March 2022 – POP GALLERY, Design of Mine, Stage Fort Park, City Hall, Our Lady of Good Voyage, Washington Street
Sunflowers and Ukraine Flags | Main Street Storefronts, Downtown #GloucesterMA
Tag: Storefront
Another brick in the wall: St. Peter’s Club exterior renovation with dressed up quoins #GloucesterMA 21 Main Street thru Rogers St.
Brick cladding exterior renovation underway on a ‘for sale’ commercial building spanning Main Street to Rogers, 21 Main Street, with tenants Mystery Train and St. Peter’s Club. Before and In Progress photos below.
Before- June 2020
photo © c ryan
Prep in process – October 2021
Multi story major building prep foreshadowed extra weight
Underway – November 2021
Note the architectural details developing like the decorative pattern emphasized by quoins (pronounced “coins”) toothed (staggered), lighter in color, and running 2/3 the full height (at this point) where the building edges meet.
Stay tuned for the After photos.
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Sweet! Carl’s Cones ice cream shop new sign #GloucesterMA
Carl’s Cones ice cream shop 185 Washington Street Gloucester, Mass. Facebook link
Ice cream, froyo, ice cream cookie sandwiches …plus they’re open late- and they deliver!
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Jeff’s Variety OPEN note adjusted hours at this time
Jeff’s Variety 71 Eastern Avenue Gloucester, Mass.
(978) 281-5800
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Signs of the times
MBTA crew disinfecting train station stop, Gloucester, Mass.
George’s Coffee Shop of Gloucester corner of Washington and Centennial sign- Take Out Available (978)281-1910
Wolf Hill sign – Closed Stay Healthy & Safe!
(author’s note: Signs of the times updated as I add signs to the original 3/25/2020 post, most recent at top. Gloucester, Mass.) Continue reading “Signs of the times”
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Signs of the times
(author’s note: Signs of the times updated as I add signs to the original 3/25/2020 post, most recent at top. Gloucester, Mass.)
3/28/2020
Jeff’s Variety “Because of Limited Staff” signs
3/27/2020
MBTA crew disinfecting train station stop, Gloucester, Mass.
George’s Coffee Shop of Gloucester corner of Washington and Centennial sign- Take Out Available (978)281-1910
Wolf Hill sign – Closed Stay Healthy & Safe!
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Cameron’s Restaurant inside, the carved eagle sign, and demo January 2020 #GloucesterMA
Debris from the demo of the 13,500 SF property (and parking lot) on 206/209 Main Street, formerly known as Cameron’s restaurant, is being trucked away from sorted piles, scrap metal here, mixed materials there. Action Inc. and North Shore Community Development Coalition ‘s new apartment building will meld in a few street level commercial spaces. (Read about the latticework of buildings on this stretch of Main here and see photos then and now below. I think it will be both changeless and changing as the saying goes.) I’m confident the charm and great karma of Cameron’s meals and happy celebrations will carry forward for the residents and business owners coming to this corner of Main and Elm.
In the meantime I was delighted to find some (poor) snapshots with my mom inside Cameron’s. I’m sure there are more and better Cameron’s photographs out there!
Inside Cameron’s restaurant 2009, 2010
photo snapshot captions – fuzzy glimpses of Cameron’s restaurant interior on St. Patrick’s Day 2009 (kids playing fiddles now in their 20s!) & 2010. There must be photos out there!
Cameron’s carved eagle salvaged and soaring
The eagle was removed, repaired and painted in 2017 in preparation for a new and most fitting site– flying high for Cape Ann Veterans Services. Who carved Cameron’s iconic eagle sign?
GMG reader David Collins shares the answer about the artist who hand carved the eagle as reported in the Gloucester Daily Times 2017. Carl Goddard of Nahant carved the eagle in 1967.
View on the side
Demo January 17 – 24, 2020
Artist studios across the street will have a front row for the construction progress.
