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Old New England: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 12:00am.
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Boston circa 1905. "Old South Meeting House & Old South Building." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
The Ivy However Is Gone
Submitted by Brent on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:51am.
Good.
(It's not good for the brick, which in turn means that it's not good for the survival of the building.)
Does anyone have more info
Submitted by dann g. on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:13am.
Does anyone have more info about the boiler/portable steam engine at the corner?
Not in Name Only
Submitted by perpster on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 4:28pm.
The Old South folks are getting ready for a big southern BBQ by the looks of that fryer [boiler] parked on the corner. ;-)
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