Uncategorized – Historical Tours of Greater Holyoke

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

Northern McLean Reservoir

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Hampden Street (Holyoke) businesses

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.

LOCATION

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.