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By adamg on Mon, 08/10/2015 - 10:26am
Where in old Boston was this street scene?

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

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By Ron Newman on Mon, 08/10/2015 - 10:38am.

was on the east side of Washington Street in the South End, just south of what's now the Mass Pike.

By UHub fan on Mon, 08/10/2015 - 1:04pm.

the building in the photo looks nothing like the building in Wikipedia's entry on the theater. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Theatre_%28Boston%29). Perhaps that's only a billboard advertising shows at the Columbia, and not the theater itself.

By kuntmissioner on Mon, 08/10/2015 - 5:14pm.

in 1917 or so. A new Columbia Theater was built in it's place. The wiki picture is a shot of the old building, pre-inferno.

So, perhaps the picture is of the rebuilt Columbia?

By Capecoddah on Mon, 08/10/2015 - 10:41am.

Dudley Square. Next to the unemployment office back in the day. 24 Shawmut.

By ANX on Mon, 08/10/2015 - 11:05am.

Massachusetts Avenue , Roxbury

By Capecoddah on Mon, 08/10/2015 - 5:14pm.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7390/13083343073_1dc010b940_h.jpg

By Boston City Archives on Mon, 08/10/2015 - 4:25pm.

Thanks for playing folks! This is 12 Shawmut Avenue circa 1898. The photo is undated, but we did some research and found this program for Shore Acres showing at the Boston Theatre in 1898. http://www.performingartsarchive.com/Other-shows/Shore-Acres_Boston_1898...