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Description: For the southeast portion of Massachusetts, no mall matched the retail frenzy that the Silver City Galleria produced upon its grand opening on March 1st, 1992. Developed by The Pyramid Companies, the 2-level mall was located in Taunton, Massachusetts, near both Route 140 & Route 24. Originally with 120 stores, the mall brought retail vibrancy to the area for many years, housing many major national retail entities. Due in part to the great recession of 2008, along with multiple ownership changes, the mall was unable to retain a high occupancy rate, despite a major renovation occurring in mid-2014. Foreclosure eventually occurred in May of 2019, with February 29, 2020 being its final day. The mall was demolished on May 9, 2021.
Description: A former restaurant owned by the Nelson family, the Tip Top Cafe was one of South Shore, Massachusetts' favorite places to go for bar pizza and Greek salad. Formerly located at 365 North Main St. in Brockton, MA, Tip Top Cafe hosted lunch, dinner, and private functions with regularity and finesse. The restaurant was eventually sold, and moved to take-out only operations elsewhere in Brockton, before closing altogether. Yet, the experiences of food, fun & family continue to live on. Grab a shirt...and a Greek salad!
Description: This Rhode Island-based dance night club was a prominent weekend social spot for many decades. Formerly located at 1473 Warwick Ave in Warwick, RI, Barry's was the major Providence-alternative for popular music and fun dancing times. Though the building is long gone, the memories of this multi-level facility remain for many former "weekend warriors" of the Rhode Island night life scene.
Description: Greek immigrant Christy Mihos opened the first market in Brockton, MA during 1934. By the 1960's, Peter and James Mihos underwent an expansion by opening multiple convenience locations. During the 1970's, brothers Jim and Christy (grandson of the original Christy) began operating the chain, performing their own further expansion by acquiring the Sunny Corner Farms convenience chain. With locations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, Christy's Markets operated approximately 144 convenience store locations at its peak. By 1998, the Mihos family sold essentially all their locations to the 7-Eleven Corporation. Shortly thereafter, Christy bought nine of their locations back, and rebranded these locations "Christy's of Cape Cod"
Description: At the end of your Green Line trip on the MBTA system, was a store located at 131 Cambridge St. in Cambridge. Attached to the old Lechmere station (which closed in May of 2020) the little store was full of character, food, beverages, and a little of everything for the participating trolley rider.
Description: Back when there was Jordan Marsh, Bradlees, Orange Julius, Child World, Woolworth & more, Westgate Mall was the major shopping destination in and around Brockton, MA. Today, the mall still operates as a successfully relaunched property, but this old-school (version 2) logo will bring you back to the days of boomboxes & jumpsuits.
Description: The Eastern Mass Street Railway was founded in 1919, as a result of a formal reorganization of its predecessor, the Bay State Street Railway. Serving as a primarily streetcar-based service, the company eventually replaced all routes with buses (as was a national trend). In March of 1968, the EMSR was sold to the MBTA, ending almost 50 years of various transit service in Massachusetts.
Description: Founded in 1933 by Joseph Sparr, a pharmacist, Sparr's Drug was a multifaceted establishment located on the corner of Huntington & Longwood Avenues in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, MA. Son, Arthur Sparr, after having served in the military for two years, returned home in 1953 and worked in his father's store. Noticing this drug store was already providing limited offerings of medical supplies, Arthur convinced his father to dedicate the rear of the building for selling medical/surgical supplies, to which he agreed. Sparr's also had a famous lunch counter & full-service soda fountain, appealing to casual & regular customers. Amidst Arthur's slowing down, the store closed in 2002, and the building was sold to Harvard Medical School.
Description: This Rhode Island-based dance night club was a prominent weekend social spot for many decades. Formerly located at 1473 Warwick Ave in Warwick, RI, Barry's was the major Providence-alternative for popular music and fun dancing times. Though the building is long gone, the memories of this multi-level facility remain for many former "weekend warriors" of the Rhode Island night life scene.
