Watertown Street Views

description - Main Street, Town Hall to Beacon Square before the 1907 Galen Bridge changed the course of streets. MacLauthlin and Co., Watertown, took the photograph. Town affairs were carried on for ten years without a Town Hall. In 1846 a wooden structure close… subject - Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Municipal buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Town hall -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; relation - Identifier - figure 6003

description - Belmont Street, between Winsor Avenue and Langdon Avenue. This row of houses is still standing in 2012. subject - Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; relation - Identifier - figure 6002

description - The only exclusively Tercentenary information booth in Massachusetts, opened by Watertown's Tercentenary Committee. Chairman Fred E. Crawford and Executive Secretary John Colbert are shown. subject - Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Anniversaries.; Crawford, Fred E. -- 1857 -.; Colbert, John.; relation - Identifier - figure 548

description - Main St. Watertown - Settled 1630 under the leadership of Sir Richard Saltonstall & Rev. Geroge Phillips - Saltonstall Park - the site of the new Town Hall - The Whitney mansion shows the distance - the Public Library on extreme right subject - Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; relation - Identifier - figure 5050

description - Across the street from Coolidge Theatre at the corner of Mount Auburn Street and Kimball Road. Union Market National Bank and Bigelow Avenue on right. subject - Traffic -- Watertown (Mass.).; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commerce.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) --… relation - Identifier - figure 4564

description - Main Street looking east, taken from the corner of Church Street. Toyland and Woolworth can be seen on the left while on the right in back is the Delta. Traffic has always been busy in this area. The F.W. Woolworth Co. had the first five-and-dime… subject - Traffic -- Watertown (Mass.).; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commerce.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) --… relation - Identifier - figure 4562

description - Main Street looking east, taken from the corner of Church Street. Gorin, Toyland and Woolworth stores. The F.W. Woolworth Co. had the first five-and-dime stores, which sold discounted general merchandise at fixed prices, usually five or ten cents,… subject - Business.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commerce.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.;… relation - Identifier - figure 4548

description - Mount Auburn Street, looking toward Summer Street, circa 1930's. Methodist church can be seen in the background. Note the use of billboards: Hellman's Real Mayonnaise, Really fresh, and Gulf pride - no-nox, Gulf Oil. The far left shows the corner of… subject - Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commerce.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social… relation - Identifier - figure 4495

description - Mount Auburn and Arlington Streets with trolley, looking east toward Cambridge. subject - Electric railroads -- Watertown -- Massachusetts -- Cars.; Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; relation - Identifier - figure 446

description - Beginning of the mill canal. subject - Charles River -- Watertown (Mass.).; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Architecture -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Buildings -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; City and town life -- Massachusetts --… relation - Identifier - figure 44

description - Across the Charles River is the building for Stanley Steamer/Baccarat factory and Elliot Bicycle factory. subject - Buildings -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Factories -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 4285

description - Two-story house above Church Street beside an unidentified store front. subject - Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Architecture -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Buildings -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Business enterprises --… relation - Identifier - figure 408

description - Two-story building at Cross and Main Streets. Store sign visible which reads "M. Cohen". subject - Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Architecture -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Buildings -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Business enterprises --… relation - Identifier - figure 394

description - Family farm. subject - Architecture, Domestic -- Watertown (Mass).; Dwellings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Farms -- Watertown (Mass).; relation - Identifier - figure 379

description - MBTA station house Galen Street, circa 1970. Located at Nonantum and Galen Streets. Note the wires above for the electric trolley cars. subject - Buildings -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Electric railroads -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Street-railroads -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; relation - Identifier - figure 2658

description - Looking across the Charles River to the back of the buildings on Pleasant Street. subject - Charles River -- Watertown (Mass.).; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Architecture -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Buildings -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; City and town life -- Massachusetts --… relation - Identifier - figure 26

description - Spring Street looking toward Watertown Square. Briggs Potter's livery stable in foreground. Otis Brother Block right rear. Engine house and Town Hall left rear. subject - Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts; .Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; City and… relation - Identifier - figure 2462

description - Mount Auburn Street, circa 1905, taken from the corner of Marshall Street looking east toward Cambridge. Note the trolley car and tracks. subject - Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Architecture -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Electric railroads -- Watertown -- Massachusetts -- Cars.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.)… relation - Identifier - figure 2409

description - Along the Charles River with industry in the background. subject - Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 2393

description - Main Street in Watertown Square, looking west. Page the druggist on the right followed by the town hall. Photo taken from approximately Merchant?s Row. Trolley tracks going down the center of Main street. Large building on the left has a sign that… subject - Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 2385