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• Home of the Friends Bread Bakery: Melrose, Mass.

  Was located on the corner of Grove and Main Streets, Melrose, Mass.
• Melrose Cooperative Bank: Melrose, Mass.

  Bank located at 638 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
• Stay in Melrose

  July 4, 1925. Sign on the corner of Main and Upham Street, Melrose, Mass.
• Newhall's Shoe Store: Melrose, Mass.

  Newhall's Shoe Store located on the corner of Main and Upham Street, Melrose, Mass.
• Newhall's Shoe Store: Melrose, Mass.

  Newhall's Shoe Store located on the corner of Main and Upham Street.
• Downtown Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Main street facing towards YMCA on left hand side.
• Melrose City Hall: Melrose, Mass.

  Pre-1936, before a fire destroyed the upper floors and roof of the building.
• Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Main Street and Foster Street, Melrose, Mass. View of banner: " Now is Your Opportunity Enlist, Melrose War Fund Assn."
• Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Corner of Main and Foster Street. Bugbee & Barrett Grocers 484 Main Street, Frank E. Coyle Hardware 490 Main Street, Jesse A. Dill (caterer) 494 Main Street.
• Boots H.G. Fields Shoes Store: Melrose, Mass.

  Written on back: "Father Fields about 519 Main St."
• Ell Pond Gazebo: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the Gazebo at Ell Pond looking east on Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
• Victorian Fair: Melrose, Mass.

  Victorian Fair on Main Street between West Foster and Grove Street in 1998.
• West Foster and Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the corner of West and East Foster and Main Street. Looking east. YMCA pool on the corner of East Foster and Main Street.
• Ell Pond, Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  View of Ell Pond looking south on Main Street. Gazebo in the distance.
• City Hall Urn: Melrose, Mass.

  Urn located in front of the main entrance to City Hall on Essex Street.
• Vietnam Memorial at Ell Pond: Melrose, Mass.

  Memorial located on the Main Street side of the pond.
• Victorian Fair: Melrose, Mass.

  Victorian Fair on Main Street in 1998.
• Downtown Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the west side of Main Street between West Foster and Essex Street.
• Eastern Bank: Melrose, Mass.

  Eastern Bank located at 441 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
• Corner of Main and West Foster Street: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the corner of the west side of Main and West Foster Street. Businesses pictured: Haslam Pharmacy, Blomerth Jewelers, Melrose Army-Navy, Brighams and Shawmut Bank in the 1970s.
• Melrose Town Hall: Melrose, Mass.

  Melrose Town Hall located on the corner of Main and Essex Street. Melrose became a city in 1900, but cars didn't appear on the roads until the teens.
• Corner of Main Street and Foster Street: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the corner of Main and West Foster Street. Stores Pictured: Haslam's Drug Store, Belair's Fine Food s and the the edge of Melrose Army and Navy Store.
• Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Southeast view of Main Street. Lady May Shop, Stearrns & Hill and YMCA on the left. Starbucks is located today in the Lady May Shop building.
• Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Southeast view of Main Street. Sterns & Hill and YMCA on the left.
• Main and Foster Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Hardware store on the corner of Main and Foster Street, the present location of the YMCA pool building.
• Y.M.C.A.: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the Arthur I. Dooley Swimming Pool addition to the Y.M.C.A. 497 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
• Panoramic View of Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Panoramic view of Main Street "taken from Wyoming Heights and the large house in the near right-center was the Houghton house at the corner of Chestnut Street and Mt. Vernon Street. Photograph donated from Dorothy Nash on May 31, 1982."
• City Hall: Melrose, Mass.

  View of City Hall from the southeast side of Main Street.
• Corner of Main, Upham and Essex Streets: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on front and back: "3/3 City Hall Melrose, Cor Essex-Upham and Main Sts. C-1905, C.A. Duncan postcard copy. Carl L. Smith."
• Main Street Looking South: Melrose, Mass.

  View of Stearns and Hill Drugs and Y.M.C.A.
• Main Street Looking North: Melrose, Mass.

  Aerial view of Main Street looking north.
• Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Stereograph card view of businesses on Main Street. Exact location unknown. There is an apothecary shop on right hand side of photograph.
• Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Storefront of Burrell & Swett. Text written on back: "Main St. Melrose about 1891, Melrose Club, [C.C.] Swett, 20 Walton Park, Melrose." About 1891.
• West Side of Main Street Looking North: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "H.J. Perry Hardware, 524 Main Street, Frank Fazio Fruit Co., 528 Main Street, A.D. MacLachlan, Boots & Shoes, 530 Main Street. Picture of Pres. McKinley."
• Frost & Hawes' Grocers: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Frost & Hawes' grocers, 544 Main Street corner Essex."
• Main Street Corner of Essex Street Looking South: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Frost & Hawes' Boston Branch grocers, 542, 544,546 Main Street (corner Essex), Melrose Journal, 536 Main St. (over), Brock Brothers (plumbing & heating & bicycles), 538-540 Main St."
• 3 West Emerson Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Mrs. Benj. R. Upham, 3 West Emerson St., Bill Rupp ran antique store in bottom of Upham House."
• Eastman's Block Looking South: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Fred Clement (dry goods), 537 Main St., Justus Geist, florist, 535 Main St., HM & LW Cross Apothecaries, 531 Main St., Miss NA Hamor Milliner, 529 Main St., W.A. Smith Jewelers & Optician, 529 Main St."
• Dr. & Mrs. Fred H. Morse House: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Dr. & Mrs. Morse, 482 Main St. (Corner of W. Foster). Torn down when bank was built and lumber used to build house way up on East Foster St. Information given by Miss Russo of Grove St. whose father owned house and sold it to bank."
• J.J. Keating Store: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "J.J. Keating (men's outfitters) 512 Main St. Poster in window says 50th Anniversary - Town of Melrose, Thursday, May 3, 1900."
• Burrell & Swett's Block: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Burrell & Swett's Block, east side of Main St., looking south, 523 Main St. to 487 Main St., Melrose Club 517 Main St., Melrose Hardware 509 Main St."
• Looking North from Foster Street

  Text written on back: "S.W. Sing Laundry, 487 Main St., Chandler & Hills (small paper, picture framing, stationary) 489 Main St., YMCA (top floor), Melrose Public Library and Bank looking north from Foster St."
• Y.M.C.A. 1900: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "YMCA decorated for 50th Ann. of Melrose 1900 and Melrose Public Library. YMCA on on top story, Trust Co. & Savings Bank on each side of door."
• Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Photograph taken on Main Street at night looking southward at the intersection of Main and West Foster Street around the holidays. Merrill photo printed on front left corner.
• Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Photograph taken on Main Street at night looking southward at the intersection of Main and West Foster Street. Merrill photo printed on front left corner.
• Historic House,482 Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Historic house located on 482 Main Street on the corner of Main and Foster Street. Text written on back: "Dr. & Mrs. Fred H. Morse, 482 Main St, (corner to Foster). Torn down when bank was built and lumber used to build house way up on East Foster St. - info given by Miss Russo of Grove St. whose father owned house." Stamped: Richard Merrill, photographer, 109 Water Street, Saugus, Mass. 01906.
• Plowing Between City Hall and Main Fire Station: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Plowing Fire Station driveway with "horse power." City Hall in background." Glass plate reprints.
• Main Street about 1898: Melrose, Mass.

  Street view of decorated stores along Main Street. Text written on back: "Chas L., Swett, 20 Walton Pk, Melrose."