… and then there was none.
On the corner of Chestnut St and Winter St in Upper Falls there’s a historic old building that was a shoe shop for most of the 1800’s and more recently it was the Moon and Sixpence Gift Shop until roughly ten years ago. Since then it’s been...
Film Company Plans to Build Studio in Newton
NOTE: This post is from about a year ago but Bruce added some new info and photo below (see UPDATE below) OK, this was actually reported a while ago, but I only recently read of plans by Atlas Film Corporation to build a studio in Newton — in Cold Spring Park,...
The Comin’ and Goin’ of Bowen
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the dedication of Bowen Elementary School, the fourth neighborhood school building serving Thompsonville and nearby parts of Newton Centre. The celebration included a musical, with programs, photos and news clippings circulated by...Curious Newton artifact
I recently came across a curious Newton artifact. In 1888, the city celebrated the 200th anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Newton. There was a big celebration at city hall followed by a banquet at the Woodland Park Hotel in Auburndale. The banquet...
It’s okay to be a nosy neighbor on Historic Newton’s House Tour!
Do you walk by houses with hopes of catching a glimpse inside? Have you sent your student up to certain neighbors’ front doors under the guise of selling cookies/popcorn/wrapping paper/mattresses just so you could check out their chandelier? Well peep no more!...
New hole in the Charles River
A major construction project has been going on for the last month in Hemlock Gorge to rebuild the small crumbling “sluiceway dike” at the corner of Ellis St and the Rt 9 exit. This morning I was down there with Alderman Brian Yates and Bill Tedoldi, a...
Emmy nods for NewTV!
Newton has been recognized in television for more than being the birthplace of John Krasinski! From NewTV: NewTV Receives Two Emmy Nominations NewTV is proud to receive two Boston/New England Emmy Award nominations for “The Folklorist” promos in the category of...
How water power built Upper Falls
Here’s a brief history of the water power in Upper Falls and how the flowing water of the Charles River built the village.History of Upper Falls railroad line
Here’s a brief history of the Upper Falls railroad tracks and how they were the backbone of the project to fill in Boston’s Back Bay in the 1850’s.What About Our Mongrel Houses?
A letter just arrived at our house announcing the Newton Planning and Development Dept’s new Historic Preservation Guidelines. The new guidelines are well written, full of detailed and useful information and beautifully produced … but curiously silent on...
Crazy Divers: Men be like...
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