Posts Tagged ‘East Cambridge’
January 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?
Read MoreJukebox, a community storysharing project
Jukebox is a storytelling project located at the Cambridge Foundry created by socially-engaged multimedia artist Elisa H. Hamilton in partnership with The Loop Lab and Cambridge Arts.
Read More1986 Neighborhood Trivia Hunt
Cambridge has certainly changed over time, and our 1986 trivia hunt shows just how true that is. It serves as a kind of time capsule of our city. Take a trip back in time with this self-guided tour to see how many of these sites are still around. Which ones do you recognize? Which ones…
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