Whitney Web Page - Southbridge History & More
Southbridge, Massachusetts
http://www.dickwhitney.net
"The
Eye of the Commonwealth"
and birthplace of American Optical.
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Looking Back at Southbridge's History
Don Whitney 1954 Photo of Cal Wilson at Floods on Hamilton Street
Main Street 1953- Photo by Don Whitney
Recollections of Southbridge Rev 13-May-08
Southbridge Images
- "Then and Now"Rev 8-May-08
Any idea where this house is/was located in Southbridge?
email Dick Whitney with suggestions
/info
Southbridge, the Poll Parish and "Honest Town" Historic Names New 24-Apr-08
Inside stores in Southbridge ~ 1954
Southbridge Blog - Brent Abrahamson's On the Common link
Community Calendar
(Submit your event)Rev April 29, 2008
AO History Main Page May 13, 2008
Dr
Estelle Glancy in her own words! - AO and Evolution of a Lens Designer
Courtesy of Wellesley College
The Marcy St. School Eagles above the doorways
Famous People and their associations with Southbridge
OSV filming of movie Hawaii - 1965 with Julie Andrews
Impressive
Collection of Historic Southbridge photos on CWMars on-line digital Library
Southbridge Images courtesy of Jacob Edwards Library
/ Margaret Morrissey Adult Services Librarian
In Memory Of:
Recalling those AO employees
who have passed on
The
Optical Heritage Museum (Featuring the "AO" Collection)
Remembering the Blizzard of 1978
Dramatic March 12th, 2008 image of suspected arson fire on Cliff
St
Photo by Ian Dietrich - between 3 and 4 a.m. on Wednesday,
March 12
Aftermath of the 1971 Maci Buildingd Fire
Southbridge Floods(
1936,
1938
and 1955)
Recalling
the Flood of August 19, 1955 - 50 years later -
Notre Dame Church - the Building made of Tombstones
How Southbridge
got its name -
Reprint of Joe Capillo article
Main Street 1954- Photo by Don Whitney
The Strand Theatre (1926- 1965)
and Demolition of the old YMCA Building
in 1975
Ames Department Store - Southbridge - Rev 15-Apr-08
Southbridge Wikipedia article (On-line Encyclopedia)
Wikipedia entry for Michael Earls
How Districts of Southbridge
got their names
Links of current interest:
Community Calendar (Submit your event)
Exciting
Crane St Complex news
Hop Vine Cafe and Dark Horse
Pub now open!!!
Southbridge Downtown Partnership Page
Local News (Southbridge News Online!)
"Your Southbridge" Events page
My Top Ten List - Positive things about Southbridge
The Flat Iron and exciting
latest renovation project 12 Crane St Complex
at the right
Learn about
the Downtown Southbridge Redevelopment plans (Dec 2006)
Above is an artists conception showing the
Casabaun Senior Center near the center, with Central St at bottom
left and at top is Hamilton street.
Hook street is gone and Larachelle way relocated.
Celebrations / Parades
The June 9, 2007 Southbridge Fest
Southbridge Festival - June 25, 2006
Southbridge Festival - August 20, 2006
Southbridge Sesquicentennial Celebration 0f 1966 Rev March 11, 2008
The June 1983 AO Parade - celebrating 150 years!!
Photos of 2nd Annual Gay Pride Celebration at JEL - Author William Mann (Kate)
Photos
from Jacob Edwards Library Event
GREGORY
MAGUIRE's APPEARANCE IN SOUTHBRIDGE
JUNE
21, 2006
Southbridge Sesquicentennial
Celebration 0f 1966
(download 1966 Scrapbook!)
Jerry Dougherty impressive on line collection photographs of Southbridge (and the State of Conn)
"The
Color of Success" May 17, 2005 article
which
appears Courtesy of the Southhbridge Evening News!
Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center- Formerly AO Main Plant
Vienna Restaurant / Bed and Breakfast!
Southbridge Downtown Partnership
http://www.southbridgeinfo.com
Check Real Estate Values in Southbridge (or your town)
Check out these Geological Maps of Southbridge!
Incredible Views from far
above Southbridge
1997 Photo of Main Street with AO Complex at Right
Zoom in on your house from far above!
A view of Main St. Southbridge in 1892. Note the pedestrian traffic.
The old YMCA is on the upper left, with the Baptist Church below
it.
