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• Shoe stores - Weiner's Shoe Store

  Weiner's Shoe Store had several locations in Everett, settling into a location on Norwood Street location, where they spent many years.
• Restaurants - Waldorf Cafeteria

  One of the more popular restaurants in Everett was the Waldorf Cafeteria. Waldorf was a national chain with locations everywhere. With the advent of fast food, places like Waldorf started losing their popularity. They closed the Everett location in July 1963.
• Dairies - United Farmers

  United Farmers was a co-op of local dairy farmers. Their products were in stores all over New England. There were also stores bearing the United Farmers name. One of them was in Everett Square.
• Restaurants - Shore Side

  The Shore Side was an attempt to revive the old Parkway Club. Unfortunately that type of club was losing popularity and the Shore Side only lasted a few years. Later, someone tried to turn it into a rock club geared to teenagers. Problem was, the drinking age in Massachusetts was 21 at the time, and teenagers couldn't buy alcohol. So much for that idea.
• Stationery shops - Noyes

  Noyes Stationery was the place you bought your notebooks, pencil boxes, pens, and other school supplies. They were in Everett Square for five decades. and served several generations of students.
• Donut shops - Various

  There were loads of donut shops in Everett at one time, and none of them had "Dunkin" in the name. The best of them all, of course, was Mike's, but they never advertised in the Everett papers, so we don't have an ad for them.
• Real estate - Medford Real Estate

  If you were looking for a brand new house in North Everett, Medford Real Estate had lots and new houses in "Beautiful Glendale Heights" on Lynn and Fuller Streets.
• William N. Willis 1951 Expo

  The William N. Willis Company sold awnings, tents and other canvas goods beginning in the early 20th century. Mr. Willis passed away in 1949, but the company bearing his name continued.
• Standard Duplicators

  Standard Duplicators booth at 1951 Industrial Expo
• School principals with Supt. Ashley

  School principals pose with Superintendent Frederick A. Ashley
• Police Chief Bradford V. Elliott

  Bradford V. Elliott served as Chief of Police from 1948 to 1967
• Parlin School Glee Club

  The Parlin School Glee Club circa 1955
• Park Department Winthrop Ave.

  Members of the Park Department crew remove a tree on Winthrop Road, in Woodlawn, circa 1951
• New England Retinning 1951 Expo

  New England Retinning's booth at the Industrial expo in 1951
• Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles 1951 Expo

  The Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles booth at the Industrial Expo in October, 1951
• Malden Electric 1951 Expo

  Malden Electric had a retail store in Everett. They carried a wide variety on kitchen appliances. Pictured is their booth at the 1951 Business Exposition at the old Everett Armory.
• Legion Majorettes at Jimmy Fund 1953

  The Everett American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps performed at an Everett Little League Jimmy Fund event in 1953 at Everett Stadium
• Groundbreaking for Elderly Housing

  Groundbreaking for North Everett elderly housing at McKinley St . May 13, 1959
• Firefighter fundraising

  Unidentified firefighter fundraising from roof of fire station. Esso station on School St. in background. Mid 1950s
• Firefighters 1954

  Fire Captain Sullivan (L) and Lt. Butler (R)
• Canty Installation 1953

  William P. Canty installed as School Superintendent. Canty served until he retired in 1967
• Everett High School graduation 1953

  Everett High School 1953 graduation at Everett Stadium
• Boy Scouts at Everett Elks

  Troop 64 Boy Scouts visit Everett Elks
• Centre School Kindergarten at fire station

  Kindergarten students from the Centre School visit the central fire station during Fire Prevention Week..
• Centre School Christmas Party

  Centre School First Grade Christmas Party 1953
• Appearance on WHIL Radio

  Harry "Buddy" Coholan appears on radio station WHIL
• Wheelchair Basketball 1951

  Wheelchair basketball game held to benefit paralyzed war veterans 1951
• Veterans Day 1955

  Mayor Crowley leads a contingent on Broadway, November 11, 1955
• Tree stump removal 1954

