Block Party Comes to Main Street Saturday-The GDT Story

This from The Gloucester Daily Times-

“Block party comes to Main Street Saturday

By Michael Farrell
Staff Writer

Imagine yourself sitting at your favorite Main Street restaurant Saturday night. The food is delicious. The place is clean. The staff is friendly. The service is prompt. There is a distinct difference, though, from the other times that you have eaten on Main Street.”

For the rest of the article click this text

Richard Gaines Reports On The Block Party

Downtown Gloucester Block Party, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Main Street to close for cruise visitors

By Richard Gaines
Staff Writer

“The block party is on.

Blessed unanimously by the City Council, the dream of a handful of citizens and two merchants for a taste of Main Street as a promenade, dance floor and platform for a cafe society this week took on the urgency of opportunity.”

Read the rest of the story by clicking this text

We are also working on having a huge sail used as a screen to show slide shows (featuring some of my pictures and I’m thinking about asking if others want to put some of their Gloucester pics in too) and live video from the event.

Much much more to come!

Old Home of The Gloucester Times

This photo I believe was taken around 1924.

It is the old home of the Gloucester Times which I believe sat in the building that houses Passports restaurant.

On the bottom floor it looks like there was Sullivan’s Drug Store in the exact spot where Passports operates.