Beale St. Wollaston, 1980 I shot this photo of Wollaston's Beale Street in 1980 which includes the building (then occupied by World Realty) that is roughly in the area of Howard Johnson's 1925 newspaper and ice cream shop that is mentioned in "The Patriot Ledger"... Read more →
This towering Second Empire Mansardic on Prospect Ave continues to undergo meticulous restoration work. (Photo courtesy of Quincy Daily Photo) The site describes this photo as "This impressive 1870 mansardic towered house at 67 Prospect Ave. is considered a "Second Empire" house because of all... Read more →
Wollaston square circa. 1960. Photo from NQHS Yearbook Postcards From Wollaston I grew up in the Wollaston neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. Quincy adjoins the city of Boston on its southern border and Wollaston is in the northern end of Quincy. The city’s name is pronounced... Read more →
Photo of Me with Ted Williams that my dad shot in Fenway Park in the early 1950's. That's me in the stands wearing Red Sox cap, and Ted Williams is in left field. I’ve been a Boston Red Sox fan as far back as I... Read more →
I shot this photo of a Circa 1940 Divco at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer, North Carolina. It really brought back memories! At the end of my first enlistment, in 1962, I was discharged from the Navy. I tried several jobs during the time... Read more →
In late August of 1954, New England was hit by Hurricane Carol. I grew up in the Wollaston section of Quincy, Massachusetts. My memories of that hurricane have faded, but I do remember some of the fun it provided for a twelve-year-old boy. I enjoyed... Read more →
from Cape Cod Today, June 25, 2010, by Christopher: Called the ‘City of Presidents,’ and the ‘City of Legends,’ Quincy is a city that lives up to that lofty praise. Located only eleven miles south of Boston the seventh largest city in the state is... Read more →
As a kid in Quincy, Mass., I grew up listening to and later watching Don Kent's weather forecasts. I remember many a snowy morning, listening to the Quincy radio station, WJDA, hoping to hear that the snow had caused Quincy schools be closed for the... Read more →
English Mastiff Coming from old New England families and being a dog-lovers, (Helen and I have two Shelties,) I was surprised to learn that the Pilgrims actually brought dogs with them to the new world. This article is from The Patriot Ledger. From The Patriot... Read more →
Mike The Winger of Wollaston I find this article particularly interesting because Polito mentions the street in the Wollaston section of Quincy where I grew up. I too lived on Hillside Ave. and walked down South Central Ave. on my way to school. I never... Read more →