Description: Ye-Olde Photos Collection Jamaica Plain Massachusetts - Forest Hills Station (1949) Type 1 Photo "View of Rear of Forest Hills Station from Woodlawn Street & Hyde Park Avenue near Toll Gate Inn - August 18, 1949" This is a stunning photograph of old Jamaica Plain Mass. Forest Hills Station MTA in 1949. The image captures the essence of the station and its surroundings, making it a great addition to any collection. The photograph is of high quality and is perfect for anyone interested in transportation and railroadiana in Suffolk County Mass. Ma. The Boston and Providence Railroad (B&P) was chartered on June 22, 1831, to build a rail line between its two namesake cities. Construction began in late 1832, and the B&P opened from Park Square, Boston to Canton in 1834. The remaining section of the B&P main line from Canton to Providence opened the following year with the completion of the Canton Viaduct. The B&P, like many early railroads, was primarily intended for intercity travel; the only intermediate stations north of Canton were at Dedham Plain (later called Readville) and Pierpont Village (later called Roxbury Crossing). (However, there was also an early flag stop at Tollgate where the line crossed the Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike adjacent to one of its toll gates.) Two additional stations in Jamaica Plain were added in 1842: Jamaica Plain at Green Street, and Tollgate at the former flag stop.[5] The B&P began regularly running Dedham Specials (which used the main line to Readville and the Dedham Branch to Dedham station) in June 1842, which made commuting from Tollgate and the other intermediate stations possible. A second track from Roxbury Crossing to Readville was added in 1845. A small station building at Tollgate was added that year, and several businesses soon sprung up around the station. On July 14, 1849, the B&P opened a second branch to Dedham – this one from Tollgate via West Roxbury. Commuter traffic on the B&P – which had numbered just 320 daily passengers from the eight stations north of Readville in 1849 – was rapidly expanding.[9][10] The railroad cut sharply into the profits of the private turnpike; it became a free public road south of Dedham in 1843, and north of Dedham in 1857.[5]: 9 The Forest Hills Cemetery was founded nearby in 1848; by the late 1850s, the station was renamed Forest Hills. A new station building was constructed in 1873.[13] It was similar to the structure built at Hyde Park the previous year. The image is a Type 1 photo and is sure to impress anyone who sees it. It is a great piece of history and would make a wonderful conversation starter. This photograph is perfect for collectors or anyone who appreciates the beauty of vintage transportation memorabilia.
Price: 30 USD
Location: Stoughton, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-11-12T02:50:10.000Z
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