More 1892 Views of Southbridge
May 26,
1898 Southbridge Journal
pdf file format
Tuttle Maps of Southbridge, Globe Village, and Fiskdale(1870)
WESO in the late 1950's - Jan Whitney as the Storybook Lady
The Dennison District School - John Boniface
The Strand Theatre (1926- 1965)
The HippadromeBowling Alley
- The 'Hipp' by Al LaBelle
Southbridge Citizen's Celebrate the end of WWII.
Southbridge Images - "Then and Now"
Ames Department Store History -
AO / Southbridge 1955 Flood Slides
(Don Whitney)
Includes audio of WESO broadcast!
My Comet and Astronomy
Photos talem in Southbridge
Photos of SHS Class of 1969 members participating in 1968 Science Fair
Mary E Wells High School Page
New Link to Great Wells HS Website
Includes Photos and names of all Alumni!!!
Methodist Church and Notre
Dame Church Steeples
The Baptist
Church Building, Bell tower and family friends the Crists
Skating at "the Rez"
- 1954 -
photos by Don Whitney in the 1950s
Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center
A Timeline of the History of
Southbridge (More info to be added)
Compiled by Margaret Morrissey
(PDF File Format)
Looking down Central Street from Main Street Southbridge (1960's)
Ken Sylvestri emailed me the following: "Just a little note that there’s
a ’62 Chevy Impala driving past Favreau’s."
My late 1950's time estimated was obviously incorrect.
Quaint Little Town - Susan McMaster
Bosman
Can anyone identify this song from the lyrics???
Paul Coiteux\ Southbridge Memorabilia
Collection
Includes info on Marcy St School Demolition and the Eagles
Looking back at Harvey - Wells
Demolition of the old YMCA Building in 1975
Jump! Jerry, Jump!
Reprint of SeaverRice 1975 Southbridge News Article
The Harrington Follies of 1979
Photos by Dick Whitney
Don Whitney Photos of 1960 Old Time Day in Southbridge
SouthbridgeVeterans Honor Roll List Project
Dresser Park Honor Role Monument was dedicated on July 10, 2004.
The HONOR ROLL LIST at Dresser Park.
The RR Bridge by the "AO Rotary" is no more!
Evelyn Petrelli and the Poll Parish (now Baptist Church)
Southbridge Sesquicentennial Celebration
Southbridge Centennial Envelope - From the Collection of Paul \Coiteaux
1916 View of Southbridge From Notre Dame
1925 View of Southbridge from the Air
Southbridge "Images of the Past"
Text of Southbridge Directory of 1882
Levi Chase 1889 Article on Southbridge
Click Here for a rare view down Hamilton St.
in the late 1950's
Photo by Don Whitney
Click here to see the inside of Mario's
Restaurant as it appeared in 1967
where the Town and Country Florists are now located !
Dick and Don Whitney Astronomy
Photos
Images taken in Southbridge
Greater Southbridge Film
-
Congratulations for winning Best in Show at the F4 Festival
& Best Documentary at Valleyfest. April 20th screening in Los Angeles
More American Optical History below:
The AO Reunion of May 28, 2002
1954 photo of Jan, Dick and Sue Whitney in front of American
Optical Main Plant in Southbridge
Photo by Don Whitney
AO Main Plant Demolition / Construction Index of photos of Southbirdge Hotel and Conference Center
Aerial Photographs of DOD Project
by Bob Arnold
submitted by Bob Clemence-Hydes
The Hartwell building where
AO first started (1833 - William Beecher)
Daniel Wells Schreck, Direct descendant of George W. Wells (Portrait)
in Southhbridge at
Wells Family
Reunion
Family photo in front of the AO Main Plant in the Fall of 1954
Photos of AO Employee's in the
1920's ?
Groups & Organizations of Local Interest:
Elm Street Church Celebrates its 200th
Anniversary!
Mary E Wells HS Reunion / Alumni
Page
Wells HS 1954 Graduation Photos added
Gateway Players
Gateway OldeTimers Reunion
Skating at the Rez - "Then and Now" Photos
Harrington Hospital (View their
Historical Links!)
"Our Town" -
Charlton St. School Grade 3 presents
the History of Southbridge
Photos / Summary of Town Charette Meeting on Feb 10, 2001
Bill Tremblay Poems of Southbridge
Walker Pond / Wells State Park Sturbridge History
Check out Rehabilitative Resources Inc's
new Website at www.rehabresourcesinc.org
Postcard image from ~1940s - submitted by Michael LaFleche
s
View of Notre Dame Church
at bottom, Wells Jr High to its left and large lot next to Wells where
Marcy
St School once stood
Imageof Southbridge from
http://local.live.com/
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