The Dorchester Beacon, May 5, 1900
C L. Hinds (Charles L. Hinds)
Hack, Boarding and Livery Stable. Horse-shoeing and Carriage Repairing, 637 Washington Street.
The rapid transit of electric street railways has undoubtedly had an influence upon the livery business, but it has not killed the business as some would have us believe. There are still and ever will be patrons of the horse who require a hack, a livery rig or a boarding stable for their own animals. That there is still a place and a demand for the well regulated livery and boarding stable is evidenced by the success of the Hinds stable on Washington Street. In the eyes of the croaker who has doomed the horse to everlasting uselessness, the establishment of this stable must have appeared like flying in the face of Providence, as the saying, is, for no sooner was the electric car a success than Mr. Hinds leased the stables that were abandoned by the West End company, which had no further use for horses, for a livery stable. He has made a success of the livery business in a stable from which the horses had been taken because their service had been usurped by electricity. He has made a success of it imply by giving a very satisfactory service at reasonable rates to those in the community who had need for hack and livery service. Mr. Hinds carries on a general hack, boarding and livery business, and his teams, drivers and vehicles may always be depended upon to be reliable in every way. The accommodations he offers for boarding horses are of the best, and animals are given kind treatment, ample food and good care. Mr. Hinds established his business ten years ago by leasing what were formerly the car stables, as above mentioned. The stables then had stalls for 125 horses, but Mr. Hinds rearranged the building and put it in shape ofr a first-class livery establishment. It is kept clean, neat and tidy, and every effort is made by Mr. Hinds and his force of five assistants to keep his own horses and vehicles and those of his patrons I the best of condition. In addition to his stable business, Mr. Hinds runs in connection with it horseshoeing and carriage repairing departments where first class work is done by experienced men in those trades. Mr. Hinds continued the business under his lease of the stable up to 1896, when he bought the property.
Note: 637 Washington Street is now the location of the Codman Square Health Center.
Charles L. Hinds lived at 17 Brent Street
No. 3793 Dorchester Car House at Euclid Street
No. 24958 Map detail from 1910 atlas showing the location of the stables at 637 Washington Street