Posts Tagged ‘East Cambridge’
March 4: Confectionary Cambridge: Candy-Making in History and Memory (at capacity!)
Tuesday, March 46-7 pmCambridge Public Library — O’Connell Branch48 6th Street, East Cambridge You’re invited to this special event with History Cambridge’s Beth Folsom and historian Caitlin Hopkins. The local candy-making industry goes back to the 1760s, when an Irish immigrant named John Hannon built a chocolate mill on the Neponset River in Dorchester. For…
Read MoreFeb 22: Foundry Festival
Saturday, February 22, 202511 am-1 pmThe Foundry101 Rogers Street, East Cambridge This year’s Foundry Festival focuses on the theme of “Resilience.” How has the East Cambridge community faced and overcome past challenges, and how can we react to the current climate of uncertainty in ways that will help our community not only survive but thrive?…
Read MoreJanuary 16: History Hang
Thursday, January 1611 am-12 pmO’Connell Branch of the Cambridge Public Library48 6th St, Cambridge, MA 02141Free; just show up! We hope you’ll join us for a new 2025 initative: History Hang. This new program is designed to foster a sense of community among local history enthusiasts. These informal gatherings provide an opportunity for people curious…
Read MoreOur Year of East Cambridge
Over the past two years, History Cambridge has chosen one of Cambridge’s thirteen neighborhoods to explore in depth. Following our examinations of Cambridgeport (2023) and North Cambridge (2024), we will be spending 2025 in East Cambridge, and we welcome the community’s ideas and questions about the neighborhood’s rich history. While we are busy behind the…
Read MoreIn 2025, History Cambridge Explores the East Cambridge Neighborhood
By Beth Folsom, January 2025 Over the past two years, History Cambridge has chosen one of Cambridge’s thirteen neighborhoods to explore in depth. Following our examinations of Cambridgeport (2023) and North Cambridge (2024), we will be spending 2025 in East Cambridge, and we welcome the community’s ideas and questions about the neighborhood’s rich history. The…
Read MoreEast Cambridge History Hub
2025 is our year of East Cambridge See what events we’ve got planned! A Brief History of East Cambridge The area that we now know as East Cambridge was for many centuries largely salt marshes and mud flats which, at low tide, virtually cut the area off from other parts of the city, as well…
Read MoreNew play at Foundry explores a century-old story of women, work and immigration in Cambridge
Women workers at Blake & Knowles Steam Pump in East Cambridge were controversial in 1911. Their story will be staged at that same Foundry this year.
Read MoreCourthouse Seafood (Restaurant & Fish Market)
Years 1912 – 2024 (market); 1987-present (restaurant) Location 498 Cambridge St., East Cambridge Website: https://www.courthouseseafood.com/ History Just a gavel’s throw from the Cambridge Court House used to stand Cambridge’s oldest operating fish market. In the equally-inconspicuous storefront next door, is the restaurant, which opened in 1987 and continues to serve up everything from fish chowder to…
Read MoreThe Foundry and Squirrel Brand Apartments share something: examples of adaptive reuse
Adaptive reuse – revitalizing an existing, often imperfect, structure for new purposes – exists in many forms, but is often good environmentally. From refurbishing building materials to “cultural recycling” of entire structures, it means avoiding complete demolition.
Read MoreChanging Tides in Cambridge Industry
By the early 20th century, Cambridge was an industrial center with a broad array of factories. People from all over the country and the world came to work here. Why?
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