This month, our office artifact is a November 1974 edition of Double Life featuring the then newly restored Old Corner Bookstore! In the mid 20th Century, Doubleday Books had operated a branch under the name "Old Corner Bookstore" at 50 Bromfield Street. But that didn't stop...
In honor of America's 250th, we give you HBI's copy of a 1976 pamphlet circulated by Samuel Narcus Stationery -- then tenants in the 1728 Cunningham House who were inspired to restore the 277 Washington Street building for the nation's Bicentennial after witnessing Historic Boston's...
Come America’s 250th Independence Day this July 4th, the Old Corner Bookstore will put its history into words and historic images once more. Historic Boston staff and board members have been working with MASS Design Group on signage to interpret the site's history, a four...
This month, we give you Historic Boston's commemorative "before" and "after" photo of the Old Corner Bookstore following HBI's restoration in the 1960s! The photo was signed by our founders, partners at The Boston Globe, and craftsmen involved in the project at a dinner at The...