All posts tagged "shopping"
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3.6KScience and NatureSix Lovers Leaps in New England
Lovers leaps are nearly always found in isolated spots where a fall could kill you. They tend to inspire tales of romantic...
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5.6KScience and NatureSix Abandoned Places
What is so appealing about abandoned places? Cyberspace abounds with photos, videos and bloggers waxing elegiac about abandoned old mills, mansions and...
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3.1K2Arts and LeisureSix Art Deco Gems
You don't have to go to Miami or Hollywood for an Art Deco experience. New England has plenty of Art Deco office...
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1.7K4Massachusetts15 Facts About the 1978 Blizzard
The 1978 blizzard started with snow during the morning of February 6. It didn’t stop for 33 hours, dumping two feet of...
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1.3K1MaineThe Eccentric Mainer Who Built the A&P Supermarket Empire
In 1859, George Gilman decided to change careers. At 33 he was an executive in his father's tannery in New York City....
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829Today's History Highlights ArchiveSix Historic Christmasy Towns for the Holidays
So much of New England looks like a Currier and Ives print over the holidays that it was hard to choose the...
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1.4K8Today's History Highlights ArchiveLittle Italy in New England: Some Lost, Some Thriving
Shortly after the American Civil War, a new kind of neighborhood emerged in New England cities: a Little Italy. They were poor,...
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9745Today's History Highlights ArchiveSix Places New England Films Were Shot
New England films number in the hundreds since the turn of the last century, partly because the region provides such rich material...
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815MassachusettsThe 1836 Advice Manual on Dumping a Man, Applying a Leech and Walking Down the Street
Beginning in 1836, many young ladies turned to a popular advice manual, A Young Lady’s Friend, which told them how to dress...
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1.4K25Today's History Highlights ArchiveSix New England Places With a Unique Name
It was a rare town in New England that was given a unique name by the early English and Scots-Irish settlers. Many...