Location of Caruso's Pizza Shop at 685 Main St, Kimberly Bruno Salon at 689 Main St, Pondview Barber Shop at 691 Main St, Morgan Jewelers at 695 Main St, and Angel Nail & Spa at 697 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
Location of Bohemian Coffeehouse at 132 West Emerson St, Music Shop at 128 West Emerson St, and Alfredo's Italian Kitchen at 126 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass.
View of the library's 1963 addition from the parking lot. Addition razed in 2023. Melrose Public Library is located at 69 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass.
View of the original 1903 library building and 1963 addition. The 1963 addition razed in 2023 for new building addition and the original Carnegie building renovated in 2023-2024. Melrose Public Library is located at 69 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass.
View of the original 1903 library building and 1963 addition. 1963 addition razed in 2023 for new building addition. The 1903 original Carnegie building renovated in 2023-2024. Melrose Public Library is located at 69 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass.
Bronze sculpture of a little reader in front of Melrose Public Library created by sculptor Carolyn Wirth. Melrose Public Library is located at 69 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass.
Ana Donohue Interiors located at 523 Main St, Buckalew's at 529 Main St, Madison Ave Boutique at 531 Main St, Plaza Barber Shop at 535 Main St, Pepperberry Florist & Gifts at 539 Main St, and Affairs to Remember Florist at 547 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
Pepperberry Florist & Gifts located at 539 Main St, Plaza Barber Shop at 535 Main St, and Madison Avenue Boutique at 531 Main Street, Melrose, Mass. Building known as Eastman Building.
View of local businesses in the Eastman Building: Pepperberry Florist and Gift Shop at 539 Main St, Plaza Barber Shop at 535 Main St, and Madison Avenue Boutique at 531 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
Flax Block building located at 442 - 444 Main Street. View of Red Rose and Klippings located at 444 Main Street and Anna's Nails & Spa located at 442 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
Side view of building looking south down Main Street. View of Kippling's located at 444 Main Street, Village Variety located at 446 Main Street, The Barber's Den located at 448 Main Street, and Barre & Soul located at 450 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
View of Kippling's located at 444 Main Street, Village Variety located at 446 Main Street, The Barber's Den located at 448 Main Street, and Barre & Soul located at 450 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
View of Cartier Bros building and businesses on Main Street. Giacomo's Ristorante located at 454 Main Street, Cuts & Such located at 456 Main Street, and Hourglass Gift Gallery located at 458 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
View of Cartier Bros building and businesses on Main Street. Giacomo's Ristorante located at 454 Main Street, Cuts & Such located at 456 Main Street, and Hourglass Gift Gallery located at 458 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
View of D'Amici's Bakery (permantly closed), Anytime Fitness lcoated at 462 Main Street and Comella's Homemade Italian Food located at 478A Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
Bank of America, Rada Boutique located at 486 Main Street, Exquiste Dentistry located at 486A Main Street, Lilah-Rose located at 488 Main Street, and Family Opticians located at 490 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
Bank of America ATM located on the corner of Main and West Foster Street, Rada Boutique located at 486 Main Street, Exquiste Dentistry located at 486A Main Street, Lilah-Rose located at 488 Main Street and Family Opticians located at 490 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
Bruegger's Bagels located at 496 Main Street, Santander Bank located at 492 Main Street and Family Opticians located at 490 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
View of the Boardman Building on the corner of Main and Essex Street looking west. Beacon Hill Wine & Gourmet located at 538 Main Street and Leading Edge Realty at 536 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
View of the corner of Main and Essex Street looking west. Beacon Hill Wine & Gourmet located at 538 Main Street opposite City Hall on Essex Street, Melrose, Mass.
Essay about what it was like to lose my father on the eve of the pandemic, and how the pandemic affected the way I grieved and continue to grieve that loss. This essay was published in the WBUR blog Cognoscenti in July 2021.
"Just a rehash of our family's experience of the last 15 months plus a handful of pictures." Ward Hamilton served as chair of the Melrose Historical Commission during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A compilation of letters sent from patrons to the Melrose Public Library during the COVID-19 pandemic. Submitted by the library's Reference/Local History Librarian.
