Reading Historical Images
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Baptist Church on Salem Street "Was built ca. 1832." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Baptist Church, Reading, Mass. "When a larger church was needed, members built a new one on Woburn Street, corner of Linden Street, and it was completed in 1884." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Church of the Nazarene 85 Woburn Street, Reading, MA, 01867 -
Church of the Nazarene 900 Main Street, Reading, MA, 01867 -
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd "Woburn and Chute Streets. Built in 1925." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Congregational church fire "Ruins Cong. Church Reading." Written on the photograph.; -
Congregational Church "Rebuilt in 1911." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Bethesda Congregational Church "Woburn Street corner of Sanborn Street. Built ca. 1850." -- From the album containing the photograph -
[Bethesda Congregational Church] "Photo of 'refaced' Bethesda church. Reconstruction work done in 1886. Church burned in 1909. See next page." -- From the album containing the photograph -
First Church of Christ Scientist "Corner of Lowell and Sanborn Streets, completed August 8 1913." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Old South Church "Old South Church, rebuilt after fire, in 1913. Note white clockface." -- From the album containing the photograph -
[Old South Methodist Church] "1905. Note power cables and no telephone wires. Note old clock face is black-opaque with gold-plated brass numerals, not the transilluminated clock of after the fire. Note barrier gate to swing across Salem Street. In my day there was a chain there. I know, I ran into it on my bike at dusk in 1934. Quite an experience." From the album containing the photograph - unknown author. -
[Old South Methodist Church] "1992 photo of Old South Methodist Church from top floor of Community Center" -
The Old South Church 1818 "1945 - Duo-print photogravure by Samuel Chamberlain AIA. Probably 5x7 view camera. Mr. Chamberlain was extremely popular, widely published, highly skilled in both photography of buildings and as an architect. His subjects were mainly wood frame dwellings of the American colonial style." -- From the album containing the photograph -
[Site of first meeting house in Reading, MA] "This stone on Reading Common marks the site of the first meeting house erected in Reading in 1769. That meeting house was moved to Union Street in 1818. It was then called Union Hall and converted to a school. In 1887, Union Hall was again moved. It was cut in half and the two sections were taken to lower Haven Street to become part of the huge Black's Block." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Two views of Old South Church "Taken from the roof of the Community Center." -
Charles Lawn Cemetery "Developed in 1980." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Forest Glen Cemetery "Developed in 1925." -- From the album containing the photograph -
World War [I] memorial "Dedication services May 28, 1939 at the entrance to Laurel Hill Cemetery. Erected in honor of those Reading citizens who served their country in the World War." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Laurel Hill Cemetery entrance "Decoration Day 1871 photo from Stereoptican print." -
Laurel Hill cemetery entrance "Laurel Hill Cemetery belonged to the Old South Church, and in 1853 they voted to give it to the town of Reading. The first burial in the original cemetery was December 7, 1737." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Laurel Hill cemetery "Dedicated October 5 1865, this monument was erected in accordance with the will of Abiel Holden 'to commemorate the deeds and perpetuate the memories of the soldiers of Reading who have been killed in battle or otherwise, or died from disease contracted, or wounds received, while in the service of the United States...'. Mr. Holden bequeated $500 to the town and requested that the town raise another $500, and with the $1000 'shall erect a shaft of Italian marble'. The location in the cemetery of this monument is called Round Hill." -- From the album containing the photograph -
The fire at Paul Doucette's furniture store "Now the site of the Wright Building, Woburn Street." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Old Colony Bank "Old Colony Bank, lower Main Street, now Bank of Boston." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Weston's Greenhouse "Weston's Greenhouse. Main Street and Green Street. Originally on Auburn Street."From the album containing the photograph. -
Jack O'Brien's station "Jack O'Brien's station, Salem Street. 1937 photo." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Purple Door Paint Store "The purple door paint store, 46 Harnden Street, business moved from 164 Haven Street." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Berson Drug Store "Berson Drug Store, Main Street at Pleasant. Was site of Danforth Drug Store." -- From the album containing the photograph -
