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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The building which housed the Lido Cafe is still there. If you look around the front entrance, you can still see remnants of the facade from years ago.
Papa Gino's came to Everett in 1963 as "Piece o' Pizza", a new chain founded in East Boston a couple of years before. People of a certain age will remember the person standing in the front window tossing the dough up in the air.
In 1968 they changed their name to Papa Gino's and expanded all over the northeast. They left Everett in the early 2000s,
Mohawk Motors was also a Ford dealer in addition to being an auto repair shop. One of its locations, Second St. and Revere Beach Parkway, is still being used for auto repair.
George McKinnon moved into the old First National Stores space in 1958, after that store moved to Chelsea. He eventually sold the store to local businessman John "Jackie" Boyle. The store thrived until Star Market opened 2 blocks down the street. McKinnon's held on until the mid-1980s
There were two brothers, William and George McKinnon. William opened a store on the top of Broadway. George moved into the old First National Stores space in Everett Square. In the 1970s William sold his store to Eddie Penta, a former employee of George. The Penta family has since built McKinnon's On the Hill into a successful regional butcher shop with several stores north of Boston.
Years ago consumer goods were made much more sturdy. When something broke down, you had it fixed instead of throwing it out. Charlie Hopkins' Radio and TV store was on Broadway from the late 1940s until the 1970s.
Hope Millinery's locations were a bit off the beaten path. Marian Place, in particular, was an alley between 2 buildings facing Broadway. It disappeared when the buildings were razed to make room for a new Star Market in 1970.
The McLellan Brothers, Ernie and Dick, started out repairing cars on Bow Street in 1922. They eventually moved to Chelsea St. and expanded into servicing boats. They are now in their fourth generation, now known as McLellan Marine.
The Melanson Brothers eventually sold out to Coe Chevrolet. They were there until the 1960s, when a BMW dealership moved in. A Brazilian gracery store currently occupies the space.
The Melanson Brothers owned the first auto dealership at the corner of Chelsea and Cabot Streets. They knew the large plate glass windows facing the street would entice potential buyers to come in and look.
Coggan Hardware was located on Broadway in one of two buildings separated by an alley called Marion Place. Both buildings (and Marion Place) were demolished to make way for Star Market in 1970. Walgreens now occupies the building.
Walsh's Cafe started after World War II and featured Irish music. Eventually they were sold and changed their name to the Irish American Club. It met its demise in the School Street fire in April 1969, and was not rebuilt.
Industrial Bank and Trust was an attempt to set up a local bank in Everett. It was a miserable failure, and several of their officers were indicted for violation of Federal banking laws. Their assets were eventually purchased by the Coolidge Bank and Trust Co. of Watertown.
The original Ideal Market didn't last very long. They were out of business by 1924. A new owner eventually took over the business and it lasted through the Twenties
George R. McCarthy ran the Home Appliance Service on Main St. for 45 years. His other job was Mayor of Everett from 1968 until 1977, when he took a position with the Jimmy Carter administration.
Homer's Bakery opened in 1957. They were good. Elm St. opened about 25 years later in the same place. They were even better. On holidays the line goes down the street and around the corner.
Everett Music had several locations in Everett Square, ending up at 30 Norwood St., after a fire had destroyed their previous site in 1965. They remained there until the owner's retirement in 1999.
Everett Liquor Company started as Everett Malt Co. in 1934, and quickly changed their name. They were at the same location on Chelsea st. until the 1960s
Everett Savings Bank is one of the few local banks that haven't been bought by a larger institution. Now under the name of Eagle Bank, they have been in Everett since 1889.
The car wash on Revere Beach Parkway has been there since the late 1940s. It has had at least 4 different names. It started as Just-a-Minit, became Car Pool at one point, Simoniz, and Sparkling Image. If there are more we are still looking.
After Everett Ignition moved out, 111 Chelsea St. became Eddie's Cities Service. After a few years, it became Don's Cities Service, even though the oil company had changed its name to Citgo. Today the building houses an auto detailer.
Everett Ignition (also a Cities Service station) started out on Chelsea St., at the corner of Winter St., then moved down the street to Everett Ave., the present site of KFC.
Everett Furniture Outlet was founded in 1934, when William Cutler bought the old Outlet Furniture Company . They had a good run in Everett Square, lasting until the 1970s. The 16 inch TV advertised in 1950 for$289.95 adjusted for inflation is nearly $4000.00 in 2023 dollars !
The Enterprise Store in Everett Square had a "rear section" opening up to Norwood Street. They used this section as a "super market", a novel idea at the time.
The Everett Co-Operative bank was founded in 1890 and still exists under the name Everett Bank. Their early directors contained several of the most powerful business people from the early days of Everett
