Old Wolfeboro

barefootbay · 10-12-2020, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

Was the Brook and Bridle inn located in Wolfeboro or on Roberts Cove Rd in Alton? As I recall Bonnie Dunbar's place of that name was in Alton.

Yes,East Alton near Roberts cove. Now owned by Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro.

mcdude · 10-13-2020, 08:40 AM

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Wentworth06 · 10-14-2020, 09:51 PM

Here is an old one from wolfeboro, from my old friends collection

tis · 10-15-2020, 05:49 AM

Wentworth, do you know where that is? Is it Wolfeboro Falls at the junction of 28 and 109A?

Wentworth06 · 10-15-2020, 12:14 PM

He told me it was, but couldn’t confirm myself .heres another from 1916 ,the man on left with hat started one of the first resorts .
Titled a Two hour catch on the original photo.

Wentworth06 · 10-15-2020, 12:19 PM

That photo is interesting .it shows old fire prevention techniques. The beams on the ceiling are chamfered or rounded to prevent flames from catching the edges of the beams. Learned that from the man who gave Me the photos and shad several fires at his resort.

TheTimeTraveler · 10-16-2020, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Top-Water

From some time in the 1950's

For the benefit of the younger Forum members: Yes, we did used to have several pharmacies on Main Street (as seen in the photo).

Also, note the original location of Bradley's Hardware prior to relocating to its current location at 22 Railroad Avenue.

Now does anyone remember what used to be in the 22 Railroad Ave building before Bradley's moved there? I believe it used to be some kind of meat processing facility. Am I correct?

tis · 10-16-2020, 06:20 PM

Yes it was. We called it the Locker Plant.

fatlazyless · 10-16-2020, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

Yes it was. We called it the Locker Plant.

Can you remember Bill Todesco,

www.baker-gagnefuneralhomes.com/obituary/2797483

the butcher at the Wolfeboro Locker Plant sometime before he opened the Sears Catalog Merchant Store in 1966!

tis · 10-17-2020, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Can you remember Bill Todesco,

www.baker-gagnefuneralhomes.com/obituary/2797483

the butcher at the Wolfeboro Locker Plant sometime before he opened the Sears Catalog Merchant Store in 1966!

Of course I do. Before he died he had a little stand like Hot Dog Bob. His was by Spencer Hughes Realty-now called Verani I think.

Sorry, I didn't open the obituary. It said that. I can barely remember the Locker Plant so I don't remember him working there but I do remember going there with my mom and dad.

tis · 10-17-2020, 03:14 PM

Dockside now. At one time
there was a huge building there Owned by the railroad but it burned

Top-Water · 10-17-2020, 04:09 PM

Old Wolfeboro / Deleted

tis · 10-18-2020, 03:43 PM

That does look like a water ski. The tower is the town hall. Brewster would be to the right of the picture.

Top-Water · 10-18-2020, 04:50 PM

Old Wolfeboro / Deleted

ApS · 10-18-2020, 05:54 PM

What is now the Town Hall was donated to Wolfeboro by John Brewster.

Built in 1888, you've got to stand on the sidewalk and take it all in. It's impressive and much grander than it looks from a drive-by.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster_Memorial_Hall

JEEPONLY · 10-19-2020, 02:15 AM

https://books.google.com/books?id=tO...m%20nh&f=false

Top-Water · 10-19-2020, 05:07 AM

Old Wolfeboro / Deleted

Senter Cove Guy · 10-15-2020, 10:57 PM

Why is it that today, immediate downtown on-street parking on North Main Street is parallel and on South Main Street it's diagonal? I'm pretty sure that during the 1950's, it was all parallel.

tis · 10-16-2020, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Senter Cove Guy

Why is it that today, immediate downtown on-street parking on North Main Street is parallel and on South Main Street it's diagonal? I'm pretty sure that during the 1950's, it was all parallel.

Interesting question. But I think it used to be mostly all diagonal. Now it's mixed. Who knows why?????

ApS · 10-16-2020, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by tis

Interesting question. But I think it used to be mostly all diagonal. Now it's mixed. Who knows why?????

There was no room for regular traffic when delivery trucks made their stops?

tis · 10-16-2020, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ApS

There was no room for regular traffic when delivery trucks made their stops?

I assume it was a space thing, yes. But do you remember if they made the sidewalks wider? Also at one point there were elm trees everywhere.

TheTimeTraveler · 10-16-2020, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Top-Water

Love those majestic elm trees!

Stilljester · 10-25-2020, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Top-Water

Let's see it in color....

