Main Street

Main Street Commerical Blocks – odd side of street

Colonial Block 1139-1155 Main St 1902

McKinney Building 1121-1127 Main St 1905 Alderman

Bangs Block 1119 Main St 1870

Burbach Block 1113-1115 Main St 1882

Morse Block 1055-1063 Main St 1904

Coomes Block 1049-1051 Main St 1914

Main Street Commerical Blocks – odd side of street

Chicopee National Bank – 1248 Main St 1888

Walker Building – 1228-1244 Main St 1890

Shean Block – 1208-1220 Main St 1927

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company – 1200 Main St 1908

American Braiding Company

American Braiding Company

Behind you on Race Street is the former American Electric Cable Company.  It started as American Braiding Company in 1918 but changed in the 1920s.  They made strong laces and spun cable products. These items included making shoe laces. There was a name change decades ago. In recent history it is owned by Cubit. Holyoke Community College runs it as a culinary arts studio. Also there are residential units. In the basement there are small business units.

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