American Legion Post 3 and Our Lady of Good Voyage #GloucesterMA should be fixed up for the 400+ Anniversary

Both buildings require immediate facade care. Preservation goals have been outlined for the Legion that will be necessary, too.

They’re heritage landmarks of cultural significance then and now.

Captain Lester S. Wass Post 3 of the American Legion is located at 8 Washington Street, Gloucester, MA.

Our Lady of Good Voyage is located at 142 Prospect Street, Gloucester, MA.

Private-public partnership projects for incremental studies, phases, projects and initiatives greenlit in Gloucester have been awarded funding support with big price tags: $400,000, 1 million, 4-5 million, 29 million, 56 -90+ million, and incentives. Perhaps **new** endeavors could include care of irreplaceable cultural mainstays as part of their ventures.

video clip above – spring 2021

Read more about the Legion then|now here

Legion organizing its own fundraiser – read the Gloucester Daily Times article here

Our Lady of Good Voyage Church – blue domes sustained damage. Read more about it here

BEAUTIFUL SNOWY EVENING IN GLOUCESTER TOWN- with MAN AT THE WHEEL, DESTINOS, UU CHURCH, OUR LADY OF GOOD VOYAGE, ST. JOHN’S, AND MORE

Beautiful…and slippery… stay safe 🙂

https://www.instagram.com/p/BtzQSUhnSn2/

SAINT PETER’S FIESTA 2016 PROCESSION AND MASS PHOTO ALBUM

A picture perfect day for the Saint Peter’s Fiesta mass at Saint Peter’s Square and procession through the city. Viva!SAINT PETER'S FIESTA 2016 GLOUCESTER PROCESSION St. Ann's Church copyright Kim Smith

SAINT PETER'S FIESTA 2016 GLOUCESTER PROCESSION Kathy Numerosi Nativity float -2 copyright Kim Smith

SAINT PETER'S FIESTA 2016 PROCESSION Bruce Tarr Amy Robyn Clayton fiesta hat ladies copyright Kim SmithSAINT PETER'S FIESTA 2016 PROCESSION Joe Novello granddaughters copyright Kim SmithSAINT PETER'S FIESTA 2016 PROCESSION Chris Pantano copyright Kim SmithSAINT PETER'S FIESTA 2016 GLOUCESTER PROCESSION Baloons copyright Kim Smith

SAINT PETER'S FIESTA 2016 PROCESSION Juni VanDyke Lucia Sheehan copyright Kim Smith

SAINT PETER'S FIESTA 2016 GLOUCESTER PROCESSION Kathy Numerosi Rodary children copyright Kim SmithSAINT PETER'S FIESTA 2016 PROCESSION Angela San filippo copyright Kim SmithDSCF0030

Thank you to Bruce Nicastro for kindly allowing photographs and filming from his front steps

LEADEN DECEMBER SKIES :)

How fortunate we are to be experiencing a delightfully warm El Nino December although many regions in the rest of the country are not faring as well as we in the Northeast. Thinking about where we were almost to the date a year ago at this time…see the end of this post.
GLOUCESTER HARBOR CITY HALL DECEMBER 2015

GLOUCESTER HARBOR ROCKY NECK DECEMBER 2015Rocky Neck

GLOUCESTER HARBOR OUR LADY DECEMBER 2015Our Lady of Good Voyage

Photographing from the same location last year at this time, Smith’s Cove, December 18, 2014 ~

LOBSTER TRAPS SMITHS COVE EAST GLOUCESTER ©Kim Smith 2014SMITHS COVE EAST GLOUCESTER ©Kim Smith 2014Pirate’s Lane Smith’s Cove East Gloucester

DUCKWORTH'S BISTROT EAST GLOUCESTER ©Kim Smith 2014Duckworth’s Bistrot December 2014

BREAKING NEWS: FIRST LOOK @USCGNortheast CUTTER KEY LARGO ARRIVES GLOUCESTER!

