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As a child I went to Steigers in Holyoke & Springfield with my mother, I don't remember which department store had the escalators that I enjoyed...
JM Fields, haven't heard the name of that store in a long time, Stop & Shop still going strong in Western New England. along with the Big Y....
Thanks, looks well attended.
One of the great joys of my childhood was having five or ten cents, going to the local variety store in the Highlands section like the one in the...
Their uniforms haven't changed that much, mostly the hats.
J Hansen Thank You for the information & Hemidav, as always, thanks for the Holyoke images, I used to go to the Grants that was mentioned, Great...
I've read all of this interesting topic. AI is not a good thing for workers, it may be fun to play with and see what it does with images. The...
Any idea of the year the fire happened ?
My Grandfather had a small restaurant on Main St. during the depression and things were so bad at one point his large family lived in the...
Hemidav these pictures take me back to walking through Holyoke, lots of good memories of the old industrial city and family, good stuff, thanks...
It's a beautiful car. Enjoyed seeing it's history in so many pictures. Good luck with it.
My Mom & her family lived on Lyman St. and then on West St. in the Ward One area.
Enjoyed the pictures, thank you.
I always find your selection of images interesting, they invoke some good memories, thanks for your dedication to the site.
Impressive, it's wonderful that you are restoring it and have made some passes in it. Good Luck.
Could this be at the Orange, Mass. airport ?
I've eaten here a while ago with a neighbor when visiting the area, enjoyed the food, don't know if the restaurant is open year round or only...
That was quite a derailment !
Again Hemidav, thanks for the pictures of a thriving era in Holyoke's history. It was a great place.
I remember those cold windy New England days after a snow storm with all the snow packed down hard on the streets, winter seemed to never leave....
Thanks Hemidav, I've been to Rondeaus' ice cream stand, out in the sticks of Palmer area many times, High St. picture was great too.
I remember going into that pharmacy, thanks for all the Holyoke memories.
Was that a picture from Main St. looking up toward High Street with the tower ?
Some great photos Hemidav. As always I appreciate the images of the city of my youth.
I spent a lot of time in my Grandmothers third floor tenement apartment like the ones pictured in the background. I used go to the communal cellar...
Thanks for another view of Holyoke in the '50's, great industrial city as so many of our cities were.
Thanks, spent much time as a youth wandering the streets of Holyoke and checking out all the interesting stores, good memories for me.
A very talented photographer. His images were very evocative of the traditional hot rod.
Jeepster, I've been enjoying your pictures of the Canadian North you have posted, lots of interesting architecture & vehicles, a lot of it reminds...
Nice pictures of a lot of vintage cars, Thanks, nice to see N.E. events.
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