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By adamg on Wed, 10/23/2013 - 12:31pm
Where was Hom's and when was this taken? The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you know. See it larger.
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Where was Hom's and when was this taken? The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you know. See it larger.
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1955.
As for where, I'm going to guess somewhere in the vicinity of Commercial St.
Haymarket Area?
I seem to recall a passageway like this, between streets, in the area near Durgin Park. Also, phone prefix HA was HAymarket, as I recall.
Suldog
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HA6
Actually, HA6 was Hancock, but it was "Boston proper." I'm puzzled by the HU5 number, though - the">http://phone.net46.net/boston/latenumer.html]the list I found had HU2 (Hubbard - also "Boston proper") and HU3 or HU8 (both Hunter, and in West Medford.)
426 HA ncock 482 HU bbard (
426 HA ncock 482 HU bbard ( Boston area telephone exchanges, after 1948 , http://phone.net46.net/boston/latenumer.html )
I would say South End and the looks of it , the building ready to come down, wrecked by J J Duane ( see no trespass sign )
HU5 = Hull
The HU5 phone exchange was for the town of Hull. This was originally HUL xxxx with HUL standing for HULL, when Boston had 3 letter + 4 digit phone numbers. In 1948 the Boston metro area changed to 2 letter + 5 digit numbering, and this became HU 5-xxxx, with HU still standing for HULL. Sometime in the 1950s -- by 1960 at the latest -- the Hull exchange was changed to WArwick 5, which eventually became the 925 exchange when we converted to all-digit dialing in the late 1960s/early '70s.
By 1965 the HU5 exchange had been reassigned to Marlborough, where it was HUntley 5, later 485. Marlborough was always a toll call (as opposed to message units) from Boston, even though it was for many years in the 617 area code.
I'm not sure why this real estate company had a phone number in Hull, in addition to their HAncock 6 (Boston - Harrison Ave. central office) number which makes much, much more sense for this neighborhood. But as another commenter has noted, by the date of this photo it was a moot point, since Duane wrecking had already taken possession of the building -- notice their double padlocks!
Gee, our old LaSalle ran great
Those were the days.
Could it be the alleyway off
Could it be the alleyway off of Bromfield?
That was my thought.
But it's been a while since I was there--since I last bought luggage, a camera or a fountain pen.
My guess
is Pi Alley. But I'm sure many such alleys used to exist.
1102 Washington Street
I was just thinking about that neck of Boston (being of course, the old Boston Neck) this afternoon.
And boy that place has changed. Not for the worse. Not for the better. Just changed.
The Answer!
Thanks for playing everyone! This photo was taken on Madison Place in the New York Streets area, ca. 1955-1958. Here's a map of the area in 1938. http://ow.ly/i/3vHHG
WTF was the "New York Streets
WTF was the "New York Streets area"? That's a new one on me. Can't tell from the map exactly where this was.
New York Streets
http://goodoldboston.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-york-streets.html
They connected with Harrison Ave. Albany is one of them.
Utica
Anyone know if Utica and Hudson were part of the NY streets? They are in the leather district now but I suspect the area may once have had more of a geographic relationship to the area in the south end that people think of as the NY streets before the highways and urban renewal projects went through.
Grid of streets in the South
Grid of streets in the South End named after cities and towns in New York that the railroads ran through. They were obliterated as part of the urban renewal project which resulted in the Castle Square Housing project and the Boston Herald industrial site.
"Fay St" still exists, so I was able to place the map
What's labeled "Dover" on this is now E. Berkeley St; the lower bound of that block is Harrison Ave and the upper bound is Washington St.
Aha , Fay street , goes
Aha , Fay street , goes besides and behind JJ Foley's on Dover / E Berkley. ( Why didnt they just leave it Dover ) .
Dover Street
Dover Street had a bit of a reputation, back in the day, as a hangout for people who were homeless and/or had substance abuse problems. Not so politely put, it was Boston's Skid Row. I guess some people figured that by changing the name, they'd give the neighborhood a boost. Sounds like a crock to me; NYC's Bowery has undergone gentrification without benefit of a similar name change.
There are currently some folks trying to change it back; not sure how much traction they're getting with that.
Maybe this will help ,It was
Maybe this will help ,It was an area in the South End nearabouts where the Cathedral of the Holy Cross is.
New York Streets Urban Renewal Project
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Dover & Washington
"Dover St." is the old name for what is now E. Berkeley St. The blue thing is Dover station on the Washington St. Elevated. The street grid appears to have changed a fair bit, with many minor streets having been eliminated.
Here's another link re: NY Streets
Here.
Thanks, all.
Thanks, all.
The photo reminds me of
one of the final scenes in A Christmas Story.