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Children’s Day, Long Beach, Cape Ann, Mass., c. 1907
Back in the days when electric trolleys ran from Gloucester to Long Beach, the trolley company built this pavilion there. It housed a restaurant, dance hall, bowling alley and vaudeville theater. The pavilion was built in 1895. According to comments … Continue reading
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Granite Delivery and Wharf, Rockport, Mass., c. 1909
This postcard shows two separate wharves where granite was loaded onto schooners for shipment to places near and far. In the foreground is the present-day Granite Pier, then the wharf of the Rockport Granite Co. Behind it is the wharf … Continue reading
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Main Street, Rockport, Mass., circa 1907
This view shows Main Street in Rockport around 1907. The card was postmarked in Gloucester on July 23, 1907. It is a divided-back postcard, a type of postcard that was first produced in 1907. To the right is a screen … Continue reading
Two Views of the Hospital, Rockport, Mass., both c. 1907
Here are two views of the former Leander M. Haskins Hospital, which stood at the top of Summit Ave., on what is now known as Hospital Hill. As I’ve previously noted in posts here and here, Haskins was a prominent … Continue reading
The Witch House, Pigeon Cove, Mass., c. 1915
This is a real-photo postcard of the house that still stands at 188 Granite Street in Pigeon Cove. The house — which is listed on The National Register of Historic Places — is often called the Witch House thanks to … Continue reading
Engine House No. 1, Rockport, Mass., c. 1912
This engine house on Front Beach in Rockport was home to the Sandy Bay fire company until 1939, when a new combined fire and police station was built on Broadway. The core of this building was originally constructed as a … Continue reading
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The Bowling Alley on Bearskin Neck, c. 1938
A recent posting here show a view across T-Wharf towards Bearskin Neck and the building that once was adjacent to (or part of) Waddell’s boat yard. Someone posted a comment asking if it was true that the building once housed … Continue reading
The James Babson Shop, Built in 1658
The earliest grant of land in what is now Rockport was to James Babson in 1658. It consisted of 32 acres in the area long known as Beaver Dam. After Babson acquired it, the property became known as the James … Continue reading
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Two Views of 11 Long Branch Ave., 1909 and 1913
Here are two real-photo postcards, both showing the cottage that still stands at 11 Long Branch Avenue in Pigeon Cove. The second card identifies the cottage by the name Sans Souci. According to an online realty site, the house was originally … Continue reading
U.S. Life Saving Station, Rockport, in Living Color, 1905
Here is a colorized version of a card I previously posted in black and white, showing the life saving station at Gap Cove in Rockport. Both cards are from The Rotograph Company in New York and bear a 1905 copyright … Continue reading
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Vintage Rockport 