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Rusty and Ingrid Creative Company new #RockportMA digs on Bearskin Neck
Rusty and Ingrid moved from Main Street to 8 Bearskin Neck Rockport, Mass. Winter Hours: Friday, Saturday, Saturday: 11am – 5pm. Or by appointment.
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Sample This | great new sign at 116 Main Street #GloucesterMA and 50% sale on winter stock
Sample This is now located at 116 Main Street Gloucester Massachusetts (formerly the Deborah Coull Salon, Gloucester location)
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There’s a school in the old school | Scatterday’s driving classes 85 Eastern Avenue #GloucesterMA
Scatterday’s Driving Schoolis located on the ground floor in the office building at 85 Eastern Avenue, Gloucester, Mass., in the former Eastern Avenue School. Entrance is at the back. There are various learner permit and driver license packages. Some are concentrated full days; for those, Jeff’s Variety is a quick walk away for class breaks.
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Pop Gallery has gift wrapping and holiday cheer #GloucesterMA 🎁
Fantastic shopping at Pop Gallery on Main Street in Gloucester, Mass. Open from 11-4:30 Christmas eve day.
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What’s coming next for 20 and 37 Main Street #GloucesterMA?
Available stores on the west end of Main Street.
Fisherman’s Outfitter flagship store is moving from 20 Main Street just around the corner to 18 Washington Street. They’re targeting a January 2020 opening.
exterior 20 Main Street retail/office space & 12 car parking | exterior 18 Washington Street
Across the street, 37 Main Street is available again. Rose & Dove Gift Shop closed up shop at the Gloucester location.
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New paint 222 Main Street #GloucesterMA
The exterior of 222 Main Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts was switched up this week.
Before
After underway
I don’t know if the shutters are returning.
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CVS coming across from Starbucks (and going from 177 Main Street) #GloucesterMA
A new CVS store is going up at Gloucester Crossing across from Starbucks. People mentioned a rumor about Panera coming to one of the empty build outs.
The CVS store at 177 Main Street will be closing.
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Castaways Vintage Cafe, 20 Rogers Street, #GloucesterMA opens May 22
New cafe and retail shop, Castaways Vintage Cafe, 20 Rogers Street (former Rogers St entrance to Dog Bar.) The Be Sargent’s Judith Sargent Murray mural is off to the right as you enter.
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Above – exterior of new business- “Bohemian style cafe offering Killa Koffee, Beautiful Acai Bowls, & Vibin’ Vintage clothing”
Below – Before snapshots exterior parking lot view back to Main St (2012/2018)
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Tesoro Vintage Finds | 5 Short Street West End downtown #GloucesterMA
Find Tesoro Vintage Finds at 5 Short Street next to Caffe Sicilia in Gloucester, Mass., a close walk to Bananas and Cape Ann Auction.
(Adrift 284 Main Street on the East End closed.)
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Atelier Cape Ann great window displays | wedding gown bridal shop at 57 Eastern Avenue #GloucesterMA
Gloucester, Massachusetts. Atelier Cape Ann, a new bridal wear and alterations shop located at 57 Eastern Avenue, opened winter 2019. The changing window display beckons dreams and brightens this stretch along Rt. 127 with alluring bridal gowns and flower girl dresses showcased on the ground floor of this charming New England building. At the traffic lights, turn on to Eastern Avenue heading in the direction of Good Harbor Beach and Rockport. (If you’ve reached Jeff’s Variety you’ve gone too far.) There’s ample parking out back. Alterations by appointment only. http://www.ateliercapeann.com
photos Jan-April
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Gloucester Stores Celebrate the Season! Happy Halloween! Hat Contest
Alice Gardner submits Gloucester Retailer Storefront Halloween Decoration Photos!
Can you guess which stores are which?
First One To Guess All Six Photos Correctly Can Come To The Dock and Claim This Brand New Fisherman’s Partnership Cap
Good Morning Gloucester 