Top-Water · 10-25-2020, 10:34 PM

Boatlanding

Top-Water · 10-25-2020, 10:43 PM

Maple Hurst Wolfeboro

Top-Water · 10-25-2020, 10:51 PM

Point Maryland

Top-Water · 10-25-2020, 10:56 PM

Vacation Perfection

Top-Water · 10-25-2020, 11:05 PM

The Wolfeboro Lakes

Top-Water · 10-25-2020, 11:10 PM

Lake View Farm

Top-Water · 10-25-2020, 11:32 PM

Buried Treasure

ApS · 10-26-2020, 08:31 AM

"Point Maryland" seems to only exist on this post card.

'Never seen it on a map, or heard any mention of it.

'Good picture of Wolfeboro's "Dockside". I have an early photo taken by my family there, but there was no covered waiting area in the picture. The parked cars "speak" of the early-through-late 1940s, so this was a post-war photograph.

Beyond Rust Pond is Copple Crown Mountain, also rendered as one word--"Copplecrown".
Abandoned "Moose Mountain Ski Slope" was located there, not to be confused with Moose Mountain near Vermont.

Brewster had a nice open campus, but most has been built up. Their endowment must be impressive.

Brewster's "message" has certainly morphed since I attended.

The new (and huge) "Pinckney Boathouse" ($600,000 in 1988) really stuck out along the shoreline! NH 's architects were impressed.

Who was Pinckney, you ask? IDK...

tis · 10-26-2020, 01:10 PM

I never heard of Point Maryland either. Hmmm. Pinckney I believe was somebody who donated the bulk of the money to build the boathouse-from one of the more recent attendees-not back in the older days.

The Lakeview Farm Restaurant was where O's is now and the Inn on Main. It was just above the main building.

Stilljester · 10-28-2020, 02:26 AM

Main Street - 1930's?

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Wentworth06 Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 30 Thanks: 37 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	Sled dog team in wolfeboro Here is an old one from wolfeboro, from my old friends collection Attached Images

10-15-2020, 12:14 PM	#5
Wentworth06 Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 30 Thanks: 37 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	He told me it was, but couldn’t confirm myself .heres another from 1916 ,the man on left with hat started one of the first resorts . Titled a Two hour catch on the original photo. Attached Images

10-15-2020, 12:19 PM	#6
Wentworth06 Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 30 Thanks: 37 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	Brooke and bridle inn. Photo above That photo is interesting .it shows old fire prevention techniques. The beams on the ceiling are chamfered or rounded to prevent flames from catching the edges of the beams. Learned that from the man who gave Me the photos and shad several fires at his resort.

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tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,810 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,469 Times in 1,025 Posts	Wentworth, do you know where that is? Is it Wolfeboro Falls at the junction of 28 and 109A?

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10-16-2020, 06:20 PM	#8
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,810 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,469 Times in 1,025 Posts	Yes it was. We called it the Locker Plant.

10-17-2020, 03:14 PM	#11
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,810 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,469 Times in 1,025 Posts	Dockside now. At one time there was a huge building there Owned by the railroad but it burned

10-18-2020, 03:43 PM	#13
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,810 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,469 Times in 1,025 Posts	That does look like a water ski. The tower is the town hall. Brewster would be to the right of the picture.

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10-18-2020, 05:54 PM	#15
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,978 Thanks: 2,250 Thanked 783 Times in 559 Posts	What is now the Town Hall was donated to Wolfeboro by John Brewster. Built in 1888, you've got to stand on the sidewalk and take it all in. It's impressive and much grander than it looks from a drive-by. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster_Memorial_Hall

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ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,978 Thanks: 2,250 Thanked 783 Times in 559 Posts	Point Maryland? "Point Maryland" seems to only exist on this post card. 'Never seen it on a map, or heard any mention of it. 'Good picture of Wolfeboro's "Dockside". I have an early photo taken by my family there, but there was no covered waiting area in the picture. The parked cars "speak" of the early-through-late 1940s, so this was a post-war photograph. Beyond Rust Pond is Copple Crown Mountain, also rendered as one word--"Copplecrown". Abandoned "Moose Mountain Ski Slope" was located there, not to be confused with Moose Mountain near Vermont. Brewster had a nice open campus, but most has been built up. Their endowment must be impressive. Brewster's "message" has certainly morphed since I attended. The new (and huge) "Pinckney Boathouse" ($600,000 in 1988) really stuck out along the shoreline! NH 's architects were impressed. Who was Pinckney, you ask? IDK...

10-26-2020, 01:10 PM	#32
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,810 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,469 Times in 1,025 Posts	I never heard of Point Maryland either. Hmmm. Pinckney I believe was somebody who donated the bulk of the money to build the boathouse-from one of the more recent attendees-not back in the older days. The Lakeview Farm Restaurant was where O's is now and the Inn on Main. It was just above the main building.

10-28-2020, 02:26 AM	#33
Stilljester Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 61 Thanks: 2 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Main Street - 1930's?