So, thank the gods for the @internetarchive ! When the #HistoricIpswich website recently went defunct, they had snapshots of most of the pages and historic photographs! Creating PDFs of some of the materials that I thought were gone forever, like this gem!

Yes, they wanted to build a #NuclearMissile silo AND a #NuclearPowerPlant in #IpswichMA! (They built the #NuclearPlant in #SeabrookNH instead)!

https://web.archive.org/web/20210917224630/https://historicipswich.org/2020/01/16/nuclear-ipswich/

#NoNukes #NuclearHistory #MassachusettsHistory #IpswichMassachusetts #NorthShoreHistory

It's time to #BringTheBrooksBustBackToBoston

Read more about the sculpture that was stolen from the Massachusetts State House and is currently in storage at LACMA in Los Angeles ...

Read more here: https://binj.news/2025/11/23/its-time-to-bring-home-this-bust-that-was-stolen-from-the-massachusetts-state-house/

#stolenart
#PublicArt
#MassachusettsHistory
#mapoli

Northeastern University: Northeastern to digitize archive of Boston legend Elma Lewis’ work, chronicling Black art and joy. “The Northeastern University Library is digitizing a treasure trove of archival materials from Boston legend Elma Lewis that will help shine new light on the city’s Black community and arts history. Courtesy of a grant from the city of Boston, archivists from the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/03/northeastern-university-northeastern-to-digitize-archive-of-boston-legend-elma-lewis-work-chronicling-black-art-and-joy/

A legendary 108-year-old roller coaster from Mass. is facing its end — again
Once an icon at Paragon Park in Hull, the wooden coaster found a new life in Maryland. But now its current home is shutting down as well.

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/05/09/a-legendary-108-year-old-roller-coaster-from-mass-is-facing-its-end-again/

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Sam Marks, a Wild One enthusiast from Falls Church, Virginia, said he didn’t have the chance to ride the Giant when it was at Paragon Park. But he did ride it on the first day it was in Maryland. After all, he had a season pass to the park.

He clearly remembers his first ride, saying the roughly 100-foot initial drop delivered a jolt of g-force, followed by a rush of nonstop speed. Riders are lifted from their seats on the two hills, catching bursts of airtime. As the ride seems to settle, it suddenly jerks into a sharp turn, tossing you side to side.

"It was quite a violent ride," Marks said. But, with upgrades, it did eventually smooth out, he said.

Marks met his husband at the amusement park, and the pair loved the ride so much they decided to get married on it.

"We chose the Wild One because it has stood the test of time, and today that time might be up," Marks said.

#MassachusettsHistory #MarylandHistory #RollerCoasters #AmusementParks #SixFlags

There have been several establishments called "Central Square Theatre" (or Theater) over the last century or so. The cinema pictured here at 573 Mass Ave (roughly where the alley next to H-Mart is today) opened in March 1919. It was one of dozens built by Nathan Gordon in his "Olympia" theater circuit. It later became part of the Paramount-Publix theater chain, subsequently run by regional operators Martin Mullin and Sam Pinansky (dba M&P Theaters, later as New England Theatres Inc).

Central Square Theatre closed in 1964. This photo is from late 1954 or early 1955. Photo credit at https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/34238 .

The movie featured on the marquee, Vera Cruz, has the distinction of being the first movie produced using "Superscope" (a widescreen development process that was more cost-effective than Cinemascope, as one could film using standard spherical lenses), and the first US film to be shot entirely on location in Mexico. It starred Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster (also Ernest Borgnine and Charles Bronson). It was released by United Artists on 25 December 1954, did well at the box office, and was influential on later westerns. Mexican authorities allegedly did not like the way Mexicans were portrayed in Vera Cruz, and applied more stringent monitoring during filming of The Magnificent Seven in 1960.

#CambridgeMA #CambridgeHistory #MassachusettsHistory #TheaterHistory #CinemaHistory #BWphotography