Olmsteds in Holyoke presentation


Holyoke Bus Trip
stop | place | location | information |
1 | Congregation Rodphey Sholom | Forer Avenue / 1800 Northampton Street | information (about its cemetery) |
2 | Fairfield Avenue Local Historic District | Fairfield Avenue | information |
3 | Wistariahurst | Cabot Street / Beech Street | information |
4 | Holyoke Public Library | Cabot Street / Chestnut Street | information (not mine) |
stop | place | location | information |
5 | Victory Theatre | Chestnut Street / Suffolk Street | information |
6 | Holyoke City Hall | High Street / Dwight Street | information |
7 | Veterans Park | Hampden Street / Chestnut Street | information |
8 | Richardsonian Train Station | Bowers Street / Lyman Street | information |
9 | Holyoke Canal System | Race Street (near Middle Street) | information |
10 | Holyoke Heritage State Park | Dwight Street | information |
bonus | Holyoke High School | Beech Street | information |
end | Congregation Rodphey Sholom | Forer Avenue / 1800 Northampton Street | information |
In 1927, Hampden Street (Holyoke) had many businesses that were frequented by members of the Doyle family. The year 1927 is chosen since Mary Doyle would have been 10 years old in that year.
907 Hampden Street – Mary Cunningham the druggist was here
911 Hampden Street – Alvin Phillips the grocer was here
Both 907 and 911 Hampden are in the Highland Block (907 to 917 Hampden). The Highland Block is a 1892 Victorian building that had commercial enterprises on the ground floor and residences on the upper floor.
930 Hampden Street – Luchini and Rigali confectioners were here
Sanborn map analysis:
Sanborn 1889 map A and map B and the 1884 map has nothing
Sanborn 1895 map A and map B Highland Block is called the Rigali Block
Ashley Cemetery
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Saint Thomas Cemetery
Paucatuck Cemetery
Old Hadley Cemetery
Holy Rosary Cemtery
Hockanum Cemetery
cemetery tours
Chicopee Street Burying Ground
East Street Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery
Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
Saint Patrick’s Cemetery
Saint Stanislaus Cemetery
Burial Grounds of Chicopee throughout its History (presentation)