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Category: Gloucester History
Onsite! Wind Turbine
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Paint Factory in the Mist
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Lexington Avenue in Magnolia
The Magnolia Historical Society asked me to take some photos of a building that was being renovated. The new Landlord, J. Stratton Moore,of Manchester, MA, graciously allowed me to take some photos. As the workers were taking down sheet rock, they found these amazing sites that had been covered up over the years. Also what was found was a hidden safe in the wall.
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Information will be available for viewing once the MHS has established the Magnolia Historical Museum and Cultural Center at the Blynman School.
Hodgson, Kennard & Co.
Magnolia, MA c. 1890-1940’s
Edgar Hodson and H. Arthur Wood Kennard. Advertised in the 1920’s as jewelers and silversmiths; they retailed many silver items made by others.
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79th Cape Ann 25K Road Race (Photos by David B. Cox
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The Hiram Walker House
Seeing things from the water side.
‘Rockledge’ Breathtaking oceanfront residence has panoramic views of the Atlantic, Boston skyline and beyond. Located in Magnolia, this Mediterranean style Villa was originally built for liquor magnate Hiram Walker has been renovated to the highest of standards with state of the art systems and modern conveniences while maintaining its magnificent grand stature. Featuring 10 bedrooms, 11 fireplaces, 11 baths and 3 half baths, this magnificent residence also offers a new 8-car heated garage with office space above
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Baccala recipes from Sefatia Romeo and Mark McDonough at yesterday’s Harbor Walk Ribbon Cutting
Right after the ribbon cutting and before Mayor Kirk led us on the walk, I had a chance to try the salt cod, a.k.a. baccala, get a preview of the dish that is available at Latitude 43 (while supplies last) and a lesson on how to prepare baccala from Sefatia. Enjoy!
If you listen carefully you can hear Bob Ryan (of CATA) in the background while Sefatia is talking — explaining the origin of the word “Stage” in “Stage Fort Park”. Leave us a comment if you know why it’s called “Stage Fort Park”.
In the video, Sefatia references a cooking show she taped with Sista Felicia. See that show in the three videos below
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This Just In: Official Harbor Walk Weekend Schedule
We just got the official schedule for the Harbor Walk Weekend that begins with the Ribbon Cutting this Thursday, August 9. Download the complete schedule here.
Thursday’s schedule is below:
Harbor Walk Weekend 2012: Step Out and Experience Gloucester!
Thursday, August 9: The Inaugural Walk
1:00 p.m. Ribbon-cutting, St Peter’s Square with Mayor Carolyn Kirk,
Lt. Governor Tim Murray, State Senator Bruce Tarr, State
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante and other invited guests
In Cod We Trust: Sample salt cod on the wharf, a staple of the early
Gloucester fishing industry. Provided courtesy of Latitude 43.
Mayor Kirk leads Inaugural Walk
3:30 p.m. Pre-screening of uncut Fiesta! film footage at St. Peter’s Club
Step Out into Gloucester:
10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Maritime Gloucester – Exhibits in the Gorton Gallery, Dive
Locker, Stellwagon Bank National Marine Sanctuary and
on the Wharf
3:00 -6:30 p.m. Farmers’ Market, Stage Fort Park
3:30 -5:30 p.m. Sail on the Pinky Schooner Ardelle
4:00 -8:00 p.m. Open House, Endicott College, 33 Commercial Street
4:30 p.m. Maritime Gloucester: Tour of Harriet Webster Wharf and vessels
5:00 p.m. Narrated tour to Marine Railways and Smith Cove/Rocky Neck Artist Colony on the Water Shuttle Leaves from Solomon Jacobs Pier
6:00- 9:00 p.m. Harbor Loop Concert featuring Mile 21 and The Runaround
Allen Estes opens with song in honor of the HarborWalk
10 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Beauport, guided tours on the hour.
Whale Watch and Fishing Charter options and more here.
Dining and Evening music venues and more here.
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Where will you be next Thursday (8/9) at 1pm?
St. Peter’s Square would be the right answer … so you can join Mayor Kirk, the Lt. Governor for the Harbor Walk Ribbon Cutting and a special walk led by the Mayor.
