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Main Street, Pigeon Cove, Showing Tool Factory, c. 1915

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

This old view of a sleepy Main Street in Pigeon Cove shows the now-abandoned Cape Ann Tool Company to the right and the trolley tracks that once circled Cape Ann to the left. A sign on the third utility pole … Continue reading →

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Old Witch House, Pigeon Cove, circa 1906

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

See my earlier post about the Old Witch House for more details on this house, which still stands in Pigeon Cove. Most accounts date the house as having been built in 1692 and some describe it at the first house … Continue reading →

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Pousil Hill, Pigeon Cove, Mass., circa 1911

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

In the 100 years since this picture was taken, this scene along Granite Street in Pigeon Cove has changed surprisingly little. The wall and columns you see to the right are still there today. The house is also still there, … Continue reading →

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Pigeon Hill: A View ‘Excelled Nowhere’ on the New England Coast, circa 1915

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

Unfortunately, the view that an author once described as “excelled nowhere on the New England coast” can no longer be seen. The summit of Pigeon Hill, the highest point in Rockport, is overgrown with vegetation that obstructs what was once … Continue reading →

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Fishing Boats in Pigeon Cove, circa 1907

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

This colorized view of boats in Pigeon Cove is postmarked 1915. It was published by Charles H. Andrews of Pigeon Cove and printed in Germany. The postmark is from Greenfield, Mass., and the card was addressed to a woman in … Continue reading →

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Phillips Ave., Pigeon Cove, Mass., 1905

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

The past meets the future in this 1905 view of Phillips Avenue, as a horseless carriage approaches a horse-drawn one. By 1905, Phillips Avenue had been home to a schoolhouse, two hotels and a number of summer cottages. But just … Continue reading →

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Pigeon Cove Harbor and Sandy Bay, circa 1912

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

This postcard of Pigeon Cove is not dated. The derrick scow in the center of the photo appears to be the same one shown in an earlier post here putting granite blocks on the Sandy Bay breakwater. That earlier postcard … Continue reading →

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Winter Scene Near the ‘Old Castle,’ Pigeon Cove, circa 1930

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

With a nod to this week’s snow and cold, here is a snowy scene from the past. It shows people riding a horse-drawn sled near The Old Castle, near the intersection of Curtis Street and Granite Street. The Old Castle, … Continue reading →

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Granite St., Pigeon Cove, Mass., circa 1905

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

This postcard of Pigeon Cove is not dated. The back side is undivided, which indicates it was produced sometime between 1901 and 1907. The first building (the one that says Gloucester Electric on the side) has a sign on the … Continue reading →

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