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Probably damage from Hurricane Donna.
I miss all the luncheonettes and counter service.
Great examples of all the tenement stairways and back porches.
All those massive yellow brick apartment houses, there were many in Holyoke, some a block away from my Grandmother's on West St.
Went there many times with my mother, thanks for all the images of the towns in the Connecticut River Valley.
Your recent posts of Holyoke are as I remember it, a great place to grow up in, Thanks.
So many nice cars, thanks for posting the pictures.
Catholic school with the Nuns, lots of memories there.
I remember the slot car place at the X in the mid '60's, they moved from Palmer where they had two small tracks I used to race on, the place at...
Great selection of pictures today, Thanks.
Always enjoyed Friendly's growing up, good food selection & the ice cream couldn't be beat. Thanks
Went over that bridge many times, seeing a semi coming in the opposite direction was always stomach churning. The new divided bridge is elevated...
jeepsterhemi I enjoy your postings of city & rural Canada, growing up in the N.E. it is very similar to what I experienced. It's great to see...
Impressive set of pictures today, Hemidav !
Great food, used to be a slaughterhouse on the first floor. Wonder if they are still in business ? Always got the Indian pudding for dessert,...
Thanks for the geat picture, one of my favorite local cars at the track we frequented.
We used to park in that garage, I think it was a dime an hour, one time when we got back in our car, someone probably one of the parking...
National blank Book building in the background, my Mother worked there as a teenager, also many friends, a lot of employment in the various...
Wow Hemidav, you got both amusement parks from Western Mass. in one post ! Riverside & Mountain Park. Thanks, great memories of both places.
So many good times at this little track, wonderful drivers......Danny Gallulo in the purple 888, Bill Greco in the red 43 and so many others, Thanks
WHYN, listened to that radio station a lot in my Mom's car as a kid, good times. Thanks .
I've been in that Grant's countless times, fortunately most of the patrons were not so dour as those pictured, maybe they were tired of pushing...
I remember seeing the Dodge Chargers in Orange, Mass. could have been my first visit to a drag strip even if it was an airstrip. Thanks for the...
Great picture ! It was a simpler time. The kielbasas look good. After my father retired he worked part time on the deli counter at Falls provision...
Nice picture , I roamed that neighborhood as a little kid, my Mom's family lived in an apartment on Lyman before I was born. I see the old MD...
What a nice job the students did also the teacher for his guidance through the project to the end. Great that you saved some of the Chevy and had...
Great pictures & consistency Hemidav, thanks for your daily efforts.
Left handed sign painter with a maul stick, might be a can of Glidden bulletin color a lot of memories BC.
I walked over these tracks many times on the pedestrian covered walkway from the flats to get to Main Street. As a small child it could be creepy...
My father had a small business on the river in Westfield and it got wiped out in this flood, he rebuilt and reopened.
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