Whitney Web Page - Our Home Town
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
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
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 (1914 and Today)
The Rez - 1954, 1955 and Today
Wells and Notre Dame Church- 1955 and Today
Ammidown Building (New Home of Savers Bank)
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!
Check out my Youtube Video home page
Skating at
the Rez (1954) - Don Whitney photo