The 12 mile marker from Boston "Ten-footer located on Haverhill opposite Wakefield Street. Notice '12 mile from Boston' marker." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Ye olden-time shoe shop "This 'ten-footer' is pictured in the 1894 Memorial Book [Proceedings of the 250th anniversary of the ancient town of Redding] on page 311. Location unknown." -- From the album containing the photograph -
The Reading Chronicle press "Establised in 1970, is a daily publication." -- From the album containing the photograph -
View of Ash Street "Photo taken from Reading Chronicle office front walk (pre-Reading Diner)." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Believe it or not! "An oil painting of our own 'Reading Diner' by John Baeder in 1975 book, 'Book of Diners'." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Boston Stove Foundry "John Street" -- from the album containing the photograph -
Ace Art Company "Gould Street Reading MA, manufacturers of Nu-Ace corners." -- From the album containing the photograph -
[Goodall Sanford Mills] "Reading Rubber Mills 1980. Goodall Sanford Mills -plastics." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Mayall's experimental lab "This old foundation is what is left of Mr. Thomas Mayall's experimental laboratory. It stands behind the home at 37 Knollwood Road. Mr. Mayall was the owner of the business known as the Reading Rubber Mill[s], which eventually became the Sanford Mills." From the album containing the photograph, text by Miriam Barclay. Note: Sanford Mills was in an adjacent building to the Reading Rubber Mills. -
[Photograph of S. Harnden's mill yard after fire] "John DeRonde on left, Ardie Parker on right. House at left margin is 30-32 Elliott Street. Next two houses are 215 and 217 Washington Street. House half-hidden by chimney is 92 Green Street, corner of Elliott Street. House behind man in dark suit is 94 Green Street. Smokestack in background is site of Mayall rubber mill, built in 1882." -- From the album containing the photograph, text by Miriam Barclay -
[Photograph of S. Harnden's mill yard after fire] "Twin houses are at the fork of Parker and Haven Streets. House in background is 322 Haven Street, opposite Village Street. Barn to left and back of smoke stack at right edge of photo is in the yard of 309 Haven Street." -- From the album containing the photograph, text by Miriam Barclay -
1854 sketch of S. Harnden's mill yard "Destroyed by fire in April 1884. Sketch of Sylvester Harnden's mill yard. Business was started about 1830. When he died in 1873. the business was continued by Edward Manning. The mill yard was located on East Haven Street from Main Street to where Haven Street joins Parker Street today." -- From the album containing the photograph -
[Photograph of S. Harnden's mill yard after fire] "Location of building rubble in the mill yard is unknown." -
Factory of Henry Austin "Lincoln Street, business circa 1877, plumbing, heating, stoves, bicycles. Copy of photo." From the album containing the photograph. -
Factory of Charles E. Damon Company "Salem Street. Business circa 1874. Neckties." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Horton Manufacturing Company "Prescott Street. 1876, paper boxes and hairbrushes." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Everett Richardson Factory "Berkeley Street, 1886, shoe manufacturers." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Hutchinson's carriage repository "Established in Reading in 1886 on old Brook's estate." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Reading Planing Mill "D. H. Kendall and company, established circa 1840, Salem Street." -- From the album containing the photograph -
J. W. Richardson shoe factory "Highland Street. The building in the foreground is still standing and is a private home." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Samuel Pierce organ pipe factory "Pierce Street. Business established in 1846." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Reading Memorial High School 62 Oakland Road, Reading, MA, 01867 -
Reading Memorial High School 62 Oakland Road, Reading, MA, 01867 -
Aerial view of the Reading Memorial High School Built in 1954. -- From the album containing the photograph -
Austin Preparatory School "Willow Street, incorporated 1961" -- From the album containing the photograph -
Saint Agnes School "Woburn Street built 1951" from the album containing the photograph. -
J. W. Killam School "Charles Street elementary built in 1969." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Arthur W. Coolidge Middle School "Built 1961" -- from the album containing the photograph -
Alice M. Barrow[s] Elementary School "Built 1964 Edgemont Avenue" -- from the album containing the photograph -
