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Author Archives: Robert Ambrogi
Thatcher’s Island By Night, Rockport, Mass., 1924
This nighttime view of the northern lighthouse on Thacher Island is the product of the 1920s version of Photoshop. The image was colored to make it appear to be night, but the exact same image appears as a daytime view in … Continue reading
All Aboard for the War Ships, Rockport, Mass., circa 1907
As I’ve noted in several earlier posts, the annual summer visits to Rockport of the U.S. Navy’s North Atlantic Fleet were always a major event, with officers and sailors coming ashore for celebrations of every sort. But the visits were … Continue reading
Chapin’s Gully, Pigeon Cove, Cape Ann, Mass., circa 1910
Chapin’s Gully was named for Edwin Hubbell Chapin, an internationally prominent 19th Century preacher, author and editor of the influential newspaper, the Christian Leader. Chapin spent some 30 summers in Pigeon Cove. He died at his cottage there in 1880, … Continue reading
Twin Lights off Rockport, Cape Ann, Mass., circa 1902
The coloring is beautiful in this view of the Twin Lights on Thacher Island. The two men on the rocks appear to be looking not at the island, but at something to the left of it. We can only imagine … Continue reading
Gardens of Francis Howard, Rockport, Mass., circa 1928
Francis G. Howard was a nationally prominent landscape architect widely known for his designs of gardens and garden furniture and ornaments. Born in Maine in 1869, he lived in New York City and summered in Rockport, where he had a … Continue reading
Granite Shore Beach, Rockport, Mass., circa 1900
Until 1898 in the U.S., only the U.S. government could produce what we think of today as postcards. Private companies could buy these government-issued “Postal Cards” with one side blank, print their own advertising on them, and mail them for … Continue reading
Odd Fellows Hall, Rockport, Mass., circa 1910
This building, which still stands at the corner of Broadway and School streets in Rockport, was originally built in 1855 as the chapel of the Second Congregational Church. By that year, attendance at the First Congregational Church (whose steeple you … Continue reading
My Search to ID a Postcard Reaches a Surprise End
When I first saw this postcard, I wondered where it showed. The scene looked slightly familiar, but not exactly like anywhere I know in Rockport. As you can see, the card has no identifying caption, saying only, “Greetings from Rockport, … Continue reading
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The Original St. Joachim’s Church, Rockport, Mass., c. 1915
This postcard shows the original St. Joachim’s Catholic Church on Broadway in Rockport. It was built in 1856 and stood until 1947, when it was razed to make room for construction of the larger church that now stands on the … Continue reading
The Willow Walk, Rockport, Mass., circa 1910
This one has me stumped. The title is “The Willow Walk.” I know that Gloucester and Rockport had many fine willow groves, most notably the Annisquam Willows. But I can find no reference to anything in Rockport with the formal … Continue reading
Vintage Rockport 