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Off Season at LeLacheur Park
Although the weather might suggest otherwise, Tony Sampas reminds us that baseball in Lowell is not far away.
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FemNoire: The festival of women playwrights
The folks at Image Theater sent along the following information about FemNoire: The Festival of Women Playwrights” which will be performed this coming Friday and Saturday (March 11 and 12) at the ALL Gallery, 22 Shattuck Street, Lowell: Lowell’s Image Theater proudly presents the festival for women playwrights: Femnoire… two…
Read More »Moses Greeley Parker & telephone numbers
In her post earlier today about Alexander Graham Bell and the invention of the telephone, Marie mentioned that Bell’s good friend (and telephone company investor) Dr Moses Greeley Parker is credited with being the inventor of the telephone numbers. The photo above is of Parker’s mausoleum at the Lowell Cemetery…
Read More »Melting snow plus rain equals a mess
As much as I welcome the arrival of spring, getting rid of all the snow that fell this winter is a dreary prospect. Last night’s heavy rain and high temperatures did much of the job, but the sight of several inches of water flowing through the backyard is annoying. It…
Read More »Lowell Graffiti
Tony Sampas found this interesting message on the Broadway side of the building that used to be Cote’s paint store.
Read More »“Meanderings” by Jim Peters
Frequent contributor Jim Peters is pleased that the snow is melting and spring is coming: This has been one tough winter. How tough was it? I was threatened with being decked out by a guy driving a sports car when my snowblower blew snow in the wrong direction and hit…
Read More »North Chelmsford mill building
Tony Sampas ventured into North Chelmsford to take these photos of the mill building near the corner of Middlesex and Foundry Streets. (Can anyone help us with its name?)
Read More »March 4, 1861: Abraham Lincoln becomes president
Under extremely heavy security that included roof-top sharpshooters and two artillery batteries on the flanks of the US Capitol, Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office 150 years ago today as the 16th President of the United States. In some ways, Lincoln’s ascension to the office was anti-climatic: it was…
Read More »Construction of Judicial Center to begin this summer
The Lowell Sun reports today that work will commence on the city’s new Judicial Center this summer. Expected to cost $175 million dollars and take 30 months to construct at the end of Jackson Street, the new facility will house all court operations in Lowell including Superior, District, Juvenile, Housing…
Read More »St Joseph’s School
Some views of St Joseph’s School at 176 Merrimack Street, from Tony Sampas
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