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296296.Charles Henry Turner (American, 1848-1908)Change AvenueSigned and dated “C.H. Turner. 1889.” l.l., identified on a label from Jordan Art Gallery, Jordan Marsh & Co., Boston, affixedto the reverse.Oil on canvas, 22 x 14 in. (55.9 x 35.6 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure.Provenance: Grogan & Company, The September Auction, September 23, 2007, Lot 71.N.B. Change Avenue, also previously known as “Pierce’s Alley” and “Damnation Alley,” was the first one-way street inBoston. The seven-foot-wide street connected Quincy Market to State Street. It was named “Change Alley” in the 18thcentury because business frequently spilled over into the street from the adjacent Royal Exchange Tavern. The avenueexisted until the 1970s when it was demolished to accommodate the 60 State Street skyscraper.$1,800-2,200online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com71