Tremont Street On November 5, 1954, the partially nude body of fifteen-year-old Geraldine Annesse was found in the garage of #13 Tremont Street. She had been raped and strangled. Early … Continue reading Tremont Street to St. Joseph Avenue
Norwood’s Jewish Community
The blue outline denotes the area of the Pale of Settlement. All of the Jewish families that lived in Norwood in the early 1900s recorded their nationality as “Russian.” In … Continue reading Norwood’s Jewish Community
The People Who Settled Swedeville
A view down Cedar Street. (photo by LLKearney) Initially, Swedeville appears to have been a multi-ethnic neighborhood; composed of German, Irish, Lithuanian, New England/Canadian, as well as families from … Continue reading The People Who Settled Swedeville
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-Proposed Additional East-West Through Streets and Diagonals
In the wide interspaces between the existing east-west thoroughfares there are many local streets already built, and many more contemplated or actually under construction. Gradually, in a long term of … Continue reading 1923 Planning Board Report-Proposed Additional East-West Through Streets and Diagonals
Norwood School Committee Closes Aaron Guild and Willett Schools-December 7, 1978
1978 - 1979 Norwood School Committee In a meeting that ended in a shouting match, the Norwood School Committee last night voted 4 to 3 to close two of the … Continue reading Norwood School Committee Closes Aaron Guild and Willett Schools-December 7, 1978
Norwood Fights Plan For Housing Complex At Arena Site-June 7, 1974
Norwood fights plan for housing complex at arena site Norwood Arena (colorized by the Norwood Historical Society) For decades, the roar at the Norwood Arena had been the sound of … Continue reading Norwood Fights Plan For Housing Complex At Arena Site-June 7, 1974
Student Count In Norwood Near 5000-September 6, 1956
This Day In Norwood History-September 6, 1956-Student Count In Norwood Near 5000
Norwood 25 Years Ahead Of Dedham In Master Planning-This Day in Norwood History-January 22, 1948
But Many Phases Of Shurcliff Report Never Carried Out Here The neighboring town of Dedham has received the spotlight of publicity since the appearance, four weeks ago, of an Attractive … Continue reading Norwood 25 Years Ahead Of Dedham In Master Planning-This Day in Norwood History-January 22, 1948
To Bring In Plans For New Town Yard-This Day in Norwood History-January 22, 1948
(Published in 1972) BACK AROUND 1930 The Town's Public Works Department, the majority of whom are shown in this picture taken in the Yard, was twice as large 40 years … Continue reading To Bring In Plans For New Town Yard-This Day in Norwood History-January 22, 1948