Boston illustrated; . all, inwhich some of the finest chamber concerts are given during the musical season. The retail trade of the Central District is chiefly transacted in that sectionbounded on the east by Washington Street, the greater part of the territorybetween Washington Street and the wharves being given up to wholesale busi-ness. The ladies quarter has its centre in the neighborhood of Washington andWinter Streets. On any pleasant day the sidewalks and stores in the imme-diate vicinity of that corner are crowded with ladies engaged in the delightfuloccupation of shopping, and the str
Boston illustrated; . all, inwhich some of the finest chamber concerts are given during the musical season. The retail trade of the Central District is chiefly transacted in that sectionbounded on the east by Washington Street, the greater part of the territorybetween Washington Street and the wharves being given up to wholesale busi-ness. The ladies quarter has its centre in the neighborhood of Washington andWinter Streets. On any pleasant day the sidewalks and stores in the imme-diate vicinity of that corner are crowded with ladies engaged in the delightfuloccupation of shopping, and the streets are lined with their carriages. On the east side of Washington Street, occupying the spacious lot betweenCentral Court and Avon Street, is the building occupied by Jordan, Marsh, &Co., as a retail dry-goods store. It has a fine front of dark freestone, fivestories high. At first the building covered only a portion of the lot, and thefirm occupied the street floor and basement, the second floor being used as a. Masonic Temple. 94 BOSTON ILLUSTRATED. warerooiiis by Cliickering- & Sons, with a beautiful hall at the rear known asChiekeriiigs Hall, while the upper floors were arranged into suites of lodging-rooms mostly occupied by artists and other professional people. In course oftime the business of tlie firm spread over the entire building, and large addi-tions to the structure, extending it to Avon and Summer Streets, were several floors are reached by elegant passenger elevators, and there are anabundance of conveniences for shoppers. The dry-goods store of R. H. White & Co. is nearly opposite the BostonTlieatre, and one of the chief ornaments of Washington Street, with its palatialfront and the skillfully arranged displays in the windows. This establishmentis perhaps the largest in New England. It now occupies the entire buildingextending through to the Harrison Avenue extension; and upon the corner ofBedford Street and Harrison Avenue is a fine new entrance of
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