John B. McCormick
Tweet John B. McCormick in his Workshop Once again, thanks to Kevin Haarmann, for sending along the above photo of John B. McCormick in his workshop in Holyoke. John B. McCormick (1834 – 1924)...
View ArticleHotel Man Dies After Sickness
Tweet Perkins Building, Former Hotel Jess, Dwight St. built sometime around 1872-1875.Photograph © L. Lafford 11 December 1933 James F. Jess Was Well Known in State Fraternal Societies Holyoke, Dec....
View ArticleMACRIS Website, Great Resource
Tweet Again the Perkins Block – Hotel Jess Hotel Jess Perkins Block335 – 339 Dwight St., Holyoke A couple of people wrote in to tell me about MACRIS, from the Massachusetts Historical Commission,...
View ArticleHolyoke Hospital Drive for $34,000 To Open Tuesday
Tweet 28 January 1933 Holyoke HospitalHolyoke, Massachusetts 180 Workers Will Start Out After Funds Under the General Supervision of Morton Hull Holyoke, Jan. 28 – The Holyoke Hospital drive, with its...
View ArticleTheater Property May Be New Parking Lot Site
Tweet 28 January 1958 Bijou Theater, Far RightMay be replaced with parking lot. Pictured in the Bijou Theater property at the east side of Main St., north of Cabot St., which may be the site of a new...
View Article500 Quit Jobs at Holyoke GE Plant
Tweet General Electric Ad, 1939Featuring Mount Holyoke CollegeClick through on image to enlarge UE President Calls Mass Meeting for Monday Five hundred employees at the Holyoke plant of the General...
View ArticleHolyoke Hotel Up For Sale At Public Auction
Tweet 07 March 1961 The Nonotuck HotelLater the Roger Smith Roger Smith Ownership to Change Hands for Fifth Time Holyoke – “Going, Going, gone” and the crash of the hammer against the auctioneer’s...
View ArticleThe Maplewood, Corner of Maple & Essex Streets
Tweet 10 Mar 2014 Ad for the Maplewood, 1896 The Maplewood, 1896Corner of Maple and Essex Streets The Maplewood via Google Street view The Maplewood, Abt 2012 And finally from a different point of...
View ArticleAdieu Essex House
Tweet Essex House, 400 High Streetvia Google Street Views, 2011 Today posts have a focus on the Essex House in Holyoke, located at 400 High Street. The Essex House has been a controversial topic of...
View ArticleLouis LaFrance Pioneer Builder, Dies at Holyoke
Tweet 21 March 1938 Construction Leader for 45 Years was 72 — Erected Many Apartment Houses in This Area Louis A. Lafrance Holyoke, March 20 — Louis A. Lafrance, 72, for more than 45 years a prominent...
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