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Whitney Web Page - Our
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Southbridge, Massachusetts
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Southbridge - Then and
Now
1968 & 2008 Dick Whitney photos
Looking up Elm St from Main - 1916 and 2016
Central Street Morrill Memorial headstone building - ~1880 and 2016
View looking down Mill Street ~ 1919 and March 2016
Main near Chestnut St - August 19, 1955 and March 2016
Mill Street Bridge - August 19, 1955 and March 2016
Denneson
Rock in 1966 Book and 2016
Route
169 Antiques Building - 1920 and 2015
Pleasant
St School Building in 1983 and June 2014
28
Sandersdale Road in 1938 after Hurricane and June 2014
A
view of Main Street (looking down hill) in 1925 and 2014
The
"Rotary area" as viewed from the Train tracks - 1925 and
2014
118 Pleasant St - 1930 and 2014
Corner
of Main and Goddard (location of former Friendlies) -
1966, 2008 and 2015
Rev 28-Jul-15
Southbridge Post Office under construction in 1928 and 2014
Elderly
Housing Project on Charlton St- Early 1970s and 2012
The
Corner of Central and Main where JFK spoke in 1959 and in
Nov 2013
New 19-Nov-13
A
look down Main St hill, 1938, 1950s and 2013
Floods
Automotive on Hamilton Street - 1954, 2013 and 2015 (100
of selling gas ends)
Rev
28-Jul-15
Corner of Chestnut and Main - 1955 Flood and 2013
Blizzard of 1978 and
2013
View of Edwards Block from
near Library (pre 1923, 1954 and 2005)
Corner of Main and
Marcy (present Brooks pharmacy location)
"AO" complex
Building 17 (now building 40) Life Magazine 1955 photo and
IEEE Visitors in 2012
Corner of
Charlton and Mechanic Street
Aug
1955 and 2012
Menard
Glass building (Corner of Mechanic and Charlton Street)
Aug 1955 and 2012
Sovereign
Bank Building - 1930 and 2012
Globe
Village (East Main to West St) - 1955 and 2012
New
23-Apr-12
Worcester
Street across from Car Dealership - 1955 and 2012
New 23-Apr-12
A view
of Whitford Building block - 1872 and 2012
View from CVS
lot, formerly A&P in 1955 and 2011
The Barn on
Glover St in 1962 and 2010
A look up
Litchfield Ave in 1954 and 2010
A view of the Train Station in 1916 and 2010
A Rare view across Main St to corner of Goddard St - 1961 and 2010
Like Nu Cleaners Blg on Central St - 1966 and 2010
The Rez during the Summer - 1957 and 2010
"AO" Entrance on East Main St - 1900 and 2010
185 Main Street in 1890, 1940s and today
Corner of Main and Everett (Paige House)
39 Elm Street (Paige House/Medical Center) in 1916 and 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
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
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
Central Mills Building (Corner of North and Central)
FOE / Mill Street where Ames Dept Store began
Hyde Manufacturing (1968 and 2007)
"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
Knights Ford (Now site of Marcels Auto Body)
The
News
building and former home of Manning Leonard
Jacob Edwards Library (~1907 and Today)
The Rez - 1954, 1955 and Today
Wells and Notre Dame Church- 1955 and Today
Ammidown Building (New Home of Savers Bank)
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!
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
Skating
at the Rez (1954) - Don Whitney photo
1938 - Due to floods of 1938, a 9’ dam was constructed at this site. National Dam # MA02376; State ID# 3-14-278-11
1942 – Town’s Swimming Pool Committee plans and purchases land to use as a Town Pool
Sometime between 1942 and 1946 – Town Pool is open
1948/1949 – steps from bath house to water are constructed
Early 1980’s =- Town pool closed due to low attendance and budget cuts.
1988 – Cost Estimate prepared to make necessary repairs at Town pool if the Town were to reopen.
1999 – Plans developed to
fill in pool and use area as a recreation/sports field
Maureen Ciesla
Chief of Engineering Services
Southbridge Department of Public Works
(Provided via Ken Ken Kalinowski -
June 22, 2010)