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Cash market, downtown prices
By adamg on Mon, 11/14/2016 - 11:11am
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene. See it larger.
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The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene. See it larger.
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Because it's rural, I'll
Because it's rural, I'll guess Roxbury in 1910. This is a tricky one!
George's Market Neponset ave.
George's Market Neponset ave.
Corner of Gallivan Blvd &
Corner of Gallivan Blvd & Adams St.
Wild guess.
Roslindale, corner of Washington and South St.
The Answer
Thanks for playing, folks! This is the northerly side of Bird Street, west of Baker Place, in Dorchester. The photo was taken on July 14, 1903.
The cash market/provision
The cash market/provision dealer was named John Turley in the Boston business directory in 1918. If Turley had added "cash market" to his business name, I would have got this. Damn you John Turley.