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[Document 19 — 1951.]
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
PARK DEPARTMENT
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1950.
Boston, December 31, 1950.
Hon. John B. Hynes,
Mayor of Boston.
Dear Sir:
In accordance with section 15 of chapter 185, Acts of
1875, the Park Commission herewith submits its an-
nual report for the yesir 1950.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank R. Kelley,
Chairma7i, Board of
Park Commissioners.
Theodore C. Haffenreffer,
Joseph Lee,
Covwiissioners.
V
City Document No. 19.
Expenditures for Maintenance, January 1 to December 31, 1950.
Parks, Gardens — Squares
Algonquin square .
$80 25
Aquarium
48,647 56
Arborway
8,806 38
Arnold Arboretum
2,267 25
Back Bay District
8,918 22
Back Bay yard
15,652 35
Belmont square
1,331 77
Blackstone square
2,019 60
Boston Common, Bandstand
2,440 38
Boston Common, Charles Street Station
83 45
Boston Common, Deer Park
1,073 28
Boston Common, Frog Pond
1,094 00
Boston Common, groujnds .
50,080 42
Boston Common, Park Street Station
2,915 72
Boston Common, Playland .
167 00
Boston Common, West Street Station
191 34
Braddock park
176 00
Brighton District
23,093 49
Bromley park
321 60
Camp Meigs
824 10
Castle Island
1,188 08
Cedar square
900 35
Centervale park
130 75
Central square
1,055 38
Charlesgate East
1,949 40
Charlestown District ....
12,218 78
Chester park
608 10
Chestnut Hill park ....
387 16
Christmas Trees
1,500 00
City square
1,446 50
Columbia road
1,123 10
Columbus Park
15,958 19
Columbus Park Stadium
8,233 57
Columbus square
91 11
Commonwealth avenue, main
20,692 46
Concord square
814 05
Denton square
479 85
Dorchester Heights
2,559 00
Dorchester Park
6,222 06
East Boston District ....
2,639 58
Eaton square .
560 85
Edison Green
200 75
Elm Hill park
85 35
Fens
23,818 14
Fens Rose Garden ....
16,431 56
Fens Stadium
9,097 11
Park Department.
Fens Vet Memorial
$314 18
Fern square
55 00
Florida street
190 95
Fort Hill square
291 45
Franklin Park, Administration Building, shops
)
etc
14,420 14
Franklin Park, Bandstand
720 00
10,070 38
Franklin Park, garage
51,991 91
29,877 72
Franklin Park, greenhouse ....
61,337 41
47,374 67
Franklin Park, harness shop
1,359 25
Franklin Park, lawn mower shop
867 00
Franklin Park, paint shop
27,526 06
3,531 37
Franklin Park, Rose Garden
4,970 74
Franklin Park, repair shops
80,290 19
Franklin Park, storehouse ....
37,530 77
Franklin Park, yard
19,991 88
Franklin square
1,859 25
Fred Olson square
. .
15 00
George Wolf square
95 21
George Wright Golf Course
61,745 54
Green and Lamartine streets
703 50
Greenwood square
60 00
Hayes square
802 75
Heath square
50 22
Highland park
673 30
Horatio Harris park
660 30
Hyde square .
160 55
Independence park
751 04
Irving W. Adams park
638 15
Jamaica Pond
914 20
Jamaica Pond Boat Landing
^ . . .
116 22
Jamaicaway .
16,097 01
John E. Donovan park
603 75
John Harvard Mall
2,186 00
Kane square .
180 57
Kelley's Circle
1,175 05
Kenmore square
2,462 75
Kittredge square
95 35
Linwood square
95 50
Madison park
1,637 04
Maloney square
134 77
Marine Park .
3,072 96
Mary Cummings Estate
1 61
Massachusetts avenue .
231 15
Maverick square
1,004 92
City Document No. 19.
McLean park
Mount Bowdoin Green
Murray park .
Myrtle street .
North End park and pier
Oakview terrace
Olmsted park
Orchard park . .
