Fotomat
Fotomat - Located across from the Brandt Theater at the Port Plaza. Building was about 8ftx5ft in the middle of the parking lot. Have your pictures developed here. Locate it
Fotomat - Located across from the Brandt Theater at the Port Plaza. Building was about 8ftx5ft in the middle of the parking lot. Have your pictures developed here. Locate it
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Path connecting Chapel and Beacon Streets - Many kids on their way to the Belleville School used this path to save time. It exits on both Beacon and Chapel Streets. Locate It
What is for school lunch next week for the following week of May 14, 1983?
Principal - Joseph Donnelly
Teachers mid to late 1970’s
Mr Raymond 4th grade - He was known for saying, “Are you asking me or telling me?” when a student answered a question, and he sensed hesitation in his answer.
Mrs Stromquist (Helen?) 4th grade
Mrs Kirpatrick
Eleanor Griffith [...]
A Little Further Out of Town
As a Newburyporter you probably remember…
Amesbury, Ma
Car Wash - Located at the split of Main St and Merrill St. This was an all wooden structure coin operated do it yourself car wash. I think it was called Merrill’s Car Wash. Locate It
Salisbury Beach, Ma
The Frolics Ballroom [...]
Mr K’s - Located at the 3 roads within a stone’s throw of Atkinson Common. Locate it
Websters Ice Cream - Located next to Riverside Dairy on Merrimac St. Locate it
Emerald Dairy - I believe this was located on Rt 1 near the traffic circle. Please correct me if I am wrong. [...]
Newburyport
JJ Newbury’s - Located on Pleasant st.
In Other Towns
Salisbury, Ma, Cross Roads Plaza established 1952 as the 1st shopping center in Salisbury.
Mammoth Mart, Kings Department Store, Mars Department Store, Stuarts Department Store. All below listed stores occupied the same building location at The Cross Roads Plaza Salisbury, Ma.
Mammoth Mart - A discount department [...]
Jake’s Cafe - Located on Merrimack St next to the former DPW site. I’m not sure why is was called a cafe, but I’m sure someone out there would know. As far as I remember it may have been owned by a gentleman with the last name of Sargeant. As Newburyport developed from a bombed [...]
Parks & Baseball Fields
Since parks and baseball fields are most of the time one in the same, this category includes both.
Cashman Park - Merrimac St next to Towel Silversmiths.
Atkinson Common - Located on High St.
Pioneer League Fields - Field /Includes Hawkes Field, A & B League fields located at 453 Merrimac St. Locate It
Original [...]
Notable Characters of the 1970′ s - 80’s
These were people who stuck out in there own special way and were known of by the general populous of Newburyport for a specific extraordinary reason.
Duncan Chase- 19 Oct 1919 - Sep 1980. Town Drunk. In the 70′d this was a perfectly acceptable title. It may seem harsh [...]
Music Stores
When you weren’t taping a penny onto an order form for your 12 or so free albums, you bought your records from the below stores.
Music Center- Pleasant St. Owned by Norman Jutras. His store also sponsored the baseball team Music Center in the B League of the Pioneer Baseball League. He had the [...]
Barbers
Currently the Razor’s Edge. Prior to that Russ Flynn and Harold Boothroyd owned the business together. Russ moved to Australia with his family around 1977. Harold continued the business as the Razor’s Edge. Located on the corner of Olive and Merrimac St. If you know the name prior to [...]
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