The Linden Mill is from 1892 and is on the first canal.
John S McElwain was the president of Linden Paper. He lived at 209 Linden Street at the corner of Cabot. He owned a few paper mills around Holyoke.
Sanborn map analysis:
Sanborn 1895 map – the previous maps do not cover this area since there is nothing there yet
Holyoke City Hospital was made in 1893 from the donations of wealthy Holyokers.
There have been many hospitals in Holyoke over the years. City Hospital was built in 1890 by the leading industrialists of the city. The hospital had land both in front of and in back of the hospital buildings. There it made winding dirt paths. It also held land across Beech Street. This was acquired by the city in 1907 as an addition to Elmwood Park. Holyoke Medical Center WEB page. (LOCATION)
Sanborn map analysis:
Sanborn map analysis
Sanborn 1884 map shows that the Hutchin’s Hotel is here on the upper floors
Sanborn 1889 map shows that the Hutchin’s Hotel is here on the upper floors
The Bishop Block was owned by the Bishop family for years. It is at 287-289 High Street.
Boston Butter House
By 1915 it is called the O’Connor Building and Edward O’Connor sold clothes.
In 1908 the New York Butter House is here but they would move up to the next block on High Street in later years.
Sanborn map analysis:
Sanborn 1884 map shows a four floor structure in place with the tenant being a pharmacy
Sanborn 1889 map shows a four floor structure
Mountain Park started in 1895 in Northampton just over the border from Holyoke. It was trolley owned from the start. It has evolved through the years to suit the needs of the owners and the community.
Mountain Park was a animal park and a theater area under William Loomis. An extension of the trolley passed along the road above. See the trolley MAP. The trolley ran from Holyoke to Mountain Park every half hour from 6 AM to midnight. The Holyoke Street Railway under Loomis operated the city trolley system. The Mount Tom Rail ran up the mountain. There was a third piece of the trolley route from the park to the base of the mountain.
William Loomis was a great benefactor to Holyoke. He gave his land to the Holyoke Home for the Aged. LINK
View of the drive around Whiting Street Reservoir in 1904.
The Casino has a wonderful history and you can read about it HERE. This is a link to the Jacqueline Lynch book “Comedy and Tragedy on the Mountain”.
In 1929 it changed to a park with many large rides such a roller coaster (under Louis Pellessier) and a Merry-Go-Round. In 1952 it changed again into an Art Deco amusement park with a midway under John Collins. Read about the Mountain Park era from this BOOK.
It closed for good in 1988. For a few years concerts were held here.
The History of Medical Care in Holyoke is a lengthy topic.
| name | reason | location | information | start | end |
| Providence Hospital | general | information | 1873 | ||
| Holyoke Hospital | general | Beech Street | information | 1893 | |
| Carpenter Hospital (Isolation Hospital) | tuberculosis | Cherry Street | information | 1918 | 1937 |
| Clarke Surgical Hospital | Smith’s Ferry | information | 1920 | ||
| Infectious Hospital | infections | Jarvis Avenue | information | 1918 | |
| Municipal Home Hospital | information | ||||
| Pest House | infections | information | |||
| Holyoke Contagious Disease Hospital (Holyoke Sanatorium) | infections | Cherry Street | information | 1912 | 1937 |
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Trolley Parks of Western Massachusetts
| name | information | community | company | start | end |
| Mountain Park | information | Northampton – Holyoke | Holyoke | 1895 | |
| Orient Springs | Pelham | Holyoke | |||
| Berkshire Park | Pittsfield | Berkshire | |||
| Foundation Park | Great Barrington | Berkshire | |||
| Portoosus Lake | Pittsfield | Berkshire | |||
| Valley Park | Adams | Hoosac | 1891 | ||
| Forest Lake Park | Palmer | Springfield | |||
| Pequot Park | Westfield | Springfield | |||
| River Bend Park | Russell | Springfield | |||
| Marshall’s Grove | Easthampton | Northampton | |||
| Hosford’s Grove | Williamsburg | Northampton | |||
| Brookside Park | Orange | Massachusetts Northern | |||
| Wildwood Park | Conway | Conway | |||
The trolley fare structure change a great deal in 1918.
This building does not seem to have a name. Adam Ostrowski had 107 High to be an undertaker business. At 109 High the Ostrowski Brothers ran a saloon. Adam Ostrowski lives as a boarder at 105 High Street.
In 1919 Adam Ostrowski was arrested for selling wood alcohol.
In 1924 he is at Center Street in Chicopee again as an undertaker.
Others
Sanborn map analysis:
Sanborn 1884 map it is 2 floors and has a fruit dealer and a barber
Sanborn 1889 map and same as 1884
Sanborn 1895 map finally it is three floors and has an ice cream maker in back
In the 1882 directory this block at 122 to 124 High Street is called the Donoghue Building.
The Hotel Carmody
then the Hotel Gorman (Edward Gorman)
In 1920 it is the Hotel Polski
In 1922 it is the Hotel Washington
then the Hotel Daley
Sanborn map analysis:
Sanborn 1915 map it is called Hotel Gorman
Sanborn 1949 map it is called Daly’s Hotel
