Watertown Businesses

description - Spring Hotel, Main Street in Watertown Square. However, when Town voted against serving intoxicants in 1880 and after the hotel was raided, the proprietor closed the hotel and built the "spite fence." The Spring Hotel played a major role in the… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Hotel -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 996

description - Kelly's Hotel and old harness shop at corner of Mount Auburn and Arsenal Streets in Watertown Square. The Hotel was managed by Patrick Kelly and later by his widow, Sarah. Once occupied by Thomas Patten. Circa 1916. subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown. ; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Hotel -- Watertown (Mass.).; Harness shop -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 968

description - Trolley tracks in the street. People in the front window. Owned by Francis J. and Thomas E. Hackett. They sold meat, fruit , vegetables and "Belmont sausages." This store was at 7 Galen Street and later (1905) moved to 25 Main Street and in 1921 to… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Watertown Square -- Watertown (Mass.).; Hackett Brothers store -- Watertown… relation - Identifier - figure 966

description - Watertown Savings Bank building at 60 Main Street. Chamber of Commerce shared the first floor. Located on Main Street. subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).Main Street -- Watertown (Mass.).; Saving bank -- Watertown (Mass.).; Chamber… relation - Identifier - figure 945

description - McLauthlin's Bookstore, job printer, stationery, circulating library and fancy goods. Started by Charles C. and later by his widow Mary until 1911 when she died. Her sons then took over the business. Joseph F. Torre's fruit stand. Torre started as a… subject - Torre, Joe -- d.1927.; Torre, Matilda -- d. 1903.; Torre, Mary -- d. 1940.; Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).;… relation - Identifier - figure 932

description - 268 Arlington Street. Original building was the Coolidge Homestead built in 1851 by John Coolidge Jr., later it was remodeled and enlarged in 1954. It is still standing 2012. subject - Elks -- fraternal social organization.; Coolidge -- Homestead.; relation - Identifier - figure 93

description - Pequossette Hall, E. M. Loew's Strand Theater and Watertown Square Theater on Galen Street, affectionately known as the "Flea Box". Later E.M. Loew rebuilt the 30 year old theater which suffered from a fire for $40,000 and renamed it the Watertown… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 90

description - Grist Mill, demolished May 1906 (not 1898). Built in 1634 on the Mill Creek and moved to this location (Watertown Square, across from Spring Street) sometime later. In the interim, the mill was destroyed by fire in 1840 or 1841 and rebuilt, with… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Grist mill -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 887

description - Miller at work - pile of sacks waiting to be filled. subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Grist mill -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 884

description - First Lewando's Building, cleaning and dyeing business established 1828. Sign at top of building reads "French Dyer, Steam Scourer". Lewando?s French Dying and Cleansing Establishment cleanses and dyes all kinds of fabrics and materials used as… subject - Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Business.; Commerce. ; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Industry -- Watertown (Mass.).; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Lewando's --… relation - Identifier - figure 880

description - Belmont Street at the corner of Sycamore. In 2012 it is Alden Lock and Security, founded in 1983 by Charles P. Alden . subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 6036

description - Started in 1888, a group of men who met monthly to attract businesses to Watertown including Hood Rubber Company, much like a combination of a chamber of commerce and the Rotary Club. The goal was to encourage "social and business betterment." 60… subject - Young Men's Assembly -- Watertown (Mass.).; Davidson, Albert O.; Robbins, John L.; Priest, George E.; Richardson, William G. Rev.; Crawford, Fred E.; Mason, Charles.; Emerson, Thomas P.; Whiting, Moses.; Whitney, Solon F. ; Cleveland, L. Sidney.;… relation - Identifier - figure 601

description - Coolidge Tavern, corner of Galen and Watertown Streets. Kept by widow Dorothy Coolidge in 1775, demolished in 1918 to provide space for mass-transit car barns. The sign on the tree says " Watertown St. and West Newton Wellesley Natick" with a hand… subject - Galen Street -- Watertown (Mass.).; Watertown Street -- Watertown(Mass.).; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 481

description - 650 Mt Auburn Street. Marquee: "Never wave at a WAC" with Roslin Russell and Paul Douglas (1952) and "Taxi" with Dan Dailey (1953). Mary Connor was the manager in 1939. subject - Small business -- United States. ; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Theaters -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 4572

description - H.P. Hood & Sons on Pleasant Street. H.P. Hood is an American dairy company based in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Hood was founded in 1846 in Charlestown, Massachusetts by Harvey Perley Hood. subject - Small business -- United States.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Railroads --… relation - Identifier - figure 4570

description - One block west of Coolidge Theatre block. Rand's Pharmacy in center, 632 Mt Auburn Street. subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Pharmacies -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 4568

description - 630 Mt Auburn Street. John W. Barrett, Insurance Group later owned by his son, Francis L. Barrett. Coolidge Theater on the far right. subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Theaters -- Watertown (Mass.).; Barrett, John W.; relation - Identifier - figure 4566

description - Main Street, Watertown Square. Toyland is to the right and next to that is Woolworth. The F.W. Woolworth Co. had the first five-and-dime stores, which sold discounted general merchandise at fixed prices, usually five or ten cents, undercutting the… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Department stores -- Watertown (Mass.).; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 4552

description - Watertown Homes, Inc. Office (post-war Veteran housing). 50 Hunt Street, October 11, 1949. subject - Housing -- Watertown, (Mass.).; Veterans -- Watertown, (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 4513

description - 1 Louise Street, Watertown -next to the Pioneer Food Store. subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Drug stores -- Watertown (Mass.).; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 4512