Union Ave 1950
Memorial Square as it looked around 1950, in a photograph published in the Framingham News in 1954. The Memorial Building was built in 1928-1929. Planners made sure that its erection conformed to conditions laid down in the will of David Nevins, who died in the summer of 1898. Mr Nevins will stated that Framingham should receive $100,000 for a new town hall to be named in his honor if his wife died and if his adopted daughter passed on without issue. The adopted daughter, Miss Elsie Nevins died Jan 3, 1954. The town treasurer, Albert E. Cole received the check from the Nevins estate.
In this photo, you can just see the edge of the Fitts Market Building, which was a Brockleman’s Market in 1950 and at some point in time, a Stop & Shop. Brockleman’s moved to Shoppers World in 1951. The recent renovation of the facade of this building, was one of downtown’s most impressive projects in recent years, showing the dedication of the Fitts family for the future of Framingham.
dee sheehan said,
February 28, 2007 at 9:41 pm
wouldnt it be nice if traffic downtown was like the above picture.not bad. and we wouldnt have to tolerate lights; get a green light when you are stopped and when one starts to proceed, turns red. just horrendous. my dad always told me i would be
pushing up daisies when they eliminated the railroad crossing. ce sera.