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WALTHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY
3 4867 00436 1731
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Insurance Mortgages
Construction Developing
THOMAS A. JOYCE
Real Estate Investments
Factory Sites
Appraising
Homes Built To Order
Thomas A. Joyce Realty Trust
Parmenter Park Highly Restricted Residential Location Lots Sold on Very Conve
135 Moody Street ,
Telephone WALtham
For Reference
Not to be taken
from this library
WALTHAM TELEPHONE WALtha PUBLIC LIBRARY CANTON LOW CO.
American-Chinese Restaurant
This is the only RESTAURANT in WALTHAM Where Good, Consistent Service is Given
334-336 MOODY ST., WALTHAM, MASS.
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CARR'S
Automotive Electrician STARTER AND GENERATOR REPAIRS BATTERY SERVICE
Seiberling Tires
712 MAIN STREET - WALTHAM Phone WALtham 3499
Barnes & Beal CIVIL ENGINEERS
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National Bank Building WALTHAM, MASS. Telephone WAL tham 0584 297 Walnut St., Newtonville Telephone NEW ton North 4755
WELD I. SMITH
Watches and Watch Repairing ALL MAKES
12
HAMILTON
2
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National Bank Building
WALTHAM, MASS.
Telephone WAL tham 0584
The City Directory
Does not compete with any other advertising medium, but supplements and complements all other forms of mer- cantile publicity.
Intelligent Directory Advertising describes desirable mer- chandise attractively and directs you to the door of the man who has it for sale.
Department of Public Welfare. The Waltham Directory
MASSACHUSETTS
1928-1929
Containing
Alphabetical Section (Page 165) Gives names, occupations and addresses of all men and women, eighteen years old or over, and all business houses. Dates of deaths during the previous year are given, and where possible, the addresses of people who have moved to other cities. The names of partners in firms are given in this department (the wife's name being in parentheses) with much other information that cannot be found elsewhere.
Business Directory (Page 561) All business houses, individuals in business for them- selves, and professional men are listed without charge under the heading that best de- scribes them. The more progressive houses, realizing that it pays to be easily found, pay a nominal charge for special listings in heavy type, under every heading where a buyer might look for them, cross-indexed to a descriptive space in the "reference section."
House Directory (Page 401) A list of Householders and Places of Business arranged in numerical order upon their respective streets. The Streets are arranged in alphabetical order. The location of Intersecting Streets is clearly shown at the actual numbers where they intersect.
Advertising Department (Page 65) Where more information than is possible to give under the headings is placed on file for buyer's and seller's reference. The value of this department cannot be estimated. It is an index of the best business interests of the city, and stands for them and the city in reference libraries all over the country, as well as on the desks of progressive business men. It is accessible to everybody, and the log- ical place to look for specific information. This probably explains why no other form of publicity is so generally endorsed by business men, as a glance at this department will show.
Map (Opposite) The clearest map ever made of the city, on a scale large enough to see, and small enough to be handled easily.
Miscellaneous Information (Page 15) Organization of City Departments, giving offi- cers-Cemeteries-Post Office branches-Parcel Post zones and rates-Churches and ministers-Societies, Institutions, etc., with officers-Courts-Population tables- Calendar, etc.
(For detailed Index to Contents, see page 4)
SAMPSON & MURDOCK COMPANY
Established 1846
BOSTON, MASS
RC
BONO
PUBLICO
AMERICAN
VOLUME
1898
IV
DIRECTORY
PUBLISHERS
PRICE, $6.00
COPYRIGHT, 1928. SAMPSON & MURDOCK CO., BOSTON, MASS
Printed in the U. S. A.
377 BROADWAY
ASSN OF NORTH
CALENDAR 1928
JANUARY
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DECEMBER
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CALENDAR 1929
JANUARY
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JUNE
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
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NOVEMBER
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NAMES IN THE WALTHAM DIRECTORY
*Number of Names in General Directory of 1929 20,269
Number of Names in General Directory of 1927. 20,083
Increase in Names. 186
*This number includes the names of 722 persons who have died or removed rom the city since the 1927 Directory was issued, with date of death, etc.
PUBLISHERS' NOTE
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C
CARR'S
Automotive Electrician STARTER AND GENERATOR REPAIRS BATTERY SERVICE
Seiberling Tires
712 MAIN STREET - WALTHAM Phone WALtham 3499
Barnes & Beal
CIVIL ENGINEERS
ROWLAND H
BARNES
HEN
R
HENRY F. BEAL
CIVIL
NEERS
National Bank Building WALTHAM, MASS. Telephone WAL tham 0584 297 Walnut St., Newtonville Telephone NEW ton North 4755
WELD I. SMITH
Watches and Watch Repairing
ALL MAKES
12
10
2
9
3
8
4
5
National Bank Building
WALTHAM, MASS.
