Stations

FORMER METRO POLICE MARINE UNIT @ NEW CHARLES RIVER DAM:

 

The old Metro Marine Unit offices and boat docks as they appear in 2008. This builing is incorporated within the New Charles River Dam system completed by the US Army Corp of Engineers in 1978. It also provided a centralized place for the Underwater Recovery Unit and Marine Unit, which had historically been spread out with boats at the outlying district stations. (Photo source: Personal collection.)

View of the Marine Unit base from the North Station side of New Charles River Dam. (Photo source: personal collection.)

NAHANT BEACH SUBSTATION @ NAHANT CAUSEWAY:

 

The J. Joseph Ward Memorial Building (AKA Ward Bath House) was dedicated in 1968 in memory of former Metropolitan Police Deputy Supt. Joseph Ward. Pictured is the North entrance to the old Nahant Beach Substation. Part of the parking area was converted into a playground. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Southside entrance to the Nahant substation. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Inside the lobby at the old Nahant Beach Substation. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Interior of the old Nahant Beach Substation. (Photo source: personal collection.)

QUABBIN RESERVOIR DISTRICT STATION @ BELCHERTOWN:

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Photo source: Internet

 

Photo source: Internet

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Quabbin Station circa 1940's. (Photo source: Internet.)

MIDDLESEX FELLS DISTRICT STATION AND POLICE ACADEMY:

New Middlesex Fells Station 1962. This replaced the original Fells Station in Medford that was razed during the construction of I-93 through the Middlesex Fells Reservation. (Photo source: Larry Fitzpatrick.)

 

Middlesex Fells District Station and M.D.C. Police Academy 1962. (Photo source: Larry Fitzpatrick and Comm of MA Archives.)

 

The prisoner cells at the New Middlesex Fells District Station in 1962. (Photo source: Larry Fitzpatrick & Comm of MA Archives.)

M.D.C POLICE MOUNTED UNIT STABLES @ STONEHAM, MA

Old M.D.C. Police Mounted Unit Stables adjacent to the Stone Zoo in Stoneham. The signage lingered on the side of this structure until about two years ago. (Photo source: personal collection.)

REVERE BEACH DISTRICT STATION, REVERE, MA:

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Revere Beach District Station and the old Bath House in 1899. The building complex was enlarged in 1925. (Photo source: Internet.)

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The Ocean Ave. side or rear company st. at the Revere Station. (Photo source: personal collection.)

NAHANT BEACH SUBSTATION - 1ST GENERATION @ LYNN/NAHANT BEACHES:

 

M.D.C. Police Nahant Beach Substation at the Nahant Beach Bath House in the 1960's. This building was never kept up and would eventually be razed and replaced with a much less ornamental 60's style bath house with yellow brick and a flat roof. Now its replacement, the Ward Bath House is falling apart and the State Dept. of Cons. and Rec. (DCR) plans to knock it down and replace it eventually. (Photo source: Internet.)

 

 

CHARLES RIVER BASIN DISTRICT STABLES AND BOATHOUSE @ EAST CAMBRIDGE:

 

 

Lower Basin District Horse Stables and Boat House in 1910. (Photo source: Internet.)

When the Metropolitan Police Radio Maintenance (Radio Shop) was located at the old Stables. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Backside of the old Stables. (Photo source: Personal collection.)

The former Stables are now home to the Massachusetts Deptartment of Conservation & Recreation's Mobile Maintenance Office and Garage. (Photo source: personal collection.)

CHARLES RIVER LOWER BASIN DISTRICT STATION, BOSTON, MA:

Lower Basin under construction in 1909 (Photo source: Internet.)

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Charles River Dam 1910's (Photo source: Internet.)

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1942 View of the Lower Basin

 

The Lower Basin as it looked in 1992 from the vantage point of Science Park Station on the Green Line. (Photo source: Personal Collection.)

 

 

View of the Lower Basin Station in Fall of 2006. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Lower Basin yard in 2008. (Photo source. Personal collection.)

Old Lower Basin Cruiser Garages built circa 1940. (Personal photo collection.)

CHARLES RIVER UPPER BASIN DISTRICT STATION (CHARLES RIVER SPEEDWAY HEADQUARTERS), BRIGHTON, MA:

 

The Upper Basin in 1899 before the addition of the vehicle garages and the expanded police station. Originally, the Supt. of the District and the police quarters were in this section. (Photo source: Internet.)

