Mystery photos of the month. These are from a group of pictures that were never picked up at the Hopedale Pharmacy after being sent out to be developed decades ago. Let me know if you recognize this family.
I’ve heard from five people about last month’s mystery photos. They identified one of the people as Gladys King. The Kings lived at 54 Bancroft Park beginning in 1965, and were at 59 Bancroft Park after 1973. Some of the pictures were taken in front of 58 Bancroft Park.
The Winter Stroll – December 4
The pictures to the left show what’s left to be seen of the tunnel that ran under Hopedale Street between the Draper shop and the Main office.
This building stood near Hopedale Street between Freedom and Chapel until it was razed in the 1950s. It was both the school and chapel of the Hopedale Community during the 1840s and 1850s. Christmas was celebrated there by Community members during those years. Click here to read some memories of that.
After the flood of 1955 caused a huge amount of destruction in Hopedale, the water continued downstream and became a disaster for Woonsocket, also. The picture shows part of the project that was done after the flood to prevent it from happening again. Click here for more about that, and what it looks like now. See also, the flood at Draper Corporation, and the flood in Spindleville.
The upper two pictures show Hopedale Pond halfway between Freedom Street and the Rustic Bridge. In the one on the lower left, you can see water that has gone over the dam, but not the full width of the dam as it was a few days ago.
With the pond very low, there’s quite a drop in the water level at the beaver dam at the upper end of Hopedale Pond. There must be a lot of pressure on it from the water on the upstream side. Those beavers really know how to build a dam that can stand up to that and not wash away.
Ad sent by my son, DJ. It reminded him of an Atari he bought with his paper route money. He delivered the Milford News on Dutcher Street and the Driftway in 1981 and 1982.
