Posts Tagged ‘Inman Square’
May 18: Inman Square events
📣 Double the fun in Inman Square on Sunday, May 18th from 12-4 PM Join History Cambridge for TWO exciting events happening simultaneously: 🍔 Inman Eats & Crafts (Cambridge Street between Springfield & Prospect): Presented by the East Cambridge Business Association (ECBA), indulge in delicious bites from local restaurants (get your Inman Bucks), browse unique…
Read MoreElias Howe’s 1846 sewing machine is example of creativity in Cambridge
By Beth Folsom, 2025 The Inman Eats & Crafts Makers Market set for Sunday celebrates the many creative people and organizations that call Cambridge home. As part of the festival, History Cambridge offers visitors the opportunity to see the first commercially available sewing machine, invented in Cambridge by Elias Howe Jr. in 1846. Building on the work…
Read MoreLGBTQ+ History Hub
This hub is a work in progress. Have some resources to add? Let us know! In This Hub Introduction Cambridge is a well-known leader in LGBTQ+ rights. The city was first in Massachusetts to perform gender-affirming surgery in 1972, and in 2004 it became first in the country to grant same-sex marriage licenses. City government…
Read MoreSteven Ng
Now living in Delaware and managing a consulting firm, Steven is a Cambridge native who grew up in the Inman Square area during the 1970s and ’80s. He recalls buying penny candy at a corner store and trips to Woolworth’s in Central Square. He also remembers the contributions his mother made to the Chinese language…
Read MoreLegal Seafoods
Compiled by Deb Mandel, 2002 Years 1950 – Cambridge Locations 237 Hampshire St., Inman Square 1950 -1980 5 Cambridge St., Kendall Square 1982- present Charles Square, Harvard Square 2003-2020 Website: https://www.legalseafoods.com/about-us History The original “Legal’s” thrived in Inman Square for a generation. This was where locals, including the loyal Julia Child, ate clam…
Read MoreS & S Restaurant
Compiled by Deb Mandel, 2022 Years 1919 – present Location Current Location 1334 Cambridge St., 1935- Previous Locations 1919- 1932- 1298 Cambridge St., 1932- 1935- 1307 Cambridge St. Website: http://www.sandsrestaurant.com/ 1334 Cambridge St. Inman Square History In the decade preceding Cambridge Electric Light Company’s illumination of Cambridge Street, and when trolley tracks ran from here…
Read MoreS&S Restaurant is still serving up the comfort after more than a century in Inman Square
by Deb Mandel, 2022 In the decade preceding Cambridge Electric Light’s illumination of Cambridge Street, when trolley tracks ran from Inman to Porter Square, a little delicatessen began welcoming hungry patrons. From its opening in November 1919, Rebecca “Ma” Edelstein greeted guests with “es and es,” Yiddish for “eat and eat” – the phrase that lent the…
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 MoreSelf-Guided Tours: Mapping Feminist Cambridge
Produced by the Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women, these tours highlight feminist, socialist, and educational institutions that emerged and thrived in Cambridge. Two tours are offered: Inman Square Central Square
Read MoreBusinesses Well Lived: City Girl Café
Starting in 1997, City Girl Café welcomed hungry Cantabrigians with a cozy atmosphere where they could enjoy brunch and dinner or order catering. This black-owned restaurant offered a menu with an Italian flair.
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