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)
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.
All Bowling Alleys Saved In $10,000 Sport Center-This Day in Norwood History-February 24, 1948
Quick Work By Firemen Confines Blaze To One Part Of Structure The quick action of the Norwood Fire Department was credited with preventing damage to the alleys at the Norwood … Continue reading All Bowling Alleys Saved In $10,000 Sport Center-This Day in Norwood History-February 24, 1948
Letter Tells How Marine Pfc. Peter Santoro Silenced Machine Gun Nest-This Day in Norwood History-December 19, 1944
Letter Tells How Marine Pfc. Peter Santoro Silenced Machine Gun Nest “The guy is a legend out here.” Thus wrote a serviceman, known only as “Johnny,” in telling his sister … Continue reading Letter Tells How Marine Pfc. Peter Santoro Silenced Machine Gun Nest-This Day in Norwood History-December 19, 1944
$25,000 Fire at Roll Land in Norwood-This Day In Norwood History-June 9, 1942
The original Roll Land building (Colorized by the Norwood Historical Society) NORWOOD, June 9, 1942—A stubborn three-hour general alarm blaze caused $25,000 damage to Roll-land, a combination roller skating rink … Continue reading $25,000 Fire at Roll Land in Norwood-This Day In Norwood History-June 9, 1942
Norwood Sport Center Dedication-This Day in Norwood History-October 10, 1940
Norwood Sport Center Dedication-This Day in Norwood History-October 10, 1940
Murphy Block Prey of Bad Blaze-This Day In Norwood History-February 7, 1916
$16,000 FIRE IN NORWOOD Help Summoned From Dedham — Company Makes Record Run. Wife of Proprietor Gets Out Safely. This is the Murphy Block in 2020. NORWOOD, Feb 6 — … Continue reading Murphy Block Prey of Bad Blaze-This Day In Norwood History-February 7, 1916
Norwood Civic Association Solving Many Social Problems-This Day In Norwood History-June 29, 1913
George F. Willett, a Well-Known Business Man, Has Built Up in Norwood a Civic Center With a Membership of 700, Which Is Doing Much to Wipe Out Class Distinction, Sometimes … Continue reading Norwood Civic Association Solving Many Social Problems-This Day In Norwood History-June 29, 1913
Civic Association Arranges For Regular Courses-This Day In Norwood History-January 9, 1911
MILITARY DRILL FOR NORWOOD BOYS. Plans Discussed at a Great Mass Meeting in the Clubhouse. Norwood Civic Association The pubic meeting Saturday evening at the Norwood civic association clubhouse to … Continue reading Civic Association Arranges For Regular Courses-This Day In Norwood History-January 9, 1911