on  the  opposite  page.     Boston  in  1822  was  bounded  roughly 

on  the  west  by  Charles  Street  and  the  South  Boston  Bridge. 


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THE  OLD  CITY  HALL  OF  BOSTON  ON   SCHOOL  STREET 

Before  the  erection  of  the  present  building  it  was  here  that  the  city  officials, 

under  the  charter  of   1822,  first  had  their  offices.     To  the  left  of  the 
picture   can   be  seen  the   former   Registry   of  Deeds  and  to  the  right,  the 

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THE  RESIDENCE  OF  SAMUEL  WHITWELL 

Built  by  him  in  1822,  on  Winthrop  Place,  now  Winthrop  Square. 


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Formerly  on  the  corner  of  Tremont  and  Hollis  Streets,  where  some  of  the  Boston 

Tea  Party  assembled.     On  the  left  of  the  picture  can  be  seen  the  Hollis 

Street  Church,  later  altered  as  the  Hollis  Street  Theatre. 


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TEMPLE  PLACE 

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BRAMAN'S   BATHS  ON   CHESTNUT  STREET 


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THE  OLD  BROMFIELD  HOUSE  ON  BROMFIELD  STREET  IN  1858 

With  the  Bromfield   Street  Methodist  Church  on  the  extreme  right.     The 

archway  shown   in  the  center  of  the  picture,  still  in  existence,  was  then 

the  entrance  to  the  stable  in  the  rear  of  the  hotel. 


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VIEW  OF  THE  BACK  BAY,  CHARLES  STREET  AND  THE  COMMON  IN  1823 

The  building  shown  is  the  gun  house  of  the  Sea  Fencibles,  an  independent 

company  of  maritime  men.      Sketch  from  the  balcony  of 

61  Beacon  Street. 


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THE  OLD   SHEAFE   HOUSE 

On  the  corner  of  Columbia  and  Essex  Streets,  which  was  Earl  Percy's  head- 
quarters during  the  siege  of  Boston. 


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SCOLLAY  SQUARE 

Looking  toward  Pemberton  Square.     On  the  left  is  the  site  of  the  Suffolk 

Savings  Bank  and  on   the   right,   the   Scollay  Building.    The  dwellings 

seen  in  the  background  are  now  on  the  site  of  the  present  Court  House. 


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CATHEDRAL  OF  THE   HOLY  CROSS 
On  Franklin  Street  near  the  corner  of  Devonshire  Street. 


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TREMONT  STREET  IN  1843 

Showing  on  the  left  the  old  Tremont  House,  and  on  the  right,  Tremont  Theatre, 

later  Tremont  Temple,  since  burned  and  rebuilt.     King's   Chapel  and 

burial-ground  are  seen  beyond. 


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NORTH  SIDE  OF   COURT  STREET 

The  present  site  of  the  Ames  Building  on  the  corner  of  Washington  Street. 


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THE  ORIGINAL  LOCATION  OF  S.  S.  PIERCE  COMPANY 

On  Court  Street.     Showing  Tremont  Street  on  the  right.     George  Washington 
lodged  in  this  building  in  1789. 


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BUNKER  HILL  MONUMENT,  CHARLESTOWN 

The  earliest  view,  showing  the  restricted  style  of  residences. 


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VIEW  OF   SUMMER   STREET 

Showing  the  Meeting-house  of  the  New  South  Society,  designed  by  Bulfinch, 
on  Church  Green  at  the  junction  of  Bedford  and  Summer  Streets. 


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THE   SAMUEL  N.   BROWN    HOUSE 

On  Dartmouth  Street  at  the  corner  of  Blagden  Street,  the  site  of  the  Boston 

Public  Library  in  Copley  Square.     On  the  right  is  the  unfinished  tower 

of  the  New  Old  South  Church  on  Bovlston  Street. 


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NORTH  SIDE  OF  STATE  STREET  FROM  WASHINGTON  STREET 

As  it  appeared  in  1825.    On  the  left  is  the  site  of  the  first  shop  in  Boston  and 

of  the  present  Devonshire  Building  and  on  the  right  is  the  Old  State  House. 


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PEMBERTON  SQUARE  ABOUT  i860 

On  the  left  is  the  present  site  of  the  Suffolk  County  Court  House,  in  the  center 
background,  Police  Headquarters,  and  on  the  right.  Barristers  Hall,  and 
the  extreme  right,  the  Pemberton  Building. 

Among  the  residents  of  this  locality  were  the  following:  Dr.  George  C. 
Shattuck,  Mrs.  John  Mackay,  Samuel  R.  Putnam,  Joseph  Coolidge,  F.  B. 
Crowninshield,  Robert  M.  Mason,  Nathaniel  I.  Bowditch,  John  A.  Lowell, 
Peter  C.  Brooks,  Jr.,  P.  S.  Shelton,  Josiah  Bardwell,  Mark  Healey,  R.  C. 
Winthrop,  and  Mrs.  Henry  Sigourney. 


