tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636068312591857663.post1766550436415228529..comments2024-03-27T12:10:03.910-04:00Comments on Remember Jamaica Plain?: Canterbury Street SchoolMark B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03524735496130204611noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636068312591857663.post-51104057957508940582011-10-04T12:41:19.661-04:002011-10-04T12:41:19.661-04:00Jeff - thanks for the comment, but I'll have t...Jeff - thanks for the comment, but I'll have to disagree with you on the Roslindale location. The name Roslindale wasn't invented until about the 1870s-80s, so there was no community of Roslindale that could have borders at the time. When the Town of West Roxbury broke away from Roxbury, the Forest Hills cemetery a block away was generally considered part of Jamaica Plain. Also, the Minots and Olneys nearby considered themselves to live in Jamaica Plain. <br />There never was any strict boundary between Jamaica Plain and Roslindale. The boundary came from the decisions of residents to identify themselves with one or the other. That could come from voting wards and precincts, schools attended, churches attended, postal districts, etc. In the 20th Century, this area became known as White City, and was considered by local residents to be Jamaica Plain down to about Neponset street.Mark B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03524735496130204611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636068312591857663.post-84498422775469781462011-10-03T14:18:17.018-04:002011-10-03T14:18:17.018-04:00Interestingly, the Haley K-5 (at the corner of Wal...Interestingly, the Haley K-5 (at the corner of Walk Hill and American Legion) is located a mere stone's throw from the old site of the Canterbury school. Our daughter went to the Haley and its relative remoteness was one of the qualities that atttracted us to it.<br /><br />Btw, at the time that the 1874 map above was drafted, that area was <em>not</em> part of Jamaica Plain - it was officially recognized as Roslindale. Today, the Haley school, on the east side of American Legion, sits right at the border of Mattapan and Roslindale, and draws its students in nearly equal numbers from all three neighborhoods (one of it's strengths, imo).Jeff Fnoreply@blogger.com