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    Dorchester
    Dorchester
    Dorchester
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    Dorchester

    By Earl Taylor

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    In the early twentieth century, Dorchester was called the model town of New England. It was the most favored residential section of Boston, bathed by ocean winds from the east, picturesque rivers and hills to the south, the finest boulevards and parks to the west, and a great city just ten minutes away via the best rapid-transit system in the world. As a result, the population increased from fifteen hundred during the Revolutionary War to two hundred thousand in the early 1900s. Dorchester looks at this neighborly community of skilled mechanics, tradesmen, and professionals through vintage postcards.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateMar 23, 2005
    ISBN9781439616031
    Dorchester
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    Earl Taylor

    Earl Taylor, president of the Dorchester Historical Society, was trained as a rare books librarian, and he spent his early career at the Boston Public Library, American Antiquarian Society, and Brown University. He moved to Dorchester in 1979 and has amassed a large collection of maps, pamphlets, pewter, pottery, and other items related to Dorchester�s history.

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      Dorchester - Earl Taylor

      perfection."

      INTRODUCTION

      In place of the traditional introduction, the following place names are provided to help readers locate some of the sites pictured in this book.

      ADAMS CORNER, ADAMS SQUARE, AND ADAMS VILLAGE refer to the junction of Adams Street, Gallivan Boulevard, Granite Avenue, and Minot Street.

      ALLEN’S PLAIN was the original name for both sides of Pleasant Street.

      ASHMONT can mean the area both to the west and east of Dorchester Avenue near Ashmont Street, including Ashmont Hill and Carruth’s Hill and ASHMONT HILL, the hill bounded by Washington Street, Talbot Avenue, and Ashmont Street.

      BOWDOIN FOUR CORNERS refers to the junction of Bowdoin and Washington Streets and Harvard Avenue.

      CARRUTH’S HILL is the hill bounded by Ashmont Street, Dorchester Avenue, Adams Street, and Gallivan Boulevard.

      CEDAR GROVE refers to Gin Plain, the area abutting the Cedar Grove Cemetery on the north and east.

      CLAM POINT is the area between Field’s Corner and Morrissey Boulevard. Its southern edge is Victory Road. This area used to be included in the Harrison Square area.

      CODMAN HILL is the hill bounded by Washington Street, Gallivan Boulevard, and Armandine Street.

      CODMAN SQUARE refers to Baker’s Corner, the intersection of Washington Street, Talbot Avenue, and Norfolk Street. By 1803 this intersection had taken its name from Dr. James Baker’s store. In 1848 the intersection was officially renamed Codman Square in honor of the Rev. John Codman.

      COLUMBIA POINT or Calf Pasture refers to Mile Road Dump, or the pumping station, and COLUMBIA CIRCLE refers to the circle on Columbia Road at the entrance to Columbia Point.

      COMMERCIAL POINT, CAPTAIN’S POINT, AND PRESTON’S POINT refer to the point of land where the gas tank is located.

      CRACKER HOLLOW is the intersection of Bowdoin Street and Geneva Avenue.

      DOWNER SQUARE is the junction of Pleasant, Hancock, and High Streets and Downer Avenue. Originally, Downer Square included the Kane Square area.

      EATON SQUARE is the intersection of Bowdoin and Quincy Streets, where St. Peter’s Church is located.

      EDWARD EVERETT SQUARE is the intersection of Columbia Road, Massachusetts Avenue, and Boston Street, where Richardson Park is located.

      FIELD’S CORNER is the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Adams Street.

      FOX POINT refers to the point of land at the eastern end of Savin Hill.

      FRANKLIN FIELD is the playground at the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Talbot Avenue.

      FRANKLIN HILL is located on the west side of Blue Hill Avenue at the junction of Talbot Avenue, opposite Franklin Field.

      FRANKLIN PARK, a city park designed by Frederick Olmsted, is technically not in Dorchester, but it has become a part of Dorchester life since its creation.

      GLOVER’S CORNER is the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Freeport Street.

      GROVE HALL is the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Warren Street.

      HARRISON SQUARE is an Old Colony Railroad station built in 1840, located east of Field’s Corner, but not as far east as Commercial Point.

      JONES HILL is the hill bounded by Hancock and Pleasant Streets, Columbia Road, and Stoughton Street.

      KANE SQUARE is the intersection of Hancock and Bowdoin Streets, by the city yard.

      KING SQUARE refers to the junction of Adams Street and Neponset Avenue.

      LOWER MILLS or Pierce Square is the intersection of Washington Street, Dorchester Avenue, and Adams Street, at the Neponset River.

      MATTAPAN SQUARE is the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and River Street.

      MEETING HOUSE HILL refers to the location of the current First Church, at the intersection of Adams and Church Streets, and at the intersection of Adams and East Streets.

      MELVILLE PARK is the neighborhood east of Washington Street and west of Dorchester Avenue, including Melville Avenue and Park Street, and the streets in between.

      MOTHER’S REST is a park on the east side of Washington Street, just south of Bowdoin Four Corners.

      MOUNT BOWDOIN is the hill bounded by Bowdoin and Washington Streets and Geneva Avenue.

      MOUNT IDA AND RONAN PARK refer to the park on the hill sloping southwest from Meeting House Hill.

      NEPONSET is the southeastern part of Dorchester near Neponset Circle. At one time it included Port Norfolk.

      PATTEN’S COVE is located at Savin Hill where the offices of the Boston Globe are now. The original Savin Hill Yacht Club was moved from Patten’s Cove across Morrissey Boulevard to

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