Park Drive, Administration Building
Parks — General
Park roads ...
Peabody square
Preble Street Traffic Circle
Prescott square
Public Garden
Putnam square
Recreation Division
Richardson square
Riverway
Ross Estate .
Rutland square
Scarboro Pond
Soldiers' Monument Lot
South Boston District .
Spaulding square .
Strandway
Thomas park .
Tremlett square
Turner square
Union park
Walnut park .
Waltham square .
Warren Statue
Washington park .
Winthrop square .
Wellesley park
William B. Corbett park
Wolcott square
Worcester square .
World War Memorial park
Zoological Garden, animal range
Zoological Garden, antelope house
Zoological Garden, bear dens
Zoological Garden, bird house
Zoological Garden, camel house .
Zoological Garden, elephant house
Zoological Garden, elk range
Zoological Garden, general .
Zoological Garden, lion house
28
169 45
1,986 96
2,864 41
765 29
130 70
759 75
575 10
14,352 22
13,143 91
897 65
30 00
88 04
1,055 40
37,487 15
954 64
191,262 69
311 55
9,543 96
237 38
321 70
624 70
55 05
9,250 23
45 05
582
657
64
195
2,365
811
120
75
1,940
1,005
196
341
121
1,361
12,776 50
8,803 52
8,554 78
10,846 86
32,424 60
875 25
9,490 06
189 00
52,511 67
11,337 26
37
91
10
95
80
75
25
40
26
75
10
70
15
80
Total
,236,952 17
Park Department.
Playgrounds.
Almont Street Playground .
American Legion Playground
Billings Field Playground .
Brookside Avenue Playground .
Carson Street ....
Cassidy Playground .
Ceylon Street Playground .
Charlesbank Playground
Cherry Street Playground .
Christopher J. Gibson Playground
Christopher J. Lee Playground .
Cook Street Playground
Fallon Field Playground
Francis Parkman Playground
Franklin Field Playground .
Frederick D. Emmons Playground
General Playground
George H. Walker Playground .
Harrison Avenue ....
James L. Cronin Playground
James F. Healy Playground
J. M. and J. J. Sullivan Playground
James and Margaret Tobin Playground
Jefferson Playground .
John J. Connolly Playground
John J. Doherty Playground
John F. Holland Playground
John W. Murphy Playground
John H. L. Noyes Playground
John J. Ryan Playground .
John Winthrop Playground
Joseph Lee Playground
Kiley Street Playground
King Street Playground
L. Gertrude Howes Playground
Lester J. Rotch Playground
London Street Playground .
Mary Draper Playground .
Mary Hannon Playground .
Mary E. Hemenway Playground
McConnell Park Playground
McKinney Playground
McLaughlin Playground
Meade Street Playground .
Mission Hill Playground
North End Prado Playground
Parker Hill Playground
Paris Street Playground
Readville Playground .
Rev. Father Buckley Playground
$8,145
26
7,651
98
8,735
03
1,370
00
239
00
5,997
77
3,740
95
6,576
16
703
50
8,433
43
6,861
25
257
25
8,205
46
4,034
96
18,414
55
4,579
02
25,459
49
5,185
10
53
25
3,849
00
7,358
72
863
45
666
00
7,972 41
7,327
11
5,288
32
2,363
26
6,920 27
8,549
32
900
86
2,057
50
1,863
87
1,326
60
1,105
50
1,577
85.
5,865
12:
728 76
5,644
14
1,311
80
6,713
56
5,389
87
6,182 20
4,518
83
100
50
8,891
50
9,872 27
4,883
19
1,055
10
4,223
17
159
72
6
City Document No. 19.
Ripley Playground
Rogers Park Playground
Ronan Park Playground
Smith's Pond Playground .
Stanley A. Ringer Playground
Thomas J. Roberts Playground
Troy Street Playground
Tyler Street Playground
Washington Street Playground
Webster Street Playground
Wesley G. Ross Playground
William Amerena Playground
William E. Carter Playground
William Eustis Playground
William E. Garvey Playground
William F. Smith Playground
William Gary Walsh .
