When Prospect Street was one lane | Allen Street then and now #GloucesterMA

Near Allen Street

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near Allen Street- view down Prospect Street _ Our Lady blue domes in background, 107 Prospect St. on right, Gloucester, Ma.
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when Prospect Street was one road, homes (still standing), and variety property fence designs (from  History of Gloucester Vol. 3, published 1978, featuring photographs from James B. Benham collection and from Gaspar J. Lafata and Martin J. Horgan Jr. )
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top floor balcony enclosed

 

Below- arch windows and decorative door elements on the homes in the vintage photo can be found on homes throughout Gloucester, including two nearby:

Then and Now: where Middle Street meets Riggs Street Gloucester, Mass.

Photographic History of Gloucester Mass Volume 3 published 1978 from photographic collections of Caroline Benham_Gaspar J Lafata_Martin J Horgan Jr_ photo collection James B. Behnam

photo above: “Here is the second of the three gambrel roof houses in this section of Middle Street. Riggs Street is on the left and in the rear of the first gambrel roof house is Babson’s Field which was used as sites for some of the houses moved from Western Avenue in 1922-23′-’24 when Stacy Blvd. was constructed.” from  History of Gloucester Vol. 3, published 1978, featuring photographs from James B. Benham collection and from Gaspar J. Lafata and Martin J. Horgan Jr. 

Riggs Street at Middle Street Gloucester Mass _20180820_©c ryan

 

 

Long Beach MA: winter construction on front row cottages

Progress on some winter builds.

Crane at 142 Long Beach, front row cottage under construction, Jan 2018

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BEFORE 142 Long Beach April 2017

 

4 Long Beach under reno, January 2018

 

BEFORE 4 Long Beach April 2017

Behind Longbeach Place

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At the back of Longbeach Place; and in the distance at the corner of Long Beach Road and Rockport Road

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It Doesn’t Suck

Ahhhh to wake up on that porch with a cup of coffee and the sun rising over the Atlantic.  The Back Shore, East Gloucester, Steps To Good Harbor Beach- Gods Country.

It Doesn’t Suck, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

It Doesn’t Suck

Not too shabby livin on The Back Shore.

It Doesn’t Suck, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

It Doesn’t Suck

It Doesn’t Suck, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

It Doesn’t Suck

It Doesn’t Suck, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

It Doesn’t Suck

It Doesn’t Suck, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

It Doesn’t Suck

That’s right baby, due to popular demand and requests we’re bringing back the “It Doesn’t Suck” series!

It Doesn’t Suck, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

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It Doesn’t Suck

It Doesn’t Suck, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Eastern Point