Telephone WAL tham 0584
The City Directory
Does not compete with any other advertising medium, but supplements and complements all other forms of mer- cantile publicity.
Intelligent Directory Advertising describes desirable mer- chandise attractively and directs you to the door of the man who has it for sale.
1
HAMILTON
Department of Public Welfare. The Waltham Directory
MASSACHUSETTS
1928-1929
Containing
Alphabetical Section (Page 165) Gives names, occupations and addresses of all men and women, eighteen years old or over, and all business houses. Dates of deaths during the previous year are given, and where possible, the addresses of people who have moved to other cities. The names of partners in firms are given in this department (the wife's name being in parentheses) with much other information that cannot be found elsewhere.
Business Directory (Page 561) All business houses, individuals in business for them- selves, and professional men are listed without charge under the heading that best de- scribes them. The more progressive houses, realizing that it pays to be easily found, pay a nominal charge for special listings in heavy type, under every heading where a buyer might look for them, cross-indexed to a descriptive space in the "reference section."
House Directory (Page 401) A list of Householders and Places of Business arranged in numerical order upon their respective streets. The Streets are arranged in alphabetical order. The location of Intersecting Streets is clearly shown at the actual numbers where they intersect.
Advertising Department (Page 65) Where more information than is possible to give under the headings is placed on file for buyer's and seller's reference. The value of this department cannot be estimated. It is an index of the best business interests of the city, and stands for them and the city in reference libraries all over the country, as well as on the desks of progressive business men. It is accessible to everybody, and the log- ical place to look for specific information. This probably explains why no other form of publicity is so generally endorsed by business men, as a glance at this department will show.
Map (Opposite) The clearest map ever made of the city, on a scale large enough to see, and small enough to be handled easily.
Miscellaneous Information (Page 15) Organization of City Departments, giving offi- cers-Cemeteries-Post Office branches-Parcel Post zones and rates-Churches and ministers-Societies, Institutions, etc., with officers-Courts-Population tables- Calendar, etc.
(For detailed Index to Contents, see page 4)
SAMPSON & MURDOCK COMPANY
377 BROADWAY
BOSTON, MASS
ASSN OF NORTH
PRO BONO RBLICO
AMERICAN
VOLUME
1898
IV
IREC
DIRECTRECORE
PUBLISHERS
PRICE, $6.00
COPYRIGHT, 1928. SAMPSON & MURDOCK CO., BOSTON, MASS
Printed in the U. S. A.
Established 1846
CTORY
INDEX TO CONTENTS
PAGE
PAGE
Abbreviations. .165, 401
Music Teachers 583
Advertisers' Index.
5
New England Order of Protection 47
Advertising Department
65
Newspapers. 584
American Legion.
42
Notaries Public 584
Army & Navy Union. 43
Nurses 585
Assessors. 17
Odd Fellows. 44,46
Association of North American Direc- tory Publishers. 387
Parks & Playgrounds 61
Associations. 35
Parochial Schools 29
Attendance Officers.
29
Patrons of Husbandry 47
Banks. 564
Permits & Licenses 13
Blocks, Buildings, &c.
62
Physicians. 587
Board of Health.
16
Police Court. 18
Business Directory
561
Police Department. 18
Calendar.
2
Population.
11
Cemeteries.
61
Post Office.
57
Census.
11
Postage Rates.
57
Chamber of Commerce.
39
Probate Court ..
53
Churches.
32
Public Administrators.
51
City Government.
15
Public Library
30
Clergymen. 32,569
Public Schools. 24
Clubs.
36
Pythian Sisters. 47
Constables.
16
Railway Stations.
61
Contractors.
570
Rates of Postage. 57
Co-operative Banks.
564
Real Estate Dealers. 589
County Officers.
49
Red Cross 35
Courts.
51
Registrars of Voters
18
Daughters of StGeorge.
44
Royal Arcanum 47
District Court.
51
Safe Deposit Companies. 590
Eagles.
44
Salvation Army 35
Elks.
43
Savings Banks.
564
Express Companies
573
School Committee 24
Fire Alarm Boxes.
20
School Holidays 25
Fire Department.
19
Schools .24,590
Foresters. 43, 45, 47
Sheriff and Deputies 49
Fraternal Aid Union
43
Sinking Fund Commissioners. 17
Fraternal Societies.
42
Societies and Associations 35
Gas Light Company
575
State Officers. 53
Good Templars.
44
Statistical Review 7
Grand Army of the Republic
44
Street Directory 401
Halls.
62
Sunday School Superintendents 32
Hibernians.
43
Superior Court 52
Home for Aged Women.
37
Supreme Court. 51
Hospitals.
31,578
Hotels.
