Brookline History

Ken Liss, President of the Brookline Historical Society, Brookline, MA. Librarian at Boston University.

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I often use maps from the Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center @bplmaps in my Brookline research, but this is the first time I've come across the man himself (as contractor on a storefront renovation) on a town building permit .

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@nytopinion @CharlesMBlow This column resonated with me, and not just because I’m a retired librarian who likes to see libraries given their due. https://t.co/x6J4U3r4VC

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@BlineTransport @TownofBrookline @EversourceMA @Greenspot_EV @BrooklineTAB @PatchBrookline @BrooklineHealth @BrooklineMOF @brooklinema @TommyVitolo This is great to see. But did you know that EV charging stations existed in Brookline more than 100 years ago: https://t.co/N1dy7I8NTM

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Brookline's oldest existing restaurant -- the Busy Bee on Beacon Street -- opened in 1955. But there is one Brookline storefront that has been a restaurant -- though not the the same restaurant -- since 1923. Can you guess where it is? https://t.co/SV0v55fToF

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Check out the latest update from your neighbor on Patch. (This post was contributed by a community member.) https://t.co/xsrtNMSuth

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The commercial building in Brighton that was devastated by a fire on Friday has a history going back to the Brookline estate of Eben Jordan Jr. of the Jordan Marsh department store. https://t.co/3Ia3oF9rnf

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@HistoricNE This is "the Telescope Man of Boston Common", Titus Mackenzie Axe, who for years would set up and charge 5-cents for views. He died in 1889, reported here in the Globe.

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My conversation with Brookline Interactive Group's Kathy Bisbee about the 1918-19 flu pandemic in Brookline is now online on the B.I.G. site: https://t.co/Bbz1VJq3ni

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Local History in the Time of COVID-19 https://t.co/SN6854D2VS

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@TownofBrookline The Community Foundation, under its original name of the Brookline Friendly Society, also helped out in the 1918 flu pandemic. It gathered, prepared, and delivered food to families where the breadwinner was ill. A good organization doing good work for more than a century.

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@AntonellisPete @jessemermell It's easy for all of us to lose our edge now and then these days. I'm confident you'll find yours, puzzle-wise and otherwise.

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As Japan closes its schools and we all wait to see how the corona virus (COVID-19) will impact the U.S., here's a look at the impact of the 1918-19 flu pandemic on Brookline. https://t.co/eYWjvguy49

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Sundays in October - Free Brookline History Walking Tours. Details and registration at https://t.co/7Gjt7M8xO9

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With special thanks to @brooklinema, @BostonArchives, @HistoricNE, @BUHGARC, Brighton-Allston Historical Society, and everyone who helped with the research and/or served as a source of images.

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If you missed my conversation with WBUR’s Sharon Brody (@thebrodybeat) about Commonwealth Avenue’s Automobile Row, the talk/slideshow is now on YouTube: https://t.co/U0Cc2J6F0P

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@ArchivesBoston Brookline played a role in fighting the pandemic in the Boston area (while also dealing with its impact locally). https://t.co/KyEFkZA1YH

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882-888 Commonwealth Avenue in the 1930s, 1981, and 2019. Learn more about this and other former Automobile Row buildings, Sunday, September 15th, at WBUR CitySpace https://t.co/2YcvASNNfz

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@ArchivesBoston @universalhub I sent my previous replies from my other account by mistake, but here is Rudolph Clasen, proprietor of the Brookline Riding Academy, with the horse he sold to the Kaiser of Germany and delivered in person in 1901. (Boston Herald)

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Great to have so many — despite the rain — on yesterday's Brookline Village walking tour. Next up: The Beaconsfield Terraces, June 30th at 10 am. https://t.co/RA8vE0J6Bf