The Schacht House (photo by LLKearney) #2 Wilson – Home of Anthony Izza, Rhode Island, book cloth machine operator #28 Wilson Street – Home of Hilmer Ekland, Sweden, floorcovering machinist … Continue reading 1930 German Residents of Wilson Street (first half)
Dean Street to Oolah Avenue
The Temple building today is home to a business (photo: Google Street View) Temple Shaare Tefilah – 935 Washington Street Although this building is located about a quarter of a … Continue reading Dean Street to Oolah Avenue
Chapel Street: A Main Road with a Long History
Looking down Chapel Street toward Walpole Street. Chapel Street is a road that had been part of the landscape of South Dedham years before it became a part of Swedeville. … Continue reading Chapel Street: A Main Road with a Long History
Norwood Sport Center
Frank Sherwood opened the Norwood Sport Center on October 3, 1940. Modeled after the "Belgian Building" featured in the 1939 World's Fair, it cost $50,000 to build, a sizable sum at the end of the Great Depression. According to their website the Norwood Sport Center was the first building built as a candlepin bowling alley rather than being converted from some other use.
Bowling still strikes a chord with Norwood old-timer-This Day In Norwood History-April 14, 2017
Charlie Kuietauskas was a pin boy at the then-just opened Norwood Sport Center, when bowling was the rage. (DAVID L. RYAN / BOSTON GLOBE STAFF) By Hattie Bernstein GLOBE CORERSPONDENT For … Continue reading Bowling still strikes a chord with Norwood old-timer-This Day In Norwood History-April 14, 2017
Surgery Helped Bill Travers Elbow His Way To Big League Heights-This Day In Norwood History-July 4, 1976
MILWAUKEE — Young Bill Travers likes to think of himself as a modern marvel of medicine, on sort of a low-budget scale. He is the $400 Bionic man. At least … Continue reading Surgery Helped Bill Travers Elbow His Way To Big League Heights-This Day In Norwood History-July 4, 1976
Norwood Man Candlepin King-This Day in Norwood History-July 19, 1962
Edward Bosco, representing Norwood Sport Center, became the first local man to win the Southeast Massachusetts “King of the Hill” candlepin show last Sunday night when he dethroned Albert Pick, … Continue reading Norwood Man Candlepin King-This Day in Norwood History-July 19, 1962
Claire Puchalski Crowned Class A Candlepin Queen-This Day in Norwood History-June 28, 1962
This Day in Norwood History-June 28, 1962-Claire Puchalski Crowned Class A Candlepin Queen
“Ladies’ Day” Is New Feature At Norwood Sport Center-This Day in Norwood History-February 8, 1962
A new innovation at Norwood Sports Center is “Ladies Day" every Thursday morning. Women can now bowl all morning, as many strings as they want, and get free candlepin instructions … Continue reading “Ladies’ Day” Is New Feature At Norwood Sport Center-This Day in Norwood History-February 8, 1962
Guild Variety Team Are Junior Bowling Champs-This Day In Norwood History-April 4, 1957
These are the members of the Guild Variety team who won the championship of the Norwood Junior Bowling League with a 34-4 record this season. They nosed out Sansone motors … Continue reading Guild Variety Team Are Junior Bowling Champs-This Day In Norwood History-April 4, 1957