This isn’t your usual boring ribbon cutting event, folks. It’s the kick off to an extraordinary weekend, culminating in Gloucester’s first Blues Festival and highlighting everything Gloucester has to offer from our proud fishing heritage and continuous working waterfront to art, music, food, literature, heroism and the spectacular natural beauty that inspires every one of us.
Much of this is embodied in the Story Moments on granite posts along the harbor walk, supported by an excellent website and phone apps built by Mike Ciolino (see notice of the website launch here).
And that website features a WALKING CINEMA starring one of Gloucester’s best singers: Ann Marie of the Bandit Kings, Safety (and who backed up Chelsea Berry at North Shore Music Theatre on June 28).
See Ann Marie in the Walking Cinema intro below:
I can’t even begin to list all the music THIS WEEKEND — it’s going on RIGHT NOW at the Sitewalk Bazaar. Just check out the full live music schedule here.
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In Case You Missed it!
Gloucester Paint Factory Demolition 09/13/2011
The Short Version
The Long Version
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Carved in 1930 – Still Relevant Today
Dogtown, circa 1930 Alice M. Curtis/©Fredrik D. Bodin
When Gloucester property owner Roger Babson hired unemployed Cape Ann stonecutters during the Great Depression in the early 1930s, he left us with carvings on 24 boulders in Dogtown. Scattered across 3,600 now densely forested acres, they inspire to this day, and I post this one for this year’s high school and college graduates, as well as for the rest of us.
Printed archivally from the original 5×7 inch glass negative in my darkroom. Image #8857-337
Fred
Fredrik D. Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
82 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
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Doves Represent on Rocky Neck
Ed and Jody Dove from Bethesda, MA love Good Morning Gloucester and Rocky Neck. The Dove family has been coming to Rocky Neck since the 1880’s. Ed and Jody would love to move here. If anyone hears of a place on Rocky Neck or East Gloucester with a sneak peak of the ocean for under a mil, write in and let them know.
E.J. Lefavour
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Fitz Henry Lane house on Harbor Loop
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Cape Ann Museum Park and Sculpture Garden Opening Reception
WHAT: Cape Ann Museum Park and Sculpture Garden Opening Reception; free and open to the public, refreshments will be served
WHEN: Saturday, May 12, 4:30pm (immediately following Gloucester Public School District Arts Festival)
WHERE: Across the street from the Museum, located at 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, Mass. 01930
WHO: Remarks by J.J. Bell, Vice President of the Museum ; John Raimondi, the Rockport artist who created the Park’s central bronze sculpture, Dance of the Cranes, will be in attendance
WHY: Please join us in celebrating the official opening of our new landscaped park and sculpture garden. A wonderful urban green space for the citizens of Cape Ann and its visitors, the park includes an inviting granite stairway leading up from the corner of Pleasant Street (there is also an accessible walkway), a variety of plantings and two rugged granite benches for seating. At the center of the park is an engaging bronze sculpture Dance of the Cranes by Rockport artist, John Raimondi. The inspirational depiction of cranes in flight exudes the optimism and positive spirit which is reflective of the proud and triumphant architecture of the iconic City Hall, which serves as its backdrop.
The park and sculpture garden, located in the heart of Gloucester’s Civic District, appears at a time when much of the district is being refurbished, including City Hall, the Central Grammar apartment building, and the Saunders House and Sawyer Free Library. It is one of a number of initiatives to continue the Cape Ann Museum’s community outreach efforts, in this case, building a public amenity that includes a piece of the Museum’s collection. With this park and sculpture garden in the heart of Gloucester, the Museum hopes to establish a more visible connection with the public and to contribute to the creation of a “cultural campus” comprising the Museum, City Hall, the Saunders House and the Library.
