A picture postcard from the early 1900's
Cover of an Early 1900's Brochure of the Boston Worcester Air Line
Early 1900's Brochure of the Boston Worcester Air Line
Early 1900's Map of the Boston Worcester Air Line from Brochure
Early 1900's Brochure of the Boston Worcester Air Line
Italian Immigrants Laying the Trolley Line
White's Corner 1906
White's Corner
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A picture postcard from the early 1900's
The trolley in this postcard is just arriving at White's Corner from Westborough -
Cover of an Early 1900's Brochure of the Boston Worcester Air Line
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Early 1900's Brochure of the Boston Worcester Air Line
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Early 1900's Map of the Boston Worcester Air Line from Brochure
This incredible map shows the land route. What an enjoyable ride this must have been in an open car on a nice summer's day! -
Early 1900's Brochure of the Boston Worcester Air Line
Under things to see in Southborough, the brochure incorrectly notes that Southborough was the site of John Eliot's Praying Indian Community. There was one in Natick, and another in Marlborough -
Italian Immigrants Laying the Trolley Line
Many of the Italian immigrant who came to help build the reservoir system stayed on to lay the lines of the Boston-Worcester trolley system. Here they lay the lines in Southborough -
White's Corner 1906
This view looking to the SE shows the large hill behind the station that has long since been leveled. The trolley in the picture is arriving from Westborough. -
White's Corner
At this corner along Rt 9 where the Starbucks now stands, the line headed left up over the hill and into open country towards Westborough. Another line went over the causeway towards Marlborough and Hudson.