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Kindness  oj  the  Exchange  Club 


STATE  STREET 


Showing  the  Merchants  Exchange  as  it  appeared  in  i860.     These  buildings 
are  now  replaced  by  the  Exchange  Building,  number  53  State  Street. 


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NATIONAL  HORSE  &  CARRIAGE  MART  ON  PORTLAND  STREET 

This  street  has  been  since  1875 — about  the  time  of  this  print — the  center  of 

auction  sales  of  horses,  carriages,  etc.,  and  the  above  ilhistration  shows 

the  form  of  advertising  used  in  early  days. 


From  a  photograph  Kindness  of  the  Boston  Real  Estale  ExJuiin,- 

COMMONWEALTH  AVENUE  AT  THE  CORNER  OF  DARTMOUTH  STREET 

Showing  the  Hotel  Vendome  before  the  addition  was  built. 


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SUMMER  STREET 

Showing  the  South  Boston  horse  railway  depot  at  Church  Green. 


From  a  painting  Kindness  of  Henry  Penn 

PARK   STREET  FROM  TREMONT  STREET 

Showing  the  Common  on  the  left,  the  State  House  on  Beacon  Hill  in  the 

center,  and  the  Park  Street  Church  and  Burying  Ground  on  the  right. 

The  original  is  in  the  possession  of  Bostonian  Society. 


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From  a  photograph  Kindness  of  the  Boston  Real  Estate  Exchange 

LOOKING  DOWN  CONGRESS  STREET 

Showing  the  old  Traveller  Building  at  the  corner  of  State  Street,  now  the  site 
of  the  main  office  of  the  State  Street  Trust  Company. 


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THE  OLD  HOTEL  BOYLSTON  AT  THE  CORNER  OF  TREMONT  AND 

BOYLSTON  STREETS 

Now  the  site  of  the  Hotel  Touraine.    On  the  right  of  the  picture  can  be  seen 
the  Hotel  Pelham,  now  replaced  by  the  Little  Building. 


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THE  OLD   BOSTON   PUBLIC  LIBRARY  ON   BOYLSTON   STREET 

Later  used  as  a  zoo  for  animals  and  now  the  site  of  the  Colonial  Building. 
The  fence  in  the   foreground  was  used  to  surround  the  Deer  Park  on 

Boston  Common. 


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From  a  photograph  Kindness  of  the  Boston  Real  Estate  Exchange 

PARK  SQUARE  IN  1870 

Looking  toward  the  second  Boston  and  Providence  Railroad  Station  from 

Boston  Common. 


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WASHINGTON  SQUARE,  FORT  HILL  ABOUT  1870 

Showing  (above)  Fort  Hill  before  and   (below)  Fort  Hill  during  the  process 

of  demolition.     The  dirt  removed  was  used  in  filling  in  Atlantic 

Avenue  and  the  Shawmut  Avenue  District. 


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TRINITY   CHURCH   IN   COPLEY   SQUARE  ABOUT   1877 

Showing  the  Hotel  Brunswick  on  the  left.    The  site  of  the  Hotel  Westminster 

can  be  seen  on  the  right.     Just  beyond  the  tower  on  the  extreme  right  of 

Trinity  Church  is  the  site  of  the  present  new  building  of  the  John  Hancock 

jVTutual  Life  Insurance  Co. 


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THE  CUSTOM  HOUSE  OF  BOSTON 

On  lower  State  Street  before  its  tower  was  built.    On  the  right  can  be  seen 
the  Boston  Chamber  of  Commerce  Building,  and  in  the  foreground  the 
site  of  the  Board  of  Trade  Building. 


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THE  FRANKLIN  HOTEL  IN   1829 
West  side  of  Merchants  Row  between  Franklin  Hall  Square  and  North  Street. 


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POST  OFFICE  SQUARE  IN  1878 

Showing   the    New    England    Mutual    Life    Insurance    Company   building, 
between  Pearl  and  Congress  Streets  on  Milk  Street. 


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THE  BLAKE-SHAW  HOUSES  IN   BOWDOIN  SQUARE 
Between  Green  and  Cambridge  Streets,  built  by  Samuel  Parkman  about  1810. 


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THE  OLD  HANCOCK  HOUSE 


Formerly  the  old  Hancock  Tavern,  located  on  Corn  Court  offFaneuil  Hall 
Square.     Up  to  the  time  it  was  torn  down  in  1902,  it  was  considered  the 
oldest  tavern  in  Boston. 


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BOYLSTON   STREET 


Looking  toward  Tremont  Street.     The  building  in  the  center  is  the 
Old    Public   Library. 


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