William J. Barry .
Total . .
$260
6,553
8,507
7,531
5,003
5,609
1,055
1,675
3,728
8
5,433
5,436
9.322
5,323
7,951
7,823
801
2,810 00
$335,009 55
45
35
87
92
44
15
25
87
58
25
49
48
20
68
31
83
25
Gymnasia.
Brighton Buildings Gymnasium
Cabot Street Gymnasium .
Columbia Road Gymnasium
Curtis Hall Gymnasium
Hyde Park Gymnasium
John J. Williams Gymnasium
Lexington Street Gymnasium
North Bennet Street Gymnasium
Paris Street Gymnasium
Roslindale Gymnasium
Tyler Street Gymnasium
Vine Street Gymnasium
Total
$4,345 66
40,578 59
10,339 38
18,311 61
10,005 99
20,335 17
8,390 80
39,472 44
44,559 48
11,154 53
11,507 47
20,112 65
,113 77
Baths and Beaches.
Broadway Municipal Building .... $24,385 17
Charlestown Pool . 34,046 52
Dover Street Bath House and Laundry . . 120,270 19
L Street Bath House and Beach . . . 102,532 14
L Street Solariums 2,187 28
North End Park Beach and Bath . . . 17,697 21
World War Memorial Park Beach . . . 6,766 62
Repair Room, Sewing Room and Stock Room 36,011 57
General 11,571 44
Total
$355,468 14
Park Department,
General Expense.
Administration
Central Office
Street trees ....
Miscellaneous
Pensions and annuities
Automobiles, tractors, wagons
etc.
Total
$92,668 29
78,885 81
38,553 90
29,151 53
85,369 91
$324,629 44
Recapitulation.
Parks and gardens
Playgrounds .
Gymnasia
Baths and beaches
General expense
;,236,952 17
335,009 55
239,113 77
355,468 14
324,629 44
Total
J,491,173 07
CASH RECEIPTS.
For Twelve Months Ending December 31, 1950.
Park Division.
Franklin Park Golf Course
George Wright Golf Course
Permits for openings, signs, etc
Use of equipment, labor, etc
Commission on Telephones
Refunds
Sales of junk ....
Towels, soap, etc., in playground houses
Rentals from concessions in parks and beaches
Moth Suppression
Settlement of claims for damages
Sales of park land
Taking of park land by U. S. Government
Easements in and through park lands
Boston Common Tree Fund, income
Mary P. C. Cummings Estate, income
Randidge Fund, income ....
Babcock Music Fund, income .
Foss Flag Fund, income ....
Foss 17th of June Fund, income
$19,459 00
29,066 00
100 00
165 00
257 73
250 55
152 13
1,698 82
12,306 86
1 00
731 53
450 00
72,500 00
8,100 00
125 58
6,166 46
1,843 44
69 98
85 00
85 00
Bath Division.
Towels, soap, etc
Rentals .
Above receipts were credited as follows:
General Revenue
Trust Funds, income ....
Sinking Fund receipts ....
$33,084 40
75 00
$105,898 02
8,375 46
72,500 00
$153,614 08
33,159 40
,773 48
$186,773 48
8 City Document No. 19.
Expenditures of Loan, Revenue, Special Appropriations and Trust
Funds, January 1, 1950 to December 31, 1950.
Recreation.
Common and parks in existence on January 12, 1887, main-
tenance and improvement of $183,278 47
Construction of Buildings and Original Equipment and
Furnishings Thereof, Non-Revenue 25,965 19
Departmental Equipment Loan, Non-Revenue . . . 275 00
GalUvan Boulevard, Washington Stree+, Dorchester; and
Gary Walsh Playground, Restoration Of ... . 48,752 10
Land for Park Purposes, Chiswick Road, Brighton . . 23,000 00
Mary P. C. Cummings Trust Funds, Income . . . 4,802 72
North Bennet Street Building, Restoration Of . . . 32,265 86
Park and Playground Improvements, etc.. Revenue . . 90,595 46
Randidge Trust Fund, Income ....... 2,406 62
Reconstruction and Repair of Parkways and Roadways . 38,224 04
Rehabilitation of the Franklin Park Zoo 20,352 54
Trees Afflicted With Dutch Elm Disease, Removal Of . 21,658 00
William J. Barry Playground, Restoration Of . . . 34,665 08
Total
,241 08
Feanklin Park Golf Course.