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Elf Child of Gloucester
Clara Bray~Elf Child, 1913 Alice M. Curtis/©Fredrik D. Bodin
People visiting the gallery fall in love with the ethereal charm of this photograph. It has universal appeal, and LIFE Magazine published the image in a special Children’s Issue in 1990. Back in 1913, a story with this picture ran on the front page of the Gloucester Daily Times. The headline read: She Proved Herself a Dainty Performer in a Pretty Play. The story went on to say that Little Miss Clara Bray was the leading character in The Elf Child Pageant, an event held on the Addison Gilbert Hospital grounds to benefit the District Nurse Fund. Six-year-old Clara, along with other Riverdale children, performed for an audience of 900, including Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes Hammond, their guests, acclaimed playwright Charles Rann Kennedy and his wife Wyanne Matthison, who was a leading actress on stage and in silent films. The costumes were designed by Mrs. Palmer of Rocky Neck. Clara later married Delbert Andrews, foreman at the Rocky Neck Marine Railways, and raised their family in Gloucester. In 1954 at age 48, Clara modeled for Cover Girl Makeup, and, as an accomplished pianist, performed at the Riverdale Grange and Trinity Church. I’ve met five of Clara’s children: Arlene, Caroline, Marilyn, Geraldine, and Bonnie, all of whom cherish this photograph. Reverend Bonnie Goodwin, pastor of the Christian Union Church in Truro, MA, is a special friend to myself and the gallery. Bonnie told me last night that her mother always had a distinctive glint in her eyes, and that sparkle never left, even in times of hardship. Clara, the Elf Child, was buried in 1979 at Beechbrook Cemetery, in Gloucester. Remember your Mother’s Day.
Printed archivally from the original 5×7 inch glass negative in my darkroom. Image #A8857-437
Fred
Fredrik D. Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
82 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
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In the Pit ~ Lanesville
Quarrymen, Lanesville, circa 1890 Anonymous/©Fredrik D. BodinI have fifteen quarry photographs in my collection, yet only this one shows quarry workers. The negative is from a house in Lanesville, and came to me four years ago. These men stopped in the midst of their labor for a picture. Three granite cutters on top are double jacking vertical drill holes into the granite with heavy sledge hammers, which means they are alternately pounding on a narrow star bit, held by the brave cutter sitting down. As you can imagine, his was a dangerous job. Below, two quarrymen score a horizontal seam with hand hammers into the granite bed, where it will (hopefully) break cleanly. I haven’t been able to identify this quarry. If you recognize it, please let me know. Thanks.
Printed archivally from the original 5×7 inch glass negative in my darkroom. Image #A9957-007
Fred
Fredrik D. Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
82 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
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Six Pairs of Hands – see it while you can!
I went to the Saturday 2PM matinee of “Six Pairs of Hands” at the Annie, narrating true stories of fishermen’s wives in Gloucester. I am very glad I went! Really, it’s amazingly well done, from the actors’ performances to the music and the set. I heartily recommend it! There are two shows today (Sunday), at 2PM and 5PM. Here are some photos I grabbed today. The front row of the audience, which appears in some of the photos, was mostly occupied by fishermen’s wives, some of whose stories were being told on stage!
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City Hall
City Hall
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Our Lady of Good Voyage Photos by Len Burgess
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WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT AT THIS MEETING!!!!!!!!!!!
From Lisa Ramos–
Over the past year, the Magnolia Historical Society has been working with the City of Gloucester to format a bid proposal for the disposition of the Blynman Schoolhouse for the Magnolia Historical Museum and a cultural center for our community members.
The final vote from City Council will be Tuesday April 10th at 7pm at City Hall.
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT AT THIS MEETING!!!!!!!!!!!
Nobody will need to speak at this meeting, we will all be there to show our support for the Magnolia Community. Any of you who are interested in supporting the Magnolia Historical Society in our persuit of a larger/handicapp accessible facility where we can house our precious Magnolia artifacts, allow for community meetings, fundraisers, artist space, etc….. (The possibilities are endless.) Please, please attend this meeting.
Also, don’t forget, our annual scrap metal drive starts Saturday April 7th -21st. The scrap metal dumpster will be at the Blynman Schoolhouse on Magnolia Avenue, or if you need a pick up, please call Lisa Ramos at 978-290-3005. Anything that is 70% metal is acceptable.
“Together we can make a difference on whether and how Magnolia’s history is preserved and made known”.
Thank you for your continued support
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