645-663 Warren Street, Roxbury, Mass.

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Date

1960

Location Note

HGO-01-001-F-K-3

GUSN

GUSN-362375

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Description

This 1960 image by Anthony's Studio depicts a street scene on Warren St. in Roxbury, Mass. Visible are a pharmacy, a liquor store, a driving school, a restaurant, a dry cleaners, and bowling alley. Several large billboards sit atop the stores.

The building is still existing, but has significantly altered.

Details

Descriptive Terms

drugstores
bowling alleys
laundries (businesses)
fast food restaurants
billboards (site elements)
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Physical Descrption

1 photograph; 8 x 10 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.018

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Date Notes

Dec. 10, 1960

Image Dimensions

8 x 10 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Anthony's Studio (Photographic studio)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-001-F-K-3

Processing Information

Sophia Cos, Assistant Archivist, October 2023.

Rules and Conventions

DACS 2nd edition

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