Good man, that C.M. Pray

By adamg on Tue, 06/29/2021 - 10:10am

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

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1851 Washington St.

By ScottB on Tue, 06/29/2021 - 10:22am.

The C.M. Pray building has an address of 18-something (1839?) Washington St. painted on the side of the building, and the A. Rubinsky (not 100% sure on the u or b in the name) building's number is clearly 1851.

If I had to guess a date, just before the construction of the Main Line El.

Sadly none of these structures exist today.

New York Streets in South End

By anon on Tue, 06/29/2021 - 10:36am.

New York Streets in South End 1909 is my guess.

The Answer

By Boston City Archives on Tue, 06/29/2021 - 5:06pm.

Today's #mysteryphoto shows Washington St at the west corner of Willard St on October 30, 1899. The C.M. Pray sign was a pretty good giveaway, but we couldn't resist sharing such a great photo. Thanks for playing, folks!

Willard Street or Place?

By Charles Bahne on Tue, 06/29/2021 - 11:25pm.

The 1898 Bromley atlas shows it as a "Place", not a "Street" -- a dead-end alley, extending northwest off of Washington Street, between Camden and Lenox streets. The entire site os now occupied by the Mandela housing development.

There was a Willard Street in the West End, but not anywhere near Washington Street.

But, did you ever see ‘em pray?

By Lee on Wed, 06/30/2021 - 4:05pm.

And for what?