Key Largo Coast Guard Cutter Arrives Gloucester April 21, 2015 ©Kim Smith 2015Under the command of Captain LT Nolan Cuevas, Gloucester’s USCG new Cutter, the Key Largo, powered through the harbor before docking at the Jodrey State Fish Pier.Key Largo Coast Guard Cutter Arrives Gloucester April 21, 2015 ©Kim Smith 2015 -10

 

Key Largo Coast Guard Cutter Arrives Gloucester April 21, 2015 ©Kim Smith 2015 -5Brandon McCampbell Key Largo Coast Guard Cutter Executive Officer ©Kim Smith 2015Executive Officer Brandon McCampbell reports that the crew of the Key Largo is the same as the crew that operated the Grand Isle. Approximately 32 days ago, they picked up the Key Largo in San Juan, then onto Miami, then to Charleston, before arriving in Gloucester. Key Largo Coast Guard Cutter Arrives Gloucester April 21, 2015 ©Kim Smith 2015 -7

Key Largo Coast Guard Cutter Arrives Gloucester April 21, 2015 ©Kim Smith 2015 -3Key Largo Coast Guard Cutter Arrives Gloucester April 21, 2015 -2 ©Kim Smith 2015Interestingly, I asked Executive Officer McCampbell what the symbols mean that are painted above the Key Largo sign, each with a red X. The seven snowflakes represent seven cocaine seizures and the plant, marijuana seizures.

SEE MORE PHOTOS HERE Continue reading “BREAKING NEWS: FIRST LOOK @USCGNortheast CUTTER KEY LARGO ARRIVES GLOUCESTER!”

Gloucester Harbor Exquisite Sunrise

Yesterday morning’s exquisite sunrise from Pirate’s Lane.

Freemantle Doctor Fishing Boat Rockport ©Kim Smith 2015

 F/V Freemantle Doctor Heading Out

Cape Pond Ice winter Gloucester Harbor ©Kim Smith 2015

The sun’s light at daybreak coming up over the harbor after the snowstorm lent a golden glow to all. I find our neighborhood–the people, the architecture, the boats, the sweet little robins–to be a never ending source of inspiration. See panoramic view of Smith’s Cove sunrise, posted yesterday.

Smith's Cove Gloucester ©Kim Smith 2015Gloucester City Hall winter snow @Kim Smith 2015

Americold ©Kim Smith 2015Our Lady of Good Voyage winter snow Gloucester harbor ©kim Smith 2015Maritime Heritage Gloucester winter snow ©Kim Smith 2015

Pirate's Lane Arbor ©Kim Smith 2015East Gloucester Americna Robin ©Kim Smith 2015Pirate’s Lane Robin

First Snowstorm of 2014: Snapshots From East Gloucester ~ What a Difference from AM to PM!

Benjamin Duckworth -1 ©Kim Smith 2013From earlier today, while the storm was still blowing ~

Benjamin Duckworth 2 © Kim Smith 2013Benjamin Duckworth Building an Awesome Fort

Smith's Cove ©Kim Smith 2013Super High Tide

Don’t forget our feathered friends. I filled the bird feeders three times today!

Mourning Dove ©Kim Smith 2013Mourning Dove

Black-capped Chickadee ©Kim Smith 2013White-breasted Nuthatch

The sun started to break through mid-afternoon. I headed to Smith’s Cove and then drove (precariously) to Eastern Point to catch the setting sun. Happy Snow Days!

North Shore Art Association ©Kim Smith 2013North Shore Art Association

Our Lady of good Voyage ©Kim Smith 2013Our Lady of Good Voyage

Eastern point Lighthouse ©Kim Smith 2013Eastern Point Lighthouse

Eastern Point Yacht Club  -2©Kim Smith 2013Eastern Point Yacht Club ©Kim Smith 2013-©Kim Smith 2013

 

Portuguese Crowning of the Imperitor, circa 1950

 
Crowning of the Imperitor, Gloucester, circa 1950 Anonymous/©Fredrik D. Bodin

Since 1902, Gloucester’s Catholic community gives thanks to God by celebrating the Crowning of the Imperitor. Proceeding down Prospect Street, Our Lady of Good Voyage Church is just out of the frame on the left. The girls I’ve been able to identify are, from left to right: Sandy Saville; Judy Sears Cote (whose mother made the dresses); Sandra Lawler Olsen; and Loraine Mitchell. Mary Dahlmer Mesquite is on the porch. If you recognize any of the other girls, please let me know.
Printed from the original 4×5 inch glass negative in my darkroom. Negative # JC-007
Fred Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
82 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930