The Quannapowitt Playhouse "Hopkins Street" from the album containing the photograph. -
Chestnut Hill School 1941 grades 3 and 4 "Front row left to right: L. Williams F. Elwell L. Alward R. Towle R. Rich J. Lehman R. Holbrook M. Moodie K. Miller M. McNeil D. Shulkey. Middle row left to right: C. Richardson E. Thompson S. Titcombe E. Elwell P. Richardson J. Larson R. Knight R. Anderson A. Sletterink L. Blood N. Johnson B. Castine P. Stevens C. Anderson J. Dagdigian S. Smith. Back row left to right: H. Lander J. Shane R. Berry R. Owen R. Walker M. Hayes B. Brown B. Anderson W. Dear" from the album containing the photograph. -
Quannapowitt Playhouse 55 Hopkins Street, Reading, MA, 01867 -
School 19 years : home 96 years "In 1834, the south school district was formed and erected a house on the corner of Summer and Walnut Streets, the locality of the present one. This was used as a school house till 1853 when it was moved to Washington Street, east of Main Street, and converted into a dwelling. The same year the present house was erected on a piece of common land occupied by the old house." "Three Rs at Hill End by the Bishops" From the album containing the photograph."This house at 167 Washington Street was moved to the spot as one of the first buildings on the residential development on the estate of Edmund Parker. Built in 1834 as a school house, it stood until 1853 on the triangle now bounded by Hopkins and Walnut Streets and Summer Ave. whence it was moved to make way for the Walnut Street (later Chestnut Hill) School." from the Reading Chronicle (undated). -
Chestnut Hill School "This school, now the home of Quannapowitt Players, was originally built in 1854, at the triangle of Summer Avenue and Walnut Street (now known as Leach Park). It was called the Walnut Street Schoolhouse. It was moved to its present location on Hopkins Street in 1883 and renamed Chestnut Hill School." -- From the album containing the photograph -
Reading Poor Farm "Pearl Street torn down in 1939" From the album containing the photograph. -
Reading Poor Farm "Note new Pearl Street school in rear" From the album containing the photograph. -
Pearl Street School Building later became Longwood Place. "Built in 1939 on the site of Reading Poor Farm." -
[Reading Poor Farm] The Reading water tower on Locust Street, familiarly known as the Reading Rocket is visible In background. -
The main entrance to Reading High School "The building was used until 1954, when the increasing school population made the building inadequate. The building then became the Reading Community Center, and then the Schoolhouse Condominiums (1992)." -
Aerial view Reading High School "[Later became Community Center] -
[Aerial views of Reading, Mass., 1965] From the Reading Chronicle files, 1992 -
Reading High School "Sanborn Street, erected 1906." -
The residence of James Wight, Sanborn Street, Reading Later site of Reading High School, which then became the Reading Community Center, then the Schoolhouse Condominiums.;"This house was situated on the lot where Reading High School was built in 1906, on Sanborn Street." -
Joshua Eaton School (Elementary) "Built in 1949. Summer Avenue, corner of Oak Street." -
Birch Meadow Elementary School "Built in 1957." -
Union Street School "Built ca. 1888. Closed ca. 1939." -
First grade at Union Street School Top row: Shirley Peters Gladys Carter Robert Slaten Helen White Muriel Muese Gordon Goss Julia Eastman. Second row: Betty Johnson Slyva [sic] Batchelder James Doucette Blanshi S. Wilson Powers Albert Doucette Betty Acken. Third row: Helen Toussaint Betty Brown Julian Roberts Jackie White Clifford Dow Collina McLeod Pauline Lewis(?). Fourth row: Loraine Surret Carol Nichols George Rolf Robert Ballou Edward Lewis(?) Edith Hathaway Colan Ware. Bottom row: Frances Philips Verlin Webber James Mellon Helen Malanson Robert Fallon Florence Crowl; Composite photo. -
Highland School 1940 second grade "Front row: B. Sansom unknown M. Jigerian E. Flatter M. McSheehy G. Brown S. Sullivan. Back row: B. Johnson J. Baisley J. Crosby P. Connelly A. Whiteneck L. Bryant M. A. Taylor." -
Highland School (elementary) Middlesex Avenue Became Reading Public Library in 1984.;"Built in 1895. Partially destroyed by fire 1957. Closed in 1981." -
Walter S. Parker Junior High School "Open in 1927." -
Walter S. Parker Civil War veteran. From a 1931 Boston Globe cut slip glued to back of photo: "Oldest charter member, First Commander and Present Commander of Veteran Post 194 G.A.R." -
[Reading High School class of 1904 25th reunion] "Reading High School [class of] 25th Anniversary picture Dinner and Meeting at Helen E. Ruggle's, 23 Grand Street, Downtown to local photographers for picture, Back to Grand St. June 1929 -
[Reading High School class of 1904 50th reunion] "Reading High School 1904 - 50th Anniversary Colonial Country Club, Lynnfield Mass. June 13, 1954 June 1954
