12 thoughts on “Boston”

1. Real Estate Property Management Philippines

   January 4, 2012 at 7:41 am

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2. Nancy

   October 13, 2012 at 11:13 am

   Do you have information about the building at 1761 Massachusetts Avenue?
3. peter hiller

   May 20, 2013 at 8:00 pm

   Dear Friend,
   I am looking for information about The Union Wool Building located at 425 Summer Street in Boston. I believe it might have been torn down in the last few years – if so, is there any record of what happened to the decorative elements on the building? Are there any vintage photographs available? I am certainly willing to pay. If I am barking up the wrong tree, perhaps you can direct me in an appropriate direction to find the information.
   Thank you, sincerely,

   Peter Hiller
   Jo Mora Trust Collection Curator
4. Jillian Clarke

   December 4, 2013 at 1:51 pm

   Hello,
   I’m seeking any and all information you may have about the architecture and history about the hotel formerly known as the Bradford Hotel. It once boasted the “largest ballroom in New England”; I know that the building is currently a Courtyard Marriott. The address was (is): 275 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116
   If you could please share any history you may have on record (or perhaps the contact info for someone who may know some history) about this building and the Hotel, it would be deeply appreciated. My grandmother just passed away and left us with a small mystery about a cherished memory she had of the hotel…
   Thank you.
5. j. p. connolly

   January 18, 2014 at 1:03 pm

   Jillian, You may want to try the Mass Historical Comm (across from the JFK Library).
   They may or should have an old write-up of the Bradford. I am pretty sure it had some
   historical signifance over the years, if so, they will have some information. Check in
   at reception and ask for Peter. The Boston Globe (archives) may have past articles on
   the Bradford. You may also try the Boston Public (Copley Square) on “old grand hotels
   in Boston.” Good luck, it’s a lot research.
6. Gloria Brown

   May 27, 2014 at 11:38 am

   I am looking for info on the Bradford Hotel. My parents took a train to Boston for their honeymoon in 1947 and stayed at the Bradford. Was it located on Beacon Hill?
7. Jillian Clarke

   August 27, 2014 at 12:10 pm

   Thank you J.P. Connolly! Unfortunately, I’m not local to Boston (we live in NY), but if I can make the journey up, I will definitely try your suggestions. I’m sure it will be a lot of work, but we are intrigued to find out more about this place she held so dear. All we have to go on is an old program/menu from the ballroom and a telegram both dated on her 18th birthday. Excited to learn more!

   Gloria Brown – I hope you can find some information too! If/when I can get there, I will post what I find on this site.
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9. Dana T

   March 10, 2017 at 9:09 am

   The Bradford is not on Beacon Hill but on Tremont Street in the theater district. There’s a nice little Beacon Hill-like neighborhood nearby, Bay Village, but this part of Tremont Street is wide and briefly metropolitan before it peters out into haphazard space and random mid-century development. Bradford was lively in the 1940s around the time of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire, on Piedmont Street, Bay Village, which killed 491 people in 1942.
10. Jon Marcantonio

    October 7, 2017 at 3:27 pm

    Jillian,

    The Bradford hotel ballroom was a site for weddings, community functions, big band concerts, etc back in the 40’s and 50’s. My grandmother danced in a USO show back in 1943. A lot of my great and great-great cousins got married there, and even danced to the Glen Miller Orchestra there. My grandmother used to speak so fondly of it. I regularly work in that room now, now called Royale. It’s been renovated a half a dozen times in 70 years, and I’m currently trying to find out more information about it. If you ever come to Boston feel free to contact me, and I can give you and your family a small tour (hopefully I’ll find out more specific info about it)

    Hope this helps,

    Jon Marcantonio
11. j. p. connolly

    April 7, 2018 at 1:26 pm

    So much interest in these old buildings. I have been appraising thousands of these
    old buildings since the early 1970s. Researching the history has always been a favorite part of my write-ups. I have over the past 40-years put together an amazing
    list of web sites (Federal, State & City) that pretty much tell the whole story of every building, including many occupants. Example: In 2916 I ended up appraising the Old State House (1712). I was fascinated with the history of this site. From an old 1906 Boston Guide Book, I research the site back to 1632 when it was a ‘preachers mound’ preachers begged for money from the ship hands (they had just been paid). It was great stuff and the OSH management was very surprised with all the information. But, it’s what I do. Now that I am to call it a day, it’s been a great run. How many buildings have I looked at: 2,800 @ last count.
12. Shekhinah Golden-Dove

    May 10, 2018 at 7:20 pm

    Looking for information on the name of the hotel that once sat in 113 high street in Charlestown it is now condos.