Good Morning Gloucester

We stopped at Dogtown Books on Main Street recently to drop off a new GMG sticker and, of course, I had to take a peek at what was being offered in the Local History section. Lucas very nicely showed me 2 large bound volumes of the Gloucester Daily Times, each covering 3 months of 1956. I immediately snatched them up and dragged them home (they are big and bulky). I am including a shot of me hauling my bounty back to the car.

So we got them home and started going through them page by page, day by day. This story came to our attention right away. The Grand Opening of the Yankee General Store at 279 East Main Street. This store ran from 1956-1974 and even made note in the Boston Globe of its penny candy availability in a Feb 22 1960 column, a portion of which you see here. Some of you surely have memories of this place! Share them in the comments for all to enjoy.

Today, the store front looks nearly the same though it currently houses a medical practice. More stories from 1956 Gloucester forthcoming……

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Thanks Rob Bouchie For The Photo.

Guess which number I am in this photo.. Also Rob Bouchie, Rob Foley, Paul Brancaleone, John Andrews, Frankie Milletello and others.

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Pebble Beach on Penzance Road in Rockport is a favorite stop for a little reflection and meditation. It looked especially pretty one day this past week. I even walked down to the water with the intention of putting my feet in (ala Donna Ardizzoni!) but chickened out of taking my boots off! Soon……enjoy the peace and beauty.

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