The City of Worcester in the Progressive Era

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The City of Worcester in the Progressive Era

• A Then and Now
• Comparison

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Pleasant Street from Main _at_ Harrington Corner
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City Hall Plaza on Main Street
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Worcester Common behind City Hall
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Another view of The Soldiers Monument, rear of
City Hall in Back
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Looking South on Main Street at Franklin Square,
just south of City HallThe Trolley is headed
south, down Main Street Southbridge Street Bears
to the left
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Looking North on Main Street near the Post
OfficeThe City Hall Tower can be seen In the
Middle of the scene Horses, Trolleys and a
Horseless Carriage!
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Looking north on Main Street North of Harrington
Corner toward Lincoln Square
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Looking South on Main Street, Toward City Hall
about halfway between Harrington Corner and
Lincoln Square
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General Devens Statue sits in front of the Court
House on Main Street where Main Street joins
Lincoln Square
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Looking South on Salisbury Street Toward Lincoln
Square from The Worcester Armory
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Armory SquareLooking in the opposite Direction
From the Scene above
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Brittan Square and Hahnemann Hospital
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Grafton Square on Grafton Hill
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Vernon Square- Now Kelley Square at the Foot of
Vernon HillOne the Most Dangerous Intersections
in the CityGirl in the center of the 1st scene
would be quickly on her way to Med Cityif she
attempted that maneuver today
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Correspondence from Johnsons
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Who needs a national biscuit ?
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Watch out for the horses and trolleys
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City Hall and Soldiers Monument
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Worcesters Symphonyat Tuckerman Hall
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A familiar sight in Worcester the Three Decker
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