Posts Tagged ‘East Cambridge Childhoods’

Candy Maddalo’s grandparents moved from Palermo, Sicily to East Cambridge. Her father was the first generation here. He worked in the Court House Barbershop from 1951 until he passed away in 2002. Among her childhood memories: “[My father’s barbershop] was open six days a week from 6 in the morning to 6 at night. He…

Fred Fantini was born in Cambridge in 1949. He is a member of the Cambridge School Committee. Among his childhood memories: “In those days like I said my mother would wake us up at 7am and we would be gone for the day. Our street was loaded with kids. I would go up to the…

Jean Raymond has lived in the same house on Thorndike Street in Cambridge for 75 years. Her parents were both born in Nova Scotia. Among her childhood memories: “My sisters worked at the candy factory for a short time. It was called something else before Necco. They also worked somewhere else where they made things…

Dan Percoco was born at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge in 1942. His parents were born in Cambridge, and his grandparents came from Italy. Among his childhood memories: “There used to be a prison down by the courthouse and we used to race our bikes down there. We would look under the gate and see…

In 2009, we interviewed four individuals about their experiences as children in Cambridge. We wanted to document their experiences and use the opportunity of looking back at one’s childhood to draw out memories of Cambridge in a different time and reflect on how the city has changed. The people selected were individuals who had grown…