My View of Life on the Dock
Thanks To Frank Ciolino for these old pictures.
This picture is taken from where the Pigeon Cove Whole Foods/ Montagnino Building is looking from the inner harbor outwards. Note the broken down piers and abandoned boat.
1980 Pic From Parker Street Looking At The State Fish Pier, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Things sure look a whole lot different today than they did in 1980 on Parker street and the State Fish Pier. Check back at 8:00AM for the view in 1980 thanks to pictures made available by Frank Ciolino.
State Fish Pier 3/31/09, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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If you guessed The Steve Conolly Seafoods/former John B. Wright building was what is now in place where the previous picture was taken then you would be right. Before it was this there was a department store and gas station here if I’m correct. Somene who knows for sure, fill us in in the comment secion right below.
Steve Conolly Seafood/Former John B. Wright Building, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Can you guess what is going to be in this space in the updated picture coming at 8:00AM
Note the number of boats and size of the fishing boats tied 4 abreast at the State Fish Pier. In Harbor Cove they say you could walk across the cove by hopping from boat to boat and almost get to the other side. Now most fishing boats have their own berth and don’t have another boat tied up next to them even though the average size boat in our fleet is probably half of what it was back then.
Urban Renewal Photos From Frank Ciolino, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Video will be coming soon with the crane placing the second floor.
As always you can click the picture and select “all sizes” to view it in larger size and greater clarity.
Modular Home Placement 3/31/09 St Peter’s Church, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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I had forgotten all about the seafood store that was located where Lee’s is now. What else can you see that is different from the recent picture?
There are more. I’ll keep posting these comparison photo’s till I’m all out throughout the next couple of weeks.
Urban Renewal Photos From Frank Ciolino, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
This picture was taken March 31, 2009. The photo from 1980 will be coming up at 8:00AM for you to compare.
Pictures Taken From In Front Of Former Ciolino’s Pharmacy, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
If you are a tuna freak, it doesn’t get any better than this-
Tuna Tower Passports Restaurant, Gloucester, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Yeah Baby! That’s What I’m Talkin ‘Bout!
Tuna Tower, Passports Restaurant, Gloucester Ma, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Trees, and an island are different, the Steve Connolly/ John B. Wright building is different. What else do you see in this picture versus the one in the last post?
Pictures Taken From In Front Of Former Ciolino’s Pharmacy, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Look for the updated view in an hour in the next post. This picture was taken right around 1980. In the picture coming at 8:00AM see if you can point out the differences
Urban Renewal Photos From Frank Ciolino, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Much thanks to Frank Ciolino who brought down a bunch of old photos of Gloucester from roughly 1980.
Maybe someone could identify the building that is to the left of Captain’s Courageous in the photo. I’m guessing it was the old Gloucester Grocery but I’m not sure. There is an alleyway that provides public access there now. In the post above this one, the Lat 43 sign is located on the left corner of the Captain Courageous building in this photo.
The Fisherman’s Wharf Building has been replaced after a fire a few years back with a corrugated steel building.
Harbor Cove- Fisherman’s Wharf and Captain’s Courageous- Site of New Latitude 43, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Gloucester At Dawn- St Peters Marina 4:50AM 3/30/09, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
In this photo you see Lat 43 and Fisherman’s Wharf ‘s relatively new corrugated steel building in the background. A fire in 1998 burned the former building to a total loss.
The Boston Herald, August 18th, 1998
An 80-year-old wharf in Gloucester Harbor was destroyed by a six-alarm fire, leaving more than a dozen fishing families wondering how they’ll survive.
“This is heartbreaking. The more we think about it, the more devastating it is,” said Jack Scola, one of the owners. “We’re glad no one was hurt, but the building is a total loss and now we have to start over.”
That was some fire. I watched it from the other side at The Gloucester House and it was a nasty one.
Gloucester At Dawn- Lat 43 and Fisherman’s Wharf 4:50AM 3/30/09, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Gloucester At Dawn- St Peters Marina 4:50AM 3/30/09, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Downtown Construction Update, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Salted herring and mackerel sit in vats, preserved for use as lobster bait.
Over time the salt draws all the fluid from the fish and they shrivel up a bit. Here, our friend Mr Mackerel could use a drink of water to rehydrate. Not to worry, soon enough he will be stuffed in a bait bag and sent off the back of a lobster boat to lure in some unsuspecting lobster that’s poking around at the bottom of the ocean looking for a meal. Mr Mackerel will sure enough find that water once again…..just before he becomes lunch.
Salted Mackerel, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 