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Attractive Kiddie Korner Shop In Sports Center Building-August 19, 1955

This Day In Norwood History-August 18, 1955-Attractive Kiddie Korner Shop In Sports Center Building

The grand opening of the Roll-Land Bowladrome on Route 1, which has been closed for the past two months since coming under new ownership, will be held Friday evening, October … Continue reading New Roll-Land Bowladrome To Open Friday-This Day In Norwood History-October 1, 1948

ALL WITHIN A SHORT DRIVING DISTANCE OF YOUR HOME NOWELL’S SERVICE STATION . . . Open every night until midnight, specializing in homemade jams and jellies. lawn novelties, potted plants, … Continue reading A Quick Index To The Greatest Fun, Finest Food And Entertainment-This Day in Norwood History-July 16, 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

A QUICK INDEX to the GREATEST FUN, FINEST FOOD and ENTERTAINMENT ALL WITHIN A SHORT DRIVING DISTANCE OF YOUR HOME! BUD'S . . . .Quality foods, fried clams, scallops, fish … Continue reading Map of Fun Food and Entertainment-This Day in Norwood History-July 10, 1947

All Sunday Bowling Now Outlawed-This Day in Norwood History- September 14, 1946

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

Request for a license to allow dancing at the Norwood Sport Center was turned down by vote of Norwood selectmen on Tuesday night. The vote was three to two, with … Continue reading Sport Center Dancing Turned Down By Board-This Day in Norwood History-June 25, 1943

The original Roll Land building (Colorized by the Norwood Historical Society) In the early hours of June 9, 1942, a fierce three‑alarm blaze tore through Roll‑land, the popular combination roller … Continue reading $25,000 Fire at Roll Land in Norwood-This Day In Norwood History-June 9, 1942

Reardon And Carducci In Dedicatory Grudge Match Norwood's swank new bowling; alleys, the Cloverleaf, located on the superhighway, a few feet north of East Cross Street, opened auspiciously Saturday afternoon … Continue reading Cloverleaf Alleys In Grand Opening-This Day In Norwood History-January 17, 1942