  Tree stump removal November 1954
• Removing political signs on Main St. 1960
• Removing political signs on Clinton St. 1960

  Removing signs at corner of Clinton and Summer St.
• Spellman Square dedication 1955

  Corporal John C. Spellman was reported missing in Korea on November 2, 1950. His body was never found.
• Elderly housing development dedication 1960

  Dedication of the elderly housing development at McKinley St. in North Everett, Sept. 11, 1960
• Know Your Candidates 2

  The Everett Chamber of Commerce hosted a group of political candidates in October, 1960. Back row third from right is Edward Brooke, who would eventually be the first African-American U.S. Senator elected by popular vote.
• Know Your Candidates 1

  The Everett Chamber of Commerce hosted a group of political candidates in October 1960. Front row second from left is future Mayor of Boston Kevin White.
• Eastern Gas and Fuel - First Aid

  A nurse administers first aid at Eastern Gas and Fuel 1951
• Eastern Gas and Fuel 1951

  Photos from a safety drill conducted by Eastern Gas and Fuel with the Everett Fire Department 1951
• Brogna Square Dedication Nov. 11, 1955

  Corporal Robert L. Brogna was reported missing in Korea on July 29, 1950. His body was never found.
• Boy Scouts "Clean Up Posters" 1955

  Boy Scouts display "clean up" posters. April 30, 1955
• Boy Scout Week 1951

  Boy Scouts visit City Hall
• Barbanti Square dedication

  Robert A. Barbanti Square dedication Nov. 11, 1955. Seaman Barbanti was killed in a plane crash in September, 1943
• Hardware stores - Charak's

  Apparently Charak's was so popular they moved to a bigger store in Glendale Square.
• Grocery stores - George Whittier

  George Whittier founded the family business in 1860. He partnered with Daniel Dearborn for a few years, and brought his sons, George and Arthur, into the business. Arthur expanded the original grocery store, and had a new building erected in 1900. That building, which bears the family name, is still standing on Broadway in Everett Square.
• Video stores - Video Paradise

  Remember video stores? It was the video store that brought movies into the home for the first time. Everyone had a VCR, and small neighborhood movie theatres (including the Park in Everett) dropped like flies. Soon this ran its course, and was replaced with high definition streaming services you can order from home.
• Taverns - The Tavern

  If this place sold liquor, they would have been out of business soon after these ads ran.
• Barbershops - Ritz Barber Shop

  Why be bald? Just get your hair cut at the Ritz Barber Shop and your troubles will be over!!!
• Parkway Club

  The Parkway Club was a popular nightspot on Revere Beach Parkway during the forties and fifties. The original building was gutted by fire in July, 1952. The owner immediately rebuilt and was back in business by New Years Eve.
• Awnings and tents - W.N. Willis

  In the days before air conditioning, awnings were used to keep houses cool. An awning blocked the heat of the sun from entering the house. One could walk down the street years ago and see awnings on nearly every dwelling.
• Attorneys - Thomas J. Boynton

  Thomas J. Boynton was Mayor of Everett from 1904 to 1905
• Funeral service - Thomas L. Goudey

  Thomas L. Goudey was one of the first undertakers to be based out of Everett. He passed away in 1913 and left the practice to his son James, who continued until his own death in 1946.
• Funeral service - William H. Chapman

  The Everett Town Directory lists William H. Chapman as the first undertaker to do business in Everett. Apparently it wasn't a full-time job, because he also owned a livery stable.
• Auto dealers - Terminal Motors

  Terminal Motors sold Fords on Revere Beach Parkway from the end of World War II until the early 1960s
• Grocery stores - Star Market

  Star Market opened in Everett in 1970. About 15 years later they gave up on Everett. The building has since been occupied by four different chain drug stores.
• Nightclubs - Shirley Club

  The Shirley Club was one of a multitude of bars, restaurants, and taverns which have occupied the space in back of the old Rialto Theatre.
• Restaurants - Sea Tern

