The lower end of Pioneer Avenue where it meets the train tracks before the intersection with West Liberty Avenue.

This is the lower end of Pioneer Avenue, near the intersection with West Liberty Avenue, in January 1924. Sewer lines were being laid and the hill-scaling gateway to Brookline would soon be paved in belgium blocks. The photo above shows the lower bend of Pioneer Avenue, where it abuts the train tracks. The picture was taken from near the corner of West Liberty Avenue. The cement landing shown was used as a loading/staging area for construction materials that were delivered by train. The materials were then hauled to the various construction zones by wagon. This landing was in use for several years during this major growth and development phase in Brookline and the South Hills.

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Pioneer Avenue, looking up from a location near Cadet Avenue (left) and a bit further up the hill (right).

Lower Pioneer Avenue from near Cadet Avenue looking up the hill. The building on the right is the West Liberty
Lumber Company, located on West Liberty Avenue where Matthews Bronze is today. Note the lack
of foliage on the hillsides, which today are fully covered in thick growth.

  
Work progresses on laying the sewer line that ran the length of Pioneer Avenue.

A Marion steam shovel of the Booth and Flinn Contracting Company on Pioneer Avenue.

By August, 1924, the grading and curbing of Pioneer Avenue from the lower end of West Liberty Avenue to Brookline Boulevard was near completion. Work now began on laying the brick surface. Once Pioneer Avenue was completed, the city began work on paving the side streets, like Rossmore Avenue. Many of Brookline's main streets were paved during the 1920s.

  
Pioneer Avenue from Ray Avenue looking towards Bellbrook Avenue (left), and (right) from Ray Avenue looking
towards Metz Way where, visible on the left, is the building that was known for decades as "The Little Store."

Pioneer Avenue looking from West Liberty Elementary School (location of Seton Center today) towards Capital Avenue.