Opening Date — April 15, 1950. Closing Date
1950.
Registered attendance, 24,960.
Annual permits, residents, 642 at $15
Annual permits, non-residents, 5 at $30 .
Daily permits, 8478 at $1
Week-End Permits, non-residents, 240 at $1.50
Twilight permits 1566 at 50 cents
Total
ecemher
3,
$9,630 00
150
00
8,478
00
360
00
783
00
,401 00
George Wright Golf Course.
Opening Date — April 15, 1950. Closing Date -
1950.
Registered attendance, 26,823.
Annual permits, residents, 468 at $30
Annual permits, non-residents, 68 at $40 .
Daily permits, 5,229 at $1 .
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, 2,853 at $2
Lockers, 457 at $3
December 12,
$14,040 00
2,720 00
5,229 00
5,706 00
1,371 00
Total
$29,066 00
Park Department.
Skating Attendance for Season 1950.
Name of Playground.
Almont Street Playground .
Amerena Playground .
American Legion Playground
Billings Field Playground .
Brookside Avenue Playground
Carter Playground
Chandler Pond Playground
Charlestown Playground
Columbus Park Playground
Cronin Playground
Doherty and Gibson Playgrounds
Dorchester Park Playground
Draper Playground
Eustis Playground
Fallon Field Playground
Franklin Field Playground .
Garvey Playground
Hemenway Playground
Jamaica Pond
Jefferson Playground .
Lee, Joseph, Playground (Back Bay)
Murphy Playground
McConnell Park Playground
McKinney Playground
Noyes Playground
Parkman Playground .
Public Garden
Ringer Playground
Rogers Park Playground
Roberts, Thomas J., Playground
Rotch Playground
Smith's Pond Playground .
Smith's Playground (Brighton)
Wood Avenue Playground .
Total ....
General Attendance for Season 1950
Name of Playground.
Ahlsen Playground
Almont Street Playground .
Amerena Playground .
American Legion Playground
Billings Field Playground .
Boston Common Playstead
Brookside Avenue Playground
Approximate
Attendance.
950
1,600
1,150
2,000
400
2,800
4,800
2,800
6,500
1,300
3,200
1,900
500
1,500
4,500
27,000
18,000
1,800
15,000
4,900
4,500
2,700
6,800
2,300
1,900
800
10,500
800
2,900
3,200
1,400
3,900
2,100
4,100
150,500
Approximate
Attendance.
68,000
59,000
48,500
67,000
171,500
324,000
33,500
10
City Document No. 19.
Approximate
Name of Playground.
Attendance.
Carter Playground
153,000
Ceylon Street Playground
48,000
Charlesbank Playground . . . .
109;500
Charlestown Heights Playground
17,500
Charlestown Playground
106,600
Cherry Street Playground
12,500
Chestnut Hill Playground
175,350
Columbus Park Playground and Stadium
304,200
Connolly Playground
160,000
Cronin Playground
66,700
Dorchester Park Playground
106,600
Draper Playground
42,900
Doherty and Gibson Playgrounds
221,500
Emmons Playground
16,400
Eustis Playground
123,700
Fallon Field Playground ....
247,400
Franklin Field Playground ....
613,400
Garvey Playground
200,088
Healy Playground
247,900
Hemenway Playground ....
64,200
Holland Playground .....
42,800
Jefferson Playground
159,900
Lee, Christopher, Playground (South Boston
) 139,700
Lee, Joseph, Playground (Back Bay)
228,500
Murphy Playground
115,900
McConnell Park Playground
145,400
McKinney Playground ....
