Dogtown, 1923

Posted on by Fredrik Bodin
This is the "Old Pearce Cellar" in 1923. Dogtown was an open landscape and abandoned at that time. Now it's a jungle, and I advise visitors not to go there late in the day, never alone, and always with a charged up cell phone. I've been to Dogtown 50 times, and I always get lost. People will cry and panic when they're lost there. But you can hear the car traffic not too far away. Bushwhack your way out. That's never easy or comfortable with the swamps and pricker bushes.
This is the “Old Pearce Cellar” in 1923. Dogtown was an open landscape and abandoned at that time. Now it’s a jungle, and I advise visitors not to go there late in the day, never alone, and always with a charged up cell phone. I’ve been to Dogtown 50 times, and I always get lost. People will cry and panic when they’re lost there. But you can hear the car traffic not too far away. Bushwhack your way out. That’s never easy or comfortable with the swamps and pricker bushes. But it can be done.
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Published by Fredrik Bodin

Fred Bodin is a photographer who owns a gallery on Main Street in downtown Gloucester, MA. The gallery features Fred's land and seascapes, as well as historic images printed from the old negatives.

6 thoughts on “Dogtown, 1923”

  2. here’s a fun fact: Follow the sun.In the morning you’ll land somewhere on the EAST side of the woods (think Babson Museum), and in the afternoon, you’ll land somewhere on the western side (think WashingtonSt). I’ve been walking skiing and running there for 40 years, only got lost once, right after a big fire so most landmarks were unfamiliar.

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  3. Go to Rockport Music’s online auction biddingforgood.com/rockportmusic bid on item #434 A Guided Tour of Dogtown an take the guided tour with Walk the Words! You won’t get lost!

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