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Southbridge, Massachusetts

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Southbridge - Then and Now

1968 & 2008 Dick Whitney photos

185 Main Street in 1890, 1940s and today - New March 12, 2010

Corner of Main and Everett (Paige House) - New March 10, 2010

39 Elm Street (Paige House/Medical Center) in 1916 and 2010 - New March 2010

Looking down Main St- 1978 and 2010

Cohasse Country Club ~1920 and 2009

Wells Building on Main St - Includes 1987 photo of Lapierre Construction work

Main St Facelift / Demolition of building on Nov 16th and 17th, 2009

A look down Hamilton St from Main St - 1954 and 2009

Corner of South and Newell Ave - 1954 and 2009

The Whitford Bld corner view to Main St

The AO Clocktower & Park

Harrington Memorial Hospital Side view - 1973 and 2008

12 Crane St along the River in 2004 and 2008

The Southbridge Airport in 1954 and 2008

View of the Corner of Elm and Main to Edwards Bld

Vics Spa building in 1968 and today

A view of Lenti's in 1968 and the Bank Building today

A 1968 view of Vets Cab, Zotos Barber shop, etc and photos from 2003 and 2008

Hamilton St - "Louis's Dress shop", now Finally Lisa's

Goddard St- Old McKinstry Oil Building

Memorial Hall building in 1968, 2008 and 2009 Rev 4-Jan-10

Goddard Street - Old McKinstry Oil Building

West Street School photos - 1954, 1960, 1986 and 2008

The Edwards Building front view - 1938, 1969 and 2008

The Columbian Building (Moved from Main to Chestnut St) - 1880s and 2008Rev 15-Jan-10

Main and Goddard St - 1938, 2006 and 2008

Main St. "Edwards Block" - 1880's? and 2008

Corner of Elm and Main ("Blanchard Block") - 1927 and 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"
 
 


Entrance to Waites in  1968
- In the Maci Building
 
 


Check out this 1962 Don Whitney Home Movie clip
showing a walk along Main to Central St.
 
 

Dick Whitney You Tube Southbridge Links above include several SHS Football games,
town parades from the 1960s. Check it out!
 

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Skating at the Rez (1954) - Don Whitney photo














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