Interior photographs of Arlington businesses are quite rare, so when this one appeared recently on eBay it was purchased by a donor as a gift to the Society. This inside … Continue reading Park Pharmacy’s 1948 nifty new soda fountain

Interior photographs of Arlington businesses are quite rare, so when this one appeared recently on eBay it was purchased by a donor as a gift to the Society. This inside … Continue reading Park Pharmacy’s 1948 nifty new soda fountain
A recent post to the Arlington List (a local “listserv” subscription mailing list) seeking to know the name of a long-gone sandwich shop where today’s Not Your Average Joe’s … Continue reading 1964: Views of Arlington Center west of Mystic Street
In 1956, many housewives in Arlington were enjoying their first Thanksgiving shopping experience in the “ultra-modern” Publix supermarket that had opened to great fanfare just six months earlier at 905 … Continue reading 60 years ago: “Stop & Shop” building opens
This fall the Kimball Farmer House at 1173 Massachusetts Avenue, recently renovated to create three affordable-housing units by the Housing Corporation of Arlington, welcomed all of its tenants to their … Continue reading Kimball Farmer House
Recent entries from Nina Winn’s 1916 diary include descriptions of her having lunch or reading “on the piazza.” Nowadays, to American-English speakers, the word “piazza” typically conjures thoughts of the … Continue reading On the piazza . . .
Longtime Society member Bill Mahoney, who recently donated this previously unpublished image to our collection, would often remark “If only the photographer would have directed his lens just a little … Continue reading A summer Sunday in Arlington, circa 1905
In the age of social media it is easy to believe that we get caught up in the social tidbits of the lives of others. Perhaps that is true but … Continue reading Social Media in the Age of Newspapers
Crazy quilts in the Victorian era in America were popular for home furnishings in the United States from the 1870’s through the early 1900’s. The American desire for bright, bold asymmetrical designs … Continue reading Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 6
Fashion trends for clothing and home décor come and go today just as they did in the 19th Century. Hexagon based patterns were popular in the 1830s, the 1920s, and … Continue reading Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 5
Elizabeth Russell Rourke donated this quilt to the Arlington Historical society 150 after her great grandfather Jason Russell was killed at his home by British troops on April 19th, 1775 in … Continue reading Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 4