  The Sea Tern opened in the late 1950s and lasted until the early 2000s serving up plentiful helpings of fried seafood.
• Taverns - Rendezvous Cafe

  It took a lot of guts for a woman to run a bar in the mid-1940s. Theresa Taddeo was apparently successful, because the Rendezvous Cafe was on Ferry St. for decades.
• Promotions - Red Arrow Game

  Occasionally local businesses would get together and sponsor a promotion to attract customers. This one in 1928 was called the "Red Arrow Game"
• Optometrists - Ralph S. Neill

  At least two other optometrists have occupied 8 Chelsea St. over the years, Dr. John Fiorentino, and the current occupant, Dr. Robert Ricciardi
• Grocery stores - Norwood Market/Everett Square Personal Market

  Norwood Market opened during the Depression, changed hands several times, and lasted until the 1980s as the Everett Square Personal Market
• Nightclubs - Parkway Club

  The Parkway club was a popular nightspot on Revere Beach Parkway. On the night of July 24, 1952, the interior was gutted in a fire causing $50,000 ($560,000 in 2023 dollars). The owner rebuilt and was back in business by New Years Eve.
• Furniture stores - Outlet Furniture Co.

  Robert and William Sowle founded Outlet Furniture Company in 1912. They sold the company to William Cutler in 1934.
• Hay and grain stores - The Old Grain Store

  The Old Grain Store went through several owners in its existence
• Telephone companies - New England Telephone

  Until the 1970s telephone numbers began with two letters. Everett was DU, for Dunkirk, Malden was DA, for Davenport, etc. This was eliminated when phone numbers became all numeric.
• Painters - Munn and Hughes

  In the 1880s (and a long time afterwards) nobody knew the dangers of "pure white lead" paint.
• Grocery stores - M.T. Benner

  Morrill T. Benner was not shy about using politics in his advertising
• duPont Everett Plant

  duPont employees pose with fire chief
• Corner of Elm St. and Jefferson Ave.

  A crosswalk on the corner of Elm St. and Jefferson Ave in 1955. The empty storefront is the future home of Homer's Bakery, and then Elm St. Bakery. If you look closely you can see the reflection of Newman's Drug Store across the street.
• Candlemas 1955

  Candlemas is celebrated at the Immaculate Conception Church, February 2, 1955
• Brogna Square Dedication

  Dedication of Robert L. Brogna Square on Cazenova Place, November 11, 1955
• Barbanti Square Dedication

  Dedication of Robert A. Barbanti Square on November 11, 1955
• Avis Schroeder : Parlin Library Director

  Avis Schroeder was Director of the Parlin Library from 1940 to 1954. She began working for the library in 1921.
• Nightclub - Valley Club

  The Valley Club was a popular night spot located in back of Revere Beach Parkway on the Everett-Chelsea line. It burned down in January, 1956.
• Drug stores - John M. Phipps

  John M. Phipps was located on the corner of Chelsea St. and Broadway, right across the street from Kimball's Pharmacy
• Blacksmiths - Everett Carriage Works

  Everett Carriage Works was founded in 1840. Samuel Gould probably took over the business years later, because the 1880 U.S. Census says he was born in 1840 in Maine.
• TV/Radio repair - D.A. Petricca

  Beginning in 1945 Daniel Petricca built a large following selling and repairing electronics out of his store on Hancock Street.
• Bakeries - Piantedosi's

  Salvatore Piantedosi started selling bread door-to-door in the years after World War I. Later he opened a small bakery, then a larger bakery. By about 1975 he opened a huge plant in Malden. Now you find Piantedosi's bread products everywhere in New England.
• Candy stores - Mellon's Candy

  Mellon's Candy was in Everett Square for many years. Some of the Mellon family still have ties to Everett.
• Restaurants - Kelly's Hamburgers

  Kelly's Hamburgers was a McDonald's wannabe with several locations around the Boston area. By the early 1970s they were gone. Not to be confused with the Kelly's Roast Beef on Revere Beach.
• Taverns - Johnny's Cafe

