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Southbridge, Massachusetts

Southbridge - Then and Now

The Edwards Building front view - 1938, 1969 and 2008  New May 8, 2008

The Columbian Building (Moved from Main to Chestnut St) - 1880s and 2008

Main and Goddard St - 1938, 2006 and 2008- New May 2, 2008

Main St. "Edwards Block" - 1880's? and 2008 New April 22, 2008

Corner of Elm and Main ("Blanchard Block") - 1927 and 2008 New April 22, 2008

Elm Street Market - 1968 and 2008

East Main Street View - ~1920 and 2008

14 South Street (now the Vienna)

Old "YMCA block" - Corner of Main and Elm -

Main Street looking S.E. toward Elm Street

Wells High/Jr High from Marcy Street

Main Street - North Side View "Masonic Bld Block"

Holy Trinity Church on Hamilton St.

Blanchard Building / Elm Street / Strand Plaza

Hotel Columbia

Central Mills Building (Corner of North and Central)

Southbridge Town Hall

FOE / Mill Street where Ames Dept Store began

Hyde Manufacturing (1968 and 2007)

Hamilton Street Buildings

"J.J.Delehanty" / Alden Building

"Whitford Block" at the corner of Main and Hamilton Streets

Big Bunny Market (1968 and 2007)

Universalist Church (368 Main St)

Harrington Hospital - 1954, 2000, 2006 and 2007

The Corners of Main and Elm - 1954 and 2006

Water Levels at the "AO Dam" after record rains of Oct 2005

WESO Headquarters (291 Main St) in 1950's and today

Corner of Main and Chestnut (near rotary)
Hurricane / Flood of 1938 and 2003

Corner of North and Mechanic Street (August 19, 1955 and Nov 2002)

Looking Up Main Street from Hamilton and Main

Standing by "Vets Cab Building - 1954 and 2001
 
 

Former Southbridge Police Station - 1997 Ken Maynard Photo
 

Dick Whitney and Mom (Jan) at the Southbridge Airport - 1954
 

The Flat Iron Building

Looking along Main Street

Knights Ford (Now site of Marcels Auto Body)

The News building and former home of Manning Leonard

Jacob Edwards Library (1914 and Today)

The Rez - 1954, 1955  and Today

Wells and Notre Dame Church- 1955 and Today

Ammidown Building (New Home of Savers Bank)

Other Views of Main Street
 

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.

Sitting at my desk in 1974 and 2006
(same astronomy photos on the wall!) in "AO Central Test Lab"