Looking west on Beacon St. The water trough is at corner of Harvard St. in front of the Coolidge & Brother Store. Across the street is the Andrew J. Harrington house which was moved to Longwood Ave. after the widening of Beacon St. To its right is the house of Glidden W. Joy.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
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Beacon St. midway between Harvard St. and Webster Ave. at about #1339. House was later moved to Longwood Ave. after the widening of Beacon St. Steeple of the Harvard Congregational Church visible in upper right.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Joel Shield]

House of Dr. J. Herbert Moore, built in 1901. The house was later bought by Ernest B. Dane, torn down, and the Brookline Trust Co. building erected, which still stands.
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Corner of Beals St. The Dutch-design influenced #373, along with #375 (on the right), were built in 1899; designed by architect Walter Kilham.

Looking south toward Coolidge Corner. Babcock St. foreground left.

Looking south from Babcock St.
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Looking south toward Coolidge Corner.
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From left to right:

• S. S. Pierce
• 292 Harvard St., Coolidge Corner Theater. The movie “Ramona”, starring Loretta Young and Don Ameche, played at the theater December 4 – 10.
• 296 Harvard St., huge sign for The Georgian, a cafeteria in the rear of the building. Part of the cafeteria had recently been turned into the “Venetian Room”, a restaurant featuring a six-piece orchestra and a dance floor.
• 296A Harvard St., Kemp’s Hardware
• 298 Harvard St., The House of Liederman, cleaners
• 298A Harvard St., Carmine Fischer, barber
• 300 Harvard St., Chesterfield Studio, interior decorators
• 300A Harvard St., Simon Sisters, millinery
• 302 Harvard St., Philip Paleshook, paint supplies
• 302A Harvard St., Vee Shops, women’s clothing store run by Frank and Helen Saulich
• 304 Harvard St., Louis White, tailor
• 304A Harvard St., Rosebud Children’s Shop
• 306 Harvard St., Brookline Chronicle
• 306A Harvard St., Hagler’s Cafeteria
• 308 Harvard St., The Kirby Co. Plumbing and Heating, on the side of the building
• 310 Harvard St., Coolidge Corner Bowling Alleys, basement
• 310 Harvard St., 20thCentury Billiards, second floor
• 310A Harvard St., Carroll Cut-rate Perfumer
• 312 Harvard St., Marvel System Beauty Shop
• 312A Harvard St., Mills Gents Furnishings
• 314 Harvard St., Anthony Pilato, shoes

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Building still standing. From left to right:

• The Kirby Co. Plumbing and Heating, 308 Harvard St. on the side of the building
• 310 Harvard St., Coolidge Corner Bowling Alleys, basement
• 310 Harvard St., 20thCentury Billiards, second floor
• Carroll Cut-rate Perfumer, 310A Harvard
• Marvel System Beauty Shop, 312 Harvard
• Mills Gents Furnishings, 312A Harvard

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking at the S. S. Pierce building from Green St. Visible at 276 Harvard St. is Frey's Hairdressing Parlors, run by Louisa Frey and later by her son, Douglas C. Frey. The shop had recently moved from across the street and remained there into the 1940s.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Built 1906; Coolidge Corner Theater today

Shown is the building that today houses a movie theater. On the left, at #284 Harvard St. is the delivery wagon of the Samuel Buxbaum provisions store. The store was a family affair with several of his children working there. In the center is the Beacon Universalist Church. On the right, at #290 Harvard St. is the shop of Louis White, tailor.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

This is the one-story building in the middle of what was known as the “Rooney Block” and still stands today. Henry Collins and Thomas H. Dyer were partners at this location from about 1873 – 1877. Dyer left to work at the provisions store of Hartwell & Skinner in Boston's New Faneuil Hall Market and, by 1883, had returned to Brookline to open his own store in the nearby Panter Building. When Dyer left, this store became Henry Collins & Co., Provisions.

In the window, the reflection of the Seaman’s Co. building, situated directly across Washington St. on the northwest corner with Davis Ave , is clearly visible.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

From left to right:
::284 Harvard St. – S. Buxbaum & Co. Provisions
::286 Harvard St. – Beacon Universalist Church
::288 Harvard St. – M. Malmrose, Printing and Coolidge Corner Moving
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Looking down Green St. from Harvard St. Gurley’s Bakery on the corner. The two boys are delivering the February 5, 1927 issue of Liberty Magazine (a copy is partially visible held under an arm).
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Site of the Brookline Library reading room from 1916 - 1927., precursor to the library branch a 31 Pleasant St.
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West side, Coolidge Corner to the left
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Looking west from Babcock St., the top of Summit Ave. is in the distance. From left to right:

• Tower of the Devotion fire house, no longer standing
• Rear of the Gallagher house (still stands) which faces Devotion St.
• Houses on Naples Rd
• Babcock Hill which was leveled to fill in Babcock Pond making way for new developments.

Standing at newly-constructed 59 Green St. looking toward Harvard St. The pillars of 55 Green St., still standing, are visible on the left followed by the rear of a house on John St. which had not yet been extended to the right over to Babcock St. Photo by town engineer, Henry A. Varney, whose car is in the photo (with the open door).
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking toward Dwight St. Photo by town engineer, Henry A. Varney, whose car is in the photo, foreground left. Varney routinely parked his car within the range of his photos, often with a door open.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]