Child World advert from 1981 Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right. These articles are strolls down memory lane. In some cases the buildings, but new businesses have replaced them. In other instances, the buildings …
Read More »Who Remembers…Cherry & Webb?
Founded in 1898 and originally located on William Street (Spinner Publications) Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right. These articles are strolls down memory lane. In some cases the buildings, but new businesses have replaced …
Read More »New Bedford’s Forgotten Theaters: The Capitol Theatre
Capitol Theatre in 1973 (Spinner Publications) Here is the second installment of the “New Bedford’s Forgotten Theaters” series. In the inaugural article we covered the series introduction and Allen’s Theater on Acushnet Avenue the street that was simply jam packed with theaters. What made the Avenue financially strong was its …
Read More »Who Remembers…Dialing For Dollars?
Dialing For Dollars began as a radio show in 1939 and grew into a popular franchised television show in the late 1940s. Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right. These articles are strolls down memory …
Read More »240th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party; The Rotch Family’s ‘Dartmouth’
Most Americans are familiar with the Boston Tea Party. If you’ve recently graduated from school, the events may still be fresh in memory, but if you are…ahem, a bit longer in tooth, you may have lost many or most details. Assuming of course, that you aren’t a history buff and …
Read More »Holiday Open House, Meet the Authors and Book-Signing on AHA!
Holiday Open House and Book-Signing on AHA! Night, December 12 from 6pm to 9pm at Spinner Publications, 164 William Street December AHA! Theme ~ “Made in New Bedford!” ◆ Have your books signed and personalized ◆ Meet and chat with the authors ◆ View a display of historical photographs and …
Read More »Who Remembers…The Ann & Hope Outlet?
Ann & Hope Outlets started in 1953 and never closed completely (Squirm114) Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right. These articles are strolls down memory lane. In some cases the buildings may still exist, but …
Read More »Who Remembers…Frates Dairy & Ice Cream?
Frates Dairy & Ice Cream at 2840 Acushnet Avenue (1930-2001) Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right. These articles are strolls down memory lane. In some cases the buildings may still exist, but new businesses …
Read More »Who Remembers…Seven Vintage Commercials?!
It’s Fudgie!!! (AngusMcguyver) Remember all those commercials growing up that made us smile or laugh? There are hundreds of commercials like this and NBG has picked 5 in no special order. Some of these are guaranteed to get you singing along and have the song stuck in your head. All …
Read More »Recycling Is Nothing New; Short History of Recycling
by Anne Staley The History of Recycling I always considered recycling to be a fairly recent phenomenon. Maybe that’s because we tend to associate recycling with environmental degradation, which we all know has become a problem of mammoth proportions in the recent times. So, imagine my surprise when while digging …
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