On April 10, 2020, Kate Monea took this photograph on Waverly Avenue, Melrose, Mass. of her husband, Peter Monea, and two children, Audrey Monea (age 5) and Miles Monea (age 2), peering through a closed window at their new nephew/cousin, Rowan Arnofsky, who was born on March 28, 2020. He is held up at the window by his mother, Jillian Arnofsky.
Downtown on the corner of Grove and Main Streets, Melrose, Mass. Photograph by Rudolf Padouk of Czeckoslovakia in thanks for the very nice times he had at our library.
View of the rental Corner at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Photograph taken by Lawrence Shaw Melrose Camera Club at time of the...(rest of text illegible).
View from reading room and rental collection past the main desk to Reference room at the Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. New book table on left.
View of the Reference and Young Adult (Persons) room located on the main floor in the same section last known as the Kelley/Browsing Room at the Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
Written on back - "Sept. 1935. Mrs Hall, Chilldrens' Librn, Miss Mary Ayers, Libn, Miss Barbara Mason, Circ Libn, Mis Elsie Hatch, Libn, Miss Alice Dondero, Ref Libn, Miss Clover Morrison, Cataloger, Miss Lois Taber, Gen. Asst."
Police marching in parade. Left to right: Christopher Thompson, Albert A. McBeth, Chief Kerr - leading, L. Heaton (later Captain), Garfield Carpenter, Wallace Eaton, (?), Frank Pierce.
Built in 1933, the high school was located at 350 Lynn Fells Parkway, Melrose, Mass. where the current middle school is located. Became the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School in 1975. Middle School rebuilt in 2007.
Built in 1891, the school was located at 585 Main Street, Melrose, Mass. Became the Calvin Coolidge Elementary School in 1932. In 1981, the school closed and was converted to the Coolidge apartments.
Built in 1869, the first high school was located at 69 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass. by Lake Avenue. Destroyed by fire in 1897. Site is present location of the Melrose Public Library.
Built in 1956, the school located at 263 West Foster Street, Melrose, Mass. opposite Trenton Street. Closed as an elementary school in 2004. Currently it is the temporary location of the Melrose Public Library until 2024.
Built in 1924, the original school is located at 253 Vinton Street, Melrose, Mass. opposite Glen Road. Original building torn down and rebuilt in 2002.
School is located at 94 Lebanon Street, Melrose, Mass. Built in 1924, it replaced the original school located at 29 Swains Pond Road. Closed as an elementary school in 2001.
The original Ripley School was located at 29 Swains Pond Avenue, Melrose, Mass. near Lebanon Street. The school is now a private residence. Image is a photo from newsprint.
Class photo from 1886-87. The former Whittier School was built in 1884 and was located at the corner of Franklin and Sargent Streets, Melrose, Mass. Dutton Park is now located at the site.
School located at 162 First Street, Melrose, Mass. at the corner of Ashcroft Road. Built in 1926, it replaced the original school located at this site.
Original Winthrop School building located on First Street, Melrose, Mass. at (Eleventh). Building replaced with the school that currently stands at the location.
Melrose Highlands Congregational Church built in 1895 was located on the corner of Ashland and Franklin Street. Building was razed in the 1950s. Present church dedicated in 1956. Image was taken at 11:30 am.
Melrose High School located on 585 Main Street from 1898 until 1933. Then it became the Coolidge School serving grades 1-8 until the 1980s. Building is now the site of the Coolidge apartments.
Marchers participating in parade circa after World War I. Gardner Wardwell leading parade. Passing old Unitarian Church on West Emerson St. From the picture shop of Miles Greenwood, Melrose, Mass.
Corner of Main and Foster Street. Bugbee & Barrett Grocers 484 Main Street, Frank E. Coyle Hardware 490 Main Street, Jesse A. Dill (caterer) 494 Main Street.
Melrose Highlands Congregational Church on Franklin Street, Melrose, Mass. in the distance. Looking east from train tracks. Color reproduction of a postcard.
