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What's a lady gotta do in this town to find her own cafe?

By adamg on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 10:55am
Ladies' cafe in old Boston

The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene.

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Comments

By downtown-anon on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 11:04am.

The distinctive arches on the building on the right would make it easy to match the building if it still exists today.

I am wondering if it is North St - most of which doesn't look like it would have when this picture was taken.

By Ron Newman on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 11:14am.

I'm finding references to them at both 1828 Washington Street (South End - near Roxbury border) and 7-9 North Washington Street (Haymarket). Based on the type and size of these buildings, I'd go with the latter. The building was probably torn down for the elevated Central Artery.

By anon on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 11:12am.

Essex St. in 1931

By Ron Newman on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 12:31pm.

Prohibition was still in force in 1931.

By Suldog on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 11:15am.

... they sell rubbers. Heh-heh.

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By Ward8Mahatma on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 12:37pm.

Climax Ale!

By perruptor on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 2:02pm.

The inability to correctly use apostrophes is not a new thing.

By Freshbarry on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 2:55pm.

..."ladies is the plural of lady and so the apostrophe signifies the possessive "ladies' café....

Sorry, I couldn't help myself.....

By aldos on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 3:20pm.

What's incorrect about "Ladies' Cafe"?

By perruptor on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 4:26pm.

I could have sworn it said "Ladie's".

By Ishmael Jones on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 11:36am.

"This is for ladies only!"

"This is too, ma'am but every now and then I have to run a little water through it."

By John-W on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 11:58am.

...is the best.

By bostnkid on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 11:49am.

its a convenience buiding!

By Iwuzzn'tthere on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 1:26pm.

Charlestown St., near Haymarket.

By Ron Newman on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 1:31pm.

It doesn't exist today. Does it now have another name, or was it plowed under for the elevated Central Artery?

By Saul on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 1:42pm.

Now known as North Washington Street.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Street_(Boston)

The part of Washington Street north of Haymarket Square was known as Charlestown Street until around 1900.

http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=6085

By Raymie on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 1:50pm.

http://pre-prowhiskeymen.blogspot.com/2016/08/bostons-irish-john-walsh-d...

By anon on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 1:46pm.

Isn't there one opening on Chestnut Hill Ave.?

(ducks)

By Boston City Archives on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 3:43pm.

Thanks for playing, folks! This is indeed Haymarket. We don't have an exact date for this photo, but we've placed it circa 1890-1910. Depending on the date this would have been either Charlestown Street or North Washington Street