  John Visone briefly owned Johnny's Cafe on the corner of Chelsea and Ferry Streets. A few years later he bought the Shell station around the corner and ran that until he retired in the 1990s
• TV/Radio repair - Beacon TV

  In addition to repairing and selling electronics, Pat Parziale penned a comic strip in his ads. His wife Norma is still selling real estate as of 2023.
• Home appliance dealers - Olsen's Electrical Shop

  When a technology is new, people will endure a lot more than when it is established. People in 1949 thought nothing of buying a 10 inch TV (or smaller) for outrageous money, and waiting in line for the privilege. Olson's and George McCarthy's probably sold more home appliances than anyone in Everett.
• Dry goods/Real estate - I.T. Winchester

  I.T. Winchester ran a dry goods store in back of the Masonic Building. An interesting item is that he had a circulating library where he would rent books to customers. He also sold real estate and was active in town affairs.
• Funeral services - Thomas F. Hill

  Thomas Hill's funeral parlor was strategically placed next door to St. Mary's (soon to be Immaculate Conception) Catholic church.
• Plumbers - F.B. Woods

  Frank Woods started his plumbing company in 1922, but died 4 years later. Harry Beats continued the trade.
• Auto dealers - Harvey Motor Sales

  Harvey Motor Sales was one of a long line of automobile dealers on Revere Beach Parkway.
• TV/Radio repair - Craig's TV Repair

  Craig's was the last TV repair shop in Everett. At the end he was primarily selling used electronics.
• Hardware stores - Crowley's

  Crowley's Hardware opened in Everett Square in about 1930, and lasted until the 1960s
• Express service - Francis Batchelder

  Francis Batchelder was the second Mayor of Everett, serving from 1894 to 1895
• Heating and Air Conditioning - Master Fuel

  Master Fuel was owned by Frank J. Mastrocola, local businessman and politician. He was active in many organizations, including St. Anthony's Church and the Everett Kiwanis. He even ran for Mayor in 1981 and 1983, losing to Edward G. Connolly both times.
• Jewelers - Jeffrey Jewelers

  Jeffrey Jewelers is best known as the business who took over the corner of Norwood St. and Broadway after Kresge's moved out.
• Diners - Ingram's Diner

  Ingram's was just one of the many diners in Everett years ago. Just a few included Vargis on the Broadway hill near the High School, Stadium Diner on the corner of Chelsea and Cabot Streets, and Phyllis' Diner on lower Broadway down the Lynde, not to mention Sordillo's Lunch on the corner of Bow and Lynde St.
• Liquor stores - Howard Liquor

  Howard Liquor opened just after Prohibition ended and lasted, under several different owners, until the 1980s
• Music shop - Henninger and Whalen

  Records were still a novelty in 1920. Recording techniques were crude. A finished recording sounded like it was being played over the phone. What sticks out the most, however, is the price. 69 cents for a record doesn't seem like much, but when you adjust for inflation, it comes out to $30.22 for one record. $15.11 per song. The "low" prices in vintage advertisements can be deceiving.
• Music shop - The Harmony Shop

  At one time there were several music shops in Everett. Every one of them folded except Everett Music. The Harmony Shop was one that failed.
• General store - Hadley & Noyes

  The 1902 Everett City Directory lists Edward B. Noyes as a real estate and insurance broker. But fireworks?
• Hardware stores - H.C. Lord

  One of many hardware stores in Everett at the time.
• Restaurants - Gordon's Dining Room

  Where you can always get a good steak !
• Appliance stores - Everett Kitchen Center

  Another long forgotten business from the early 1950s
• Appliance stores - Malden Electric

  Malden Electric Company had a retail store in Everett which carried a large selection of appliances at reasonable prices.
• Tailors - Louie The Tailor/Louis Bloom

  There's Louis, and there's Louie. Who's who? Louie the Tailor at 10a Cottage St. was Louis Arnofsky. Louis Bloom was at 677 Broadway for many years.