Text written on back: "A corner of the packing room showing the clean cheerful surroundings in which the young ladies fill and pack snowflake marshmallow creme." Stamped: F.W. Palmer, Photographer, Atlantic, Mass.
View of the corner of the west side of Main and West Foster Street. Businesses pictured: Haslam Pharmacy, Blomerth Jewelers, Melrose Army-Navy, Brighams and Shawmut Bank in the 1970s.
View of the corner of Main and West Foster Street. Stores Pictured: Haslam's Drug Store, Belair's Fine Food s and the the edge of Melrose Army and Navy Store.
Monument on the corner of Lebanon and Main Street, Melrose, Mass. Text written on back: "The tablet at the corner of Lebanon and Main St. in memory of Commander Robinson, the last survivor of the Grand Army (G.A.R.) in Melrose."
Melrose High School located at 350 Lynn Fells Parkway, Melrose, Mass. Became the middle school in the 1970's. The school building was replaced with a new building in 2007.
Inscribed on front: "[M.A. King] Melrose." Text written on back: "[Jess Blacksone, Mike Taylor]. Photograph of a horse drawn parade float for fourth of July Parade?"
Text written on back: "Old Houghton house - mid-center corner Mt. Vernon St. and Chestnut. Enlargement of photograph MHF_082. Photograph donated from Dorothy Nash on May 31, 1982."
Panoramic view of Main Street "taken from Wyoming Heights and the large house in the near right-center was the Houghton house at the corner of Chestnut Street and Mt. Vernon Street. Photograph donated from Dorothy Nash on May 31, 1982."
Location unknown in Melrose, Mass. Snow covered landscape with several houses and buildings in the distance and fence and stone wall in the foreground.
Text written on back: "Fletcher residence, 160 Upham St. Mr. Fletcher became president of [Cummer] Jones & Co. tailor's trimmings, 1893 Directory - Nathaniel Pl Jones residence, See map of 'Plan of house lots belonging to Anna P. Jones' in MHF Maps Horizontal File."
Text written on back: "H.J. Perry Hardware, 524 Main Street, Frank Fazio Fruit Co., 528 Main Street, A.D. MacLachlan, Boots & Shoes, 530 Main Street. Picture of Pres. McKinley."
Text written on back: "Frost & Hawes' Boston Branch grocers, 542, 544,546 Main Street (corner Essex), Melrose Journal, 536 Main St. (over), Brock Brothers (plumbing & heating & bicycles), 538-540 Main St."
Text written on back: "Fred Clement (dry goods), 537 Main St., Justus Geist, florist, 535 Main St., HM & LW Cross Apothecaries, 531 Main St., Miss NA Hamor Milliner, 529 Main St., W.A. Smith Jewelers & Optician, 529 Main St."
Text written on back: "Dr. & Mrs. Morse, 482 Main St. (Corner of W. Foster). Torn down when bank was built and lumber used to build house way up on East Foster St. Information given by Miss Russo of Grove St. whose father owned house and sold it to bank."
Text written on back: "Burrell & Swett's Block, east side of Main St., looking south, 523 Main St. to 487 Main St., Melrose Club 517 Main St., Melrose Hardware 509 Main St."
Text written on back: "S.W. Sing Laundry, 487 Main St., Chandler & Hills (small paper, picture framing, stationary) 489 Main St., YMCA (top floor), Melrose Public Library and Bank looking north from Foster St."
Text written on back: "YMCA decorated for 50th Ann. of Melrose 1900 and Melrose Public Library. YMCA on on top story, Trust Co. & Savings Bank on each side of door."
Melrose Catholic Woman's Club float decorated for Diamond Jubilee and Fourth of July parade, 1925. Text written on back: "75th anniversary of the founding of Melrose. Members of the Melrose Catholic Women's Club portraying the 13 original states."
Camp 79 Sons of Veterans and Sons of Veterans Auxiliary '79, Civil War Scenes in Melrose float decorated for Diamond Jubilee and Fourth of July parade, 1925.
