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Is that a hearse?
By adamg on Mon, 10/07/2013 - 11:08am
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can figure out the time and place of this photo. See it larger.
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The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can figure out the time and place of this photo. See it larger.
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1st street between F and Dorchester...
...so says magic google wayback machine.
Early 1910's?
Quite a few overhead trolley/streetcar wires, but still a horse-drawn hearse (and stables in the left of the photo), so I'll go for 1914. As for where, I'll take a guess at the Forest Hills area, only because the only reference I could find to "George W. Bail" mentions JP :-)
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South Boston
K & 4th Sts. There is a fire house on the corner now.
Southie
Agreed it's K & 4th street looking at Emerson.
House on corner
Since people are identifying this as K & 4th, does that mean that the house/building right of center between the two streets is that parking lot diagonal from Joseph's Bakery?
The house in the center is
The house in the center is still there now, looks the same actually
http://goo.gl/maps/eSMNi
The empty parking lot would be on the other side of the building on the left that is now the firehouse
Nice work..
....And I certainly can't find where they hell I came up with the address I did. Must've goofed up my original search terms.
The Answer!
Thanks for playing, everyone! This is the junction of Fourth, K, and Emerson Streets in South Boston. It was taken by the City's wire department on June 1, 1902. You can see more images from this collection here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cityofbostonarchives/...