89,700
Mead Street Playground ....
23,800
Mission Hill Playground ....
106,500
North End Park Playground
142,200
Noyes Playground
97,900
Parker Hill Playground ....
50,400
Parkman Playground
45,200
Portsmouth Street Playground .
47,700
Prince Street Playground ....
38,100
Readville Playground .. ^ .
75,650
Ringer Plaj^ground
82,700
Ripley Playground
23,950
Roberts Playground
145,500
Rogers Park Playground ....
161,300
Ronan Park Playground
190,100
Rotch Playground
89,400
Smith, Wilham E., Playground .
180,900
Smith's Pond Playground ....
87,000
Snow Hill Street Playground
. . 54,800
Sweeney Playground
26,700
Tyler Street Playground ....
12,900
Walker Playground
143,800
Park Department.
11
Name of Playground.
West Third Street Playground (Fr. Buckley)
Winthrop, John, Playground . . .
Wood Avenue Playground .
World War Memorial Park
Total . . . . .
Approximate
Attendance.
22,700
42,950
65,700
76,100
6,764,788
Shower Baths, Attendance, 1950.
Building.
Men.
Boys. Women Girls
Total.
Brighton
Broadway
Cabot Street
Columbia Road
Copley School
Curtis Hall
Dover Street
Hyde Park
John J. Williams
Lexington Street
North Bennet Street
Paris Street
Roslindale
Tyler Street
Vine Street
L Street Baths
L Street Solarium . . .
Totals
10,235
4,426
400
433
92,750
28,825
41,700
21,225
20,500
11,135
3,570
2,035
100,825
14,.575
3,680
4,670
13,348
908
1,652
1,082
60,394
4,384
2,694
1,945
67,760
1,705
5,834
1,447
44,015
18,915
1,835
2,495
76,500
12,800
21,675
11,825
49,025
44,365
14,445
17,380
112,930
34,535
66,653
18,803
163,000
14,875
19,775
5,250
17,980
3,365
1,981
1,027
46,550
21,600
6,835
4,070
71,125
17,600
16,710
13,840
415,654
55,450
6,087
2,811
1,368,678
289,463
212,250
107,527
15,494
184,500
37,240
123,750
16,990
69,417
76,746
67,260
122,800
125,215
232,921
202,900
24,353
79,055
119,275
471,104
1,977,918
12
City Document No. 19.
Gymnasia, Class and Individual Attendance, 1950.
Location.
Men.
Boys. Women Girls
Total.
Cabot Street
Columbia Road
Curtis HaU
Hyde Park
J. J. Williams Building.
Lexington Street
North Bennet Street . . .
Paris Street
Roslindale
South Boston
Tyler Street
Vine Street
1,686
8,659
780
1,493
4,375
6,001
810
4,843
4,276
5,203
814
4,845
2,113
6,246
1,650
2,012
4,061
7,282
1,213
3,322
3,229
3,024
2,044
1,703
6,860
7,535
380
1,370
4,123
16,070
1,515
7,698
3,370
9,080
4,230
3,060
5,240
17,541
681
5,191
1,738
4,230
538
794
2,606
15,062
2,095
6,595
43,677
105,933
16,750
42,926
12,618
16,029
15,138
12,021
15,878
10,000
16,145
29,406
19,740
28,6.53
7,300
26,358
Totals.
209,286
Beaches and Swimming Pools, Attendance, 1950.
Location.
Men.
Boys.
Women
Girls.
7,202
417
5,228
10,630
1,519
6,906
28,800
7,725
26,600
6,680
4,185
6,665
11,032
6,528
16,832
55,450
19,670
20,400
119,794
40,044
82,631
Totals.
Cabot Street Pool
Curtis Hall Pool
Charlestown Pool
North End Park Beach
World War Memorial Park Beach
L Street Beach
Totals
1,376
2,270
9,135
5,365
5,529
415,654
14,223
21,325
72,260
22,895
39,921
511,174
439,329
681,798
PARK DEPARTMENT STATISTICS TO
DECEMBER 31, 1950.
