My View of Life on the Dock
What a difference a month makes! Views surrounding new construction of Harbor Village apartments on 206 Main Street Gloucester, Mass. late August 2020.
before, view past Cameron’s demo back in January 2020 with to Elm Street buildings and City Hall Tower in background.
mid-July 2020
In 1952*, Art Jewelers on 117 Main Street (now Unwind) in Gloucester, Massachusetts, offered GHS female graduates a FREE sterling silver teaspoon in a pattern of their choice.
Pauline Bresnahan writes about a great conversation she had with her mother this week: “We were talking about running a small business on Main Street today compared to when she was growing up here. She told me about the following story which I had not heard before. My Mom Graduated GHS in 1952. Art Jewelers on Main St. offered each Female Graduate a FREE Sterling Silver teaspoon in a pattern of their choice. My Mom picked Blossom Time, an International Silver Co. pattern. She and my Dad were married in 1953 and by then purchased 7 more teaspoons. They were gifted more place settings as a wedding gift.”
Other businesses catered to students, too. Gloucester Pants Co. at 211 Main Street advertised “special rates to students” in the yearbook. Nichols Candy and Luncheonette was across the street in 118 Main Street, where Franklin is now. There were several jewelers on Main Street. (Pauline worked at Blanchards and remembers her boss taking them to Cameron’s for celebrations.)
*How many possible spoons? The GHS1952 senior class size looks to be > 250 inyearbook.
Also view Gloucester Daily Times Letter to Editor on Feb 15th, regarding the same property (LINK)
Forgive the terrible light, one day I’ll get a camera that does ok with low light conditions but the audio in this one more than makes up for it.
Cameron’s 4:50AM 8/25/08, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 