Mt. Pleasant Roofing Co., front exterior, demolished, Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8102-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1923-09-18

GUSN

GUSN-375076

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
Mt. Pleasant Roofing Co., front exterior, demolished, Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8102-B
(current record)

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Roxbury, Boston

Description

The image shows the front exterior of Mt. Pleasant Roofing Co. located on Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The storefront is deserted and in disrepair, with boarded-up windows and doors, and a âFor Saleâ sign above the entrance. A fire hydrant is visible on the cobblestone street in front of the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stores
commercial buildings
exterior views
derelict buildings
streets
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007029
B-Series negative 8102-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC016

Collection Name

Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1960

Reference Code

PC016.001.012.8102-B

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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