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PARK DEPARTMENT — CEMETERY DIVISION.
The following annual report is presented for the
Cemetery Division from January 1, 1950, to December
31, 1950:
Department Cemeteries.
The burying grounds, cemeteries and tombs which
are owned by and in charge of the City of Boston are as
follows, with a total area of about 7,040,708 square feet:
Square Estab-
Feet. lished.
Bennington Street, East Boston .... 157,500 1838
Bunker Hill, Charlestown 48,202 1807
Phipps Street, Charlestown . . . ' . .76,740 1630
Copp's Hill, Hull street, City .... 89,015 1659
King's Chapel, Tremont street, City . . . 19,344 1630
Granary, Tremont street. City .... 82,063 1660
Central, Common, City 60,693 1756
South End South, Washington street. City . 64,670 1810
Halves, Emerson street. South Boston . . 11,232 1816
Union, East Fifth street. South Boston . . 5,470 1841
North, Uphams Corner, Dorchester . . . 142,587 1633
Eliot, Eustis street, Roxbury .... 34,830 1630
South, Dorchester avenue, Dorchester . . 95,462 1814
Westerly, Centre street. West Roxbury . . 39,450 1683
Walter Street, West Roxbury .... 35,100 1711
Evergreen, Commonwealth avenue, Brighton 604,520 1848
Market Street, Brighton 18,072 1764
Mount Hope, Walk Hill street, 125 acres and 14,330
square feet 1851
Fairview, Fair view avenue, Hyde Park, about 50 acres, 1892
City Tombs.
Twenty-five in the South Ground; six in Phipps Street
Ground, Charlestown; one tomb for infants in South Ground;
one tomb for infants and one for adults in Copp's Hill Ground;
one for adults and one for infants in the Granary Ground;
one for infants in King's Chapel Ground; one for infants in
the Central Ground; two receiving tombs in East Boston;
one receiving tomb in Dorchester North; one receiving tomb
in Dorchester South; one receiving tomb in Evergreen Ceme-
tery, Brighton; one receiving tomb in Mount Hope Cemetery,
and one receiving tomb in Fairview Cemetery, Hyde Park.
Park Department.
25
Cemetery Division Receipts, January I to December 31, 1950.
Cemetebibs.
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Mount Hope
Pairview
Evergreen
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Dorchester South.
Central
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Phipps Street
King's Chapel
Bunker Hill
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14,135 75
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8,966 88
$18,044 92
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5,951 26
384 76
136 40
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Totals .
$126,916 15
$31,9.50 82
$29,569 28
Total; General Fund, December 31, 1949.
Interest, General Fund 1950
Revenue (General Receipts) 1950. .
Discounts on Securities Purchased.
Total:
Total:
Payments from Fund during 1950
To Cemetery Maintenance and Improvement.
Premiums and Accrued Interest
Refunds
General Fund, December 31, 1950
Perpetual Care Funds, December 31, 1950.
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95,681 06
126,916 15
6,0.57 87
$60,000 00
7,699 78
360 00
$3,234,890 94
68,059 78
1,166,831 16
941,747 12
Total Cemetery Funds $4,108,578 28
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Summary Statement of Cemetery Activities, January 1 to
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Cemetery Division, Expenditures for Maintenance, Year Ending
December 31, 1950.
Office
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Dorchester North
Dorchester South
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Copp's Hill .
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23,806 52
2,159 55
1,305 60
1,455 75
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1,676 85
646 73
2,017 25
2,221 10
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628 12
119 96
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$200,666 86
Park Department.
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Cemetery Division, Maintenance and Improvement, Year Ending
December 31, 1950.
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Fairview .
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Dorchester North
Dorchester South
Bennington Street
Bunker Hill .
Copp's Hill .
Eliot
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King's Chapel
Phipps Street
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Market Street
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