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Car Crushed by Trolley in Boston
Wow. I’m pretty sure the people in this car didn’t survive this awful wreck. This photo was taken in 1932 and we found it at the Boston Public Library. Car crushed by trolley – North Hampton and...
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Candid Photos of Amelia Earhart’s Visit to Boston
Everyone knows that Amelia Earhart disappeared somewhere over the Pacific on June 2nd, 1937. The photos below are from Earhart’s trip to Boston in 1928. She was originally from that area, being from...
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Fenway Park Rally Supporting Irish Independence
This shows a large rally held at Fenway Park in Boston in support of Irish independence. The photo was taken some time in the 1910s. Source: Boston Public Library President of the Irish Republic, Eamon...
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Plane Flies Extremely Low Over Boston
This jet is flying low over Neptune Road in Boston on final approach to Logan Airport. I can only imagine how awful the experience is living under that flight path. Jet Zooms Over Southwestern Side of...
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Amazing Photos of Fenway Park in Boston in 1914
These photos are so great. They show Fenway Park way back in 1914, two years after it opened and the year Boston was in the World Series and would sweep Philadelphia to win it all. No, not the Red Sox...
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What Did Boston Look Like Before World War II?
Take a look below and check out this great series of photos from Boston in 1938. Can you locate these photos? Add your thoughts below in the comments. The best part is the amazing old cars. Make sure...
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Look at Boston Market in 1909
This is a photo by the famous photographer Lewis Wickes Hines, taken of Boston Market in 1909. This is one of the more fascinating old photos of Boston, being able to see intricate details of the...
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Beautiful Photos of Boston Public Library in 1899, 1900, and 1910
Check out this cool then, then, and then few photos of Boston Public Library back in 1899, a year later in 1900, and then a decade later in 1910. The photos show the McKim Building in Copley Square,...
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1904 Photo of Sumner Street in Boston
Can anyone identify where this is on Sumner Street in Boston, Massachusetts? The image was taken back in 1904. Add your comments below and if you can get a Google Street View link, that would be...
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Incredibly Detailed Photo of Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue in 1902
This beautiful old photo from 1902 shows Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue. Click on it for some amazing details. 1902 photo of Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts Source: Library of Congress The...
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1906 Waterfront Views of Boston
Check out these cool and beautiful views of Boston from 1906, the same year President Teddy Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize, the first U.S. president to do so. Boston Harbor from the east in 1906...
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Tremont Street in Boston Back in 1906
This great photo shows Boston, Massachusetts in 1906, looking down Tremont St. Anyone recognize the block? Tremont Street looking south, Boston, Mass. (1906) Source: Library of Congress The post...
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Beautiful Aerial View of Boston in 1928
Check out this great old photo of Boston from the air in 1928. North End with Customs House and markets in centre foreground, North Station in background. (1928) Source: Boston Public Library The post...
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This Was Boston in the 1850s and 1860s
Check out this great series of photos showing Boston in the late 1850s and early 1860s. Click on them to see greater details. They’re pretty amazing. View from grounds of the State House on Beacon Hil....
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1722 Plan of the Town of Boston in New England
What a fascinating old map of the town of Boston. The post 1722 Plan of the Town of Boston in New England appeared first on Cool Old Photos.
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Look at State Street in Boston Back in 1905
This great old photo shows Boston’s State St. way back in 1905. Click on it for some amazing details. Source: Library of Congress The post Look at State Street in Boston Back in 1905 appeared first on...
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Boston Bird’s-Eye View in the 1890s
Back in the 1890s, this is what the city of Boston looked like. Source: Shorpy Circa 1890s Boston, Massachusetts. “Birdseye view of Charlestown & Bunker Hill Monument.” Note the number and variety...
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Old Photos of Fenway Park in Boston
If you like baseball, you’re required to love Fenway Park. If you don’t love it, at the very least, you respect it (I’m talking to you, Yankees fans). Hey, it’s the last baseball mecca left other than...
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