Vintage High Res Pictures Discussion

More from the Boston City Archives.

State Station looking north by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
State Station looking south by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Beach Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Battery Station looking north by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
South Station looking north by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
South Station looking south by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Trinity Place Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Atlantic Avenue, Boston Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Dudley Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Huntington Avenue at the Martin School by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Seaver Street Loop, Roxbury by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Sullivan Square from expressway by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Farragut Road, South Boston by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Milton Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Beacon Street at Cleveland Circle by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Dorchester Lower Mills by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Tower on elevated, near North Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Destination board, Park Street Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Fields Corner Station, southerly exposure by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Canal Street progress view by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Washington Street at Eustis Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Dudley Street near Eliot Square by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Dudley Street near Norfolk Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Andrew Square Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Old Colony Avenue, lining up track near D Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Fields Corner by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Fields Corner by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Saint Kevin's Church, Columbia Road by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Lobby at Mattapan Square from Mattapan Square by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Arborway garage by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Forest Hills Yard by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Arborway carhouse by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Beech Street Bridge, West Roxbury by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Eagle Street, East Boston by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Everett Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr

Adams_Umass_Boston wrote: Sullivan Square from expressway by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr

Actually, that looks like Rutherford Ave, looking south. The bridge behind the elevated would be the since-demolished connection from Rutherford Ave to Mystic Ave. And I think the second car from the left is 01000, which is up at Seashore.

Yes, very clearly taken from the Rutherford Ave underpass, but that was probably considered an "expressway" at the time. No I-93 at the time, I'm sure.

What a great photo of the layers of transportation at Sullivan.

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Thanks, I will write to them. Any others look off?

"Dorchester Lower Mills" is Milton Station.

This one has to be 1898-1901 because there's no Main Line Elevated.

This, this, this, and this all are circa-1941 because they're right around the completion of the Huntington Avenue Subway.

This can be dated to after 1953 due to "B.U. Field" as a destination. Mentions of Mechanics, and changing for Brookline Village, means the upper bound is the late 50s.

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Thank you all.

Walley Street and Gladstone Street, East Boston by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
East Boston tunnel cars by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Gladstone loop, East Boston by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Orient Heights by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Sullivan Square yard by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
City Square by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Lenox Street loop by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Lenox Street loop by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Beacon Street at Saint Mary's Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Opposite North Station street occupancy by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
North Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Shelter over tracks, corner of Canal Street and Causeway Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Lincoln Power Station and Battery Street elevated station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Cars in Public Garden by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Public Alley #444, looking easterly from Massachusetts Avenue by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Train at City Square Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Bunker Hill Street and Lexington Avenue by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Bunker Hill Street at Sprague Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Moving Crescent Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Hyde Park Avenue, West Roxbury by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Washington Street, West Roxbury by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Looking south on Washington Street, West Roxbury, south of Lagrange Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Market Street at Wexford Street, Brighton by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Corner of Braintree Street and Wilton Street, Brighton by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Trolley ambulance by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Haymarket Square by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Progress on steel work, North Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Cambridge Bridge from Charles Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Charles Street at Mount Vernon Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Portal, Beacon Hill tunnel by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Charles Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Charles Street at Cambridge Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Charles Street at Cambridge Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Charles Street at Cambridge Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Park Square depot by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Special car, Huntington Avenue by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Beach Street Station looking north by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Looking southerly from the southbound platform of the Boylston Street station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
State Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Rowe's Wharf southbound platform by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Ferry terminal off Commercial Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Battery Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Atlantic Avenue by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
South Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Boylston Street station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Park Street by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Post Office Square by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Mechanics Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Mechanics Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Symphony Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Huntington Avenue at Copley Square by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Copley Square by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Copley Square Hotel, Huntington Avenue by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr
Newbury Street at Massachusetts Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr

Adams_Umass_Boston wrote:
Market Street at Wexford Street, Brighton by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr

This is approximately where the Market Street bridge over the mass Pike is today. The first cross street on the right is Lincoln St, I believe, and the tallest building visible beyond that is Roddy Hall, which is the only thing in this photo which still exists.

Special car, Huntington Avenue by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr

This is at the Public Garden portal.

Adams_Umass_Boston wrote: Park Square depot by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr

That clock tower! Wow, I wish we still had that building.

Newbury Street at Massachusetts Station by City of Boston Archives, on Flickr

We do still have this one though, which is cool.

We created a Gif of that last one at work this week.

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The school I work for is located at the end of that photo.

Wish they had preserved the Symphony mosaic

A number of station rebuilds in the last few years have uncovered mosaics that were simply painted or plastered over rather than outright removed. Scollay Under, Arlington, Broadway, Central, and South Station all have preserved mosaics (and I don't know how many of those were known before the rebuilds). Hynes also has several covered mosaics that will almost certainly get restored in the pending renovation.

So there's a small but non-zero chance that one of those Symphony mosaics will show up during rebuild. After all, just last year we rediscovered a pair of staircases to the station that had been forgotten since 1974.