Photograph taken on Main Street at night looking southward at the intersection of Main and West Foster Street around the holidays. Merrill photo printed on front left corner.
Photograph taken on Main Street at night looking southward at the intersection of Main and West Foster Street. Merrill photo printed on front left corner.
Text written on back: "Houses torn down formerly belonging to Brown, 31 Lake Ave. and to Campbell 39 Lake Ave. Driver - Att'y Selwyn Lynde of 49 Lake Ave.
Historic house located on 482 Main Street on the corner of Main and Foster Street. Text written on back: "Dr. & Mrs. Fred H. Morse, 482 Main St, (corner to Foster). Torn down when bank was built and lumber used to build house way up on East Foster St. - info given by Miss Russo of Grove St. whose father owned house." Stamped: Richard Merrill, photographer, 109 Water Street, Saugus, Mass. 01906.
A view of the library located on 69 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass. Photograph taken on April 2, 2020 during the early months of Covid-19 shutdown .
A view of the library located on 69 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass. Photograph taken on April 2, 2020 during the early months of the Covid-19 shutdown.
A view of the library located on 69 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass. Photograph taken on April 2, 2020 during the early months of Covid-19 shutdown .
A view of the library located on 69 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass. Photograph taken on April 2, 2020 during the early months of Covid-19 shutdown. "Little Reader" a bronze statue of a child reading a book was created by artist Carolyn Wirth in 1999.
A view of the library located on 69 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass. Photograph taken on April 2, 2020 during the early months of Covid-19 shutdown .
A view of the library located on 69 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass. Photograph taken on April 2, 2020 during the early months of Covid-19 shutdown .
The first home of the Library was located in Waverly Block, 223 Essex Street, Melrose Mass. from 1871-1874. A room at this address was shared with the Selectmen, which was divided by a partition with the rear half given over to the trustees.
The first home of the Library was located in Waverly Block, 223 Essex Street, Melrose, Mass. from 1871-1874. A room at this address was shared with the Selectmen, which was divided by a partition with the rear half given over to the trustees.
The first home of the Library was located in Waverly Block, 223 Essex Street, Melrose, Mass. from 1871-1874. A room at this address was shared with the Selectmen, which was divided by a partition with the rear half given over to the trustees.
A view of the Youth room with young patrons studying at tables with a librarian seated at a desk in the rear of the room at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
A view of four librarians behind the main desk located opposite the original entrance in the area that is presently near the administrative offices and Archway room at the Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
View of the main desk located opposite the original entrance at the Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Location of desk is now the area of the seed library and administrative offices adjacent to the Archway room.
Exterior view of the Melrose Public Library Highlands Branch located at 523 Franklin Street, Melrose, Mass. in the Corinthian Hall building. Written on back: Taken by Lawrence Shaw, Camera Club 4/53, used for Annual Report Cover - April '53.
View looking north from Foster Street, Melrose, Mass. 1900. Written on back: "S.W. Sing Laundry, 487 Main St., Chandler & Hills (small paper, picture framing, stationary) 489 Main St., YMCA (top floor), Melrose Public Library and Bank looking north from Foster St."
View of the YMCA located on 497 Main Street, Melrose, Mass. in 1900. The third home of the Melrose Public Library, 1895-1904. Written on back: "YMCA decorated for 50th Ann. of Melrose 1900 and Melrose Public Library. YMCA only on top story, Trust Co. & Savings Bank on each side of door."
Written on back: "Mrs. Caro Nims - Children's Librarian in her new office completed in Sept. 1954 in basement. Taken by Douglas Leach - December 1954." Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
Written on back: "Children's room looking toward Mother Goose clock, Juliana Mutti in desk, 4/61. Photo by John Curtis." Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
Woman sitting in what is now the Archway room reading at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Stamped on back: Photo by Lawrence C. Shaw, 226 Beech Avenue, Melrose 76, Mass. Feb 20, 1959.
Written on back: "Elsie Hatch at children's desk, 1930-34. Children's room area is where the circulation desk is presently located on the main floor." Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.