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Dorchester Illustration 2373 Mile Road Dump

Dorchester Illustration no. 2373        Mile Road Dump, Columbia Point Mile Road Dump was located on Columbia Point.  Mt. Vernon Street is a mile-long road that runs straight from Kosciuzko Circle to the Calf Pasture Pumping Station, which can be seen … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2372 Calf Pasture Pumping Station

Dorchester Illustration no. 2372        Calf Pasture Pumping Station The Calf Pasture Pumping Station on Columbia Point will have a hearing at the Boston Landmarks Commission on Tuesday, October 9th, at 6 pm.  It is on the agenda after the Citgo … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2260 Calf Pasture Pumping Station

Dorchester Illustration no. 2260    Calf Pasture Pumping Station Calf Pasture Pumping Station, photo from 2003 This building is located on Columbia Point in Dorchester surrounded by Harbor Point apartments, the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Study of the United … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2239 children playing in dump

Dorchester Illustration no. 2239 Today our illustration show children on improvised playground equipment made from discarded materials.  The scene is the Mile Road Dump at the end of Columbia Point, October, 1909. Photograph is by Lewis Wickes Hine, a sociologist … Continue reading

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