578
Telegraph Offices. 593
House Directory.
401
Telephone Offices. 593
Improved Order Red Men.
44
Training School for Nurses. 30
Index to Advertisements.
5
Trial Justices. 51
Insurance Companies and Agents
579
Trust Companies. 594
Justices of the Peace.
50
Trust Funds .18
Knights of Columbus.
45
Undertakers 594
Knights of Pythias
45
United Spanish War Veterans. 48
Land Court. 53
United States Government. 56
Library.
30
United Workmen. 43
Loyal Order of Moose
45
Walter E Fernald State School. 29
Masonic Societies.
46
Waltham Baby Hospital. 31
Massachusetts Government
53
Waltham Hospital. 31
Masters in Chancery.
50
Waltham Public Library 30
Medical Examiners. 51 Waltham School for Girls 30
Middlesex County Officers. 49
Wards.
63
Military.
49 Woman's Relief Corps 49
(4)
Teachers 25
United States Courts. 51
Lawyers 580
Odd Ladies 48
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
PAGE
A B C Auto & Truck Paint Shop rear
Waldorf Theatre, Elm st off Main. . 75
Alcazar Restaurant & Coffee House
481 Moody.
127
Alcorn-Padelford Machine Co 6 Water 112 Allen Thomas M R 463 Main opp New-
ton.
91
Anderson Conservatories 381 Moody .. 93
Ball A T 609 Main. 130
Ball Lillian G 744 Main. 80
Barker Geo J Lumber Co 649 Main.
109
Barnes & Beal, National Bank bldg
637 Main.
front colored C
Barry Printing Co Music Hall av. 124
Bartlett Ball 903 Main.
73
Berry Fred S 141 South 133
Berry's Inc 386 Moody.
101
Bigham & Sons 259 South 75
Bleachery Fuel Co office 200 Moody. . 84
Blomberge Carl D 105 Moody .. 83
Boston Consolidated Gas Co 210
Moody 127
Bradley R P & Son 30 Crafts. 86
Broderick Patrick S 364 Moody
107
Brown & Benson 433 Moody ..
125
Business Letter Shop 680 Main.
112
Canton Low Co 334-336 Moody
front colored B
Carpenter Frank V 14 Buxton lane ..
126
Carr's 712 Main ..
.front colored C
Carter Electric Co 835A Main
92
Carter Geo O & Co 342 Moody ..
91
Cedar Hill Farm Inc, Kendal Green
Weston Mass ..
115
Cerasa Concezio 37 River West New- ton. 88
Chamber of Commerce 613 Main.
back colored X
Clark Chester H 679 Main ..
96
Clark George A 29 Spruce.
135
Clarkson Furniture Co 600 Main.
99
Cobb Clifford S Co 243-251 Moody ..
front cover 91 and 115
Colantropo S 153 Calvary
88
Collins John C 681 Main.
107
Connors Lawrence A 32 Spruce.
92
Coolidge Dye House Inc 434 Moody inside back cover
Corney & Bunten Co 373 Moody.
96
Cunniffe John L 14 Carleton rd. 87
Cushing J Co 22 Felton. 95
Cushman Frank V 153 Webster West Newton. 82
Delaney J B & Son 79 Francis.
89
Dennen Hollis E 411 Moody.
126
Dowd & French 680 Main rm 11
107
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Dunbrack Tool & Die Co Inc 106 Alder. 111 Dunder Martha C School of Dancing 3 Lexington cor Main. 130 Dunder Mathilda Mrs 3 Lexington cor Main opp City Hall. 95
Edgar William W Co 541 Trapelo rd Waverley. 93
Elizabeth Candy Shops The 416 Moody
86
Ellis Martin & Co office 29 Winn, Wo-
burn.
82
Farmer's Inc 220 Moody
86
Ferguson & Company Inc 216 Newton
89
Ferson E E Son Co 15 Grant ..
119
First Church of Christ Scientist of
Newton, Walnut corner Otis New-
tonville. .
83
Fisher's Ginger Ale Co Inc 60 Woerd
av. .
81
Ford Mary C 471 Main.
SO
Foster Edward Morse 221 Moody ..
122
Fox Furniture Co 292 Centre Newton.
back cover and 98
Frankina Joseph 657 Main ..
125
Fuelite Natural Gas Corp 705 Main. .
back colored Y
Gill Robert E 17 Clinton
117
Gray Andrew W 22 Derby
87
Gray's Furniture Co Inc 621 Moody. .
100
Griff Furniture Co 284 Moody
101
Hall Henry C Stores 265 Moody.
back cover and 90
Harrington John J 657 Main.
66
Havey Michael J 245 High.
front edge and 116
Household Fuel Corp 688A Main ..
85
Ideal Concrete Block Co 232 Lexing-
ton.
89
