Norwood's Post Office was eventually built on the site of the Everett Street lot. FOLK AT NORWOOD DISCUSS NEW SITE FOR POSTOFFICE More than 750 citizens met in the Junior … Continue reading Two Post Office Sites Discussed-This Day in Norwood History-September 25, 1931
This Day In Norwood History-May 6, 1931-Everett School Lot Seems to Be Favored For Post Office Site
The Everett lot, the former location of the Everett school, is shown in this 2022 Google Earth image. (Google Earth) Forty prominent citizens of the town assembled in Memorial Hall … Continue reading This Day In Norwood History-May 6, 1931-Everett School Lot Seems to Be Favored For Post Office Site
Three Locations Proposed for New Postoffice-This Day In Norwood History-April 14, 1931
NORWOOD VOTERS SELECT TWO SITES Stars mark two of the locations proposed for the post office- the "Willet Site" on Washington st adjacent to the Norwood Town Hall, and a … Continue reading Three Locations Proposed for New Postoffice-This Day In Norwood History-April 14, 1931
Band Stand Location Debated-This Day in Norwood History-June 6, 1902
Finding a fitting location for public gatherings or band concerts was becoming a challenge in Norwood by 1902. The subject of building a bandstand in one of the parks close to the center of town was raised yet again. It would be years before George Willett spearheaded the construction of the Town Common that we know today, but the area, called "Hook Square" in the article, was still proposed. The bandstand was eventually constructed in the Everett lot, in what is now Aaron Guild Square.