Centre Street commercial spots don’t stay empty for long. But this one at 753 Centre St., has been empty for almost three years.
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Gaslights once lined most of the streets in Jamaica Plain. Originally, lamplighters went around to light them each night and then extinguish them in the morning. Later, gaslights became automated and the lamplighters were charged with maintaining all the lamps on their assigned routes – as explained in this article: The Old Lamplighter.
