Your Town Allston-Brighton

"The stores on this stretch of Washington Street have changed, but many of the buildings remain. Here's a peek of 1948 Brighton Center."

"The plot of land on which the Oak Square YMCA now stands used to be a streetcar station."

"Carriages occupied Washington Street in 1905. How the area has changed!"

""Richard Clothing Manufacturing, Co. urged customers to "Come in and see your clothes made" in this building in 1949.""

""Bailey's Drugs occupied the first floor of this building in 1939. Above it was the Allston branch of the Boston Public Library. The library moved to North Harvard Street in 1981.""

""Tavern in the Square occupies the former site of Moskos Restaurant, which was open until 1969. A more informal, cafeteria-style Moskos location was across the street.""