Map of the Speedway Headquarters Buildings in 1910. (Photo source: Internet.)

 

Present day view of the Supt. of the Speedway Residence section of the Upper Basin. (Photo source: personal collection.)

 

The Old Upper Basin District Station at the Speedway Headquarters buildings complex in 2006. (Photo source: Personal collection.)

 

 

The Upper's Station Yard in 1992. (Photo source: personal collection.)

 

The front entrance to the old Upper Basin in 1990. (Photo source: personal collection.)

 

Police section of the Upper Basin facility. (Photo source: Personal collection.)

 

 

The driveway and stables/garages on the old Upper Basin/Speedway Headquarters. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Speedway Supt.'s residence in 1990. (Photo source: personal collection.)

 

Entrance to Supt. Residence with original MDC signage. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Western Avenue side of the old Upper Basin with the old stable doorways. (Photo source: personal collection.

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RIVERSIDE DISTRICT STATION, AUBURNDALE, MA:

 

Architects rendering of the Riverside Station circa 1900. (Photo source: Internet.)

 

1908 view of the Riverside Station. (Photo source: Internet.)

 

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The Comm. Ave side of the station. (Photo source: Internet.)

Photo postcard of the Metropolitan Police Station, Riverside. Date of photo unknown. (Photo source: Internet.)

Riverside District Station in the 1950's as seen from the Norumbega Rd Duck Feeding Area.(Photo source: Internet.)

The old Riverside Station and Boathouse in May 2008. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Side view of the station looking from Comm. Ave. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Back entrance to lower level of the boathouse. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Under the porch area of the station. (Photo source: personal collection.)

 

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 Decking cover the entire old boat garage area. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Inside the boat garages. (Photo source: personal collection.)

 

Downstairs in the canoe rental/ shop area. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Jack heads up the staircase from the lower level to see what's upstairs at Riverside. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Upstairs inside the old Riverside Station. The two rooms in the back are filled with canoe and kyak equipment for sale. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Ladder up to the attic and the former observation post used to spy on the canoeists. (Photo source: personal collection.)

Looking out one of the windows. (Photo source: personal collection.)

The old holding cell doors are still in place upstairs used as storage for merchandise. (Photo source: personal collection.)

< Original Middlesex Fells District Station in Medford Ma on the Fellways north of Roosevelt Cir. (Photo source: Internet.)

M.D.C. HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, BOSTON, MA:

1930 view of the "new" M.D.C. Headquarters building which provided a shared building that housed the administration of the Commission's Park, Water, Sewer and Police Divisions. (Photo source: Internet.)

The M.D.C. Headquarters building in 1960.

2005 view. (Photo source: personal collection.)

 

2005 view of front entrance. Photo source: personal collection.

 

NANTASKET BEACH DISTRICT STATION, HULL, MA:

1910's view of Nantasket Station with an early Met standing out front. (Photo source: David Benoit.)

 

The old Nantasket Beach District Station in 2008.

NEW UPPER BASIN DISTRICT STATION @ BRIGHTON, MA

 

Modern and expansive replacement for the original station that was right next door. ()Photo source: Personal collection.)

OLD COLONY DISTRICT STATION, SOUTH BOSTON, MA:

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Officer Trotto outside the O.C. circa 1981. (Photo courtesy of the Trotto Family.)

BLUE HILLS DISTRICT STATION, MILTON, MA:

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Blue Hills Division in the late 1980s. (Photo by Bob Bricker.)

The former Metro Police Blue Hills District Station. (Photo courtesy of Chris Gatto. Used with permission.)

The former Metro Police Mounted Unit Stables at the Blue Hills. These stables were used by the State Police Mounted Unit for several years after the consolidation, the most recent tenents being the DCR's Mounted Rangers. (Photo courtesy of Chris Gatto. Used with permission.)

Former MDC quarters at the Blue Hills Reservation adjacent to the police station. (Photo courtesy of Chris Gatto. Used with permission.)

WACHUSETT RESERVOIR STATION, CLINTON:

Old MDC SUBSTATIONS:

Quincy, MA Furnace Brook Parkway Substation

Winthrop, MA Winthrop Shore Dr Substation
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