Long before South Dedham became Norwood, there was industry here supported by immigrants from many countries. One of the first industries was the Willard Everett Furniture factory, located approximately where … Continue reading History of the Germantown Area
Development of the Christian Hill Area
MACRIS ("Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System") map outlining the "F Holland Day House Neighborhood". The Christian Hill neighborhood is hemmed in by Nichols Street to the North, Cottage Street to … Continue reading Development of the Christian Hill Area
We Still Call it Home — Norwood’s Neighborhoods
1882 Bird's eye of Norwood. (Source: O H Bailey & Co., Publishers, Boston, MA 1882) In 1872, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts accepted a petition from the residents of a village … Continue reading We Still Call it Home — Norwood’s Neighborhoods
1923 Planning Board Report-Existing East-West Through Streets and Diagonals
When the main thoroughfares of Norwood were laid out a century or more ago for a convenient approach to fields and pastures and to connect knots of houses or villages … Continue reading 1923 Planning Board Report-Existing East-West Through Streets and Diagonals
1923 Planning Board Report-Plan for the Vicinity of Center of the Town
The plan on pages 20 and 21 for the center of Norwood is an integral part of the general plan proposed for the Town as a whole. The development of … Continue reading 1923 Planning Board Report-Plan for the Vicinity of Center of the Town
Tales of Tyot- Who’s For the Coach Tonight?
Tiot Had Two Post Roads: The "Old Roebuck Road” And "The Wrentham Road.” Both Were Famous Thoroughfares For Stage Coach Travel "His night is dark!We dare not start.The wind begins … Continue reading Tales of Tyot- Who’s For the Coach Tonight?
Roll Land
On Thanksgiving Day in 1938, Charles, John and Peter Santoro opened Roll-Land roller skating rink at 942 Providence Highway, close to the corner of Dean street. It was the first … Continue reading Roll Land
At 87, John Carroll remains an incredible public servant-This Day in Norwood History-February 21, 2015
John Carroll, shown during an MWRA board meeting, is "the quintessential public servant - the antithesis of the no-show hack." says Robert Thornton. Norwood's former town clerk and accountant. SUZANNE … Continue reading At 87, John Carroll remains an incredible public servant-This Day in Norwood History-February 21, 2015
Us Funds Would Help Create Trails, Recreation Areas On 90 Acres Along The Neponset-This Day In Norwood History-June 23, 2005
Turning a wasteland into parkland The neglected patch of grass and weeds in front of the woods and marsh at the end of Vanderbilt Avenue in Norwood hardly looks like … Continue reading Us Funds Would Help Create Trails, Recreation Areas On 90 Acres Along The Neponset-This Day In Norwood History-June 23, 2005
End of the Line For Kline’s Department Store-This Day In Norwood History-November 14, 1994
NORWOOD - The racks in Kline’s basement children’s clothing section were bare. Beneath the knotty pine wall panels in the men’s department, bargain hunters strolled along the thin carpets and … Continue reading End of the Line For Kline’s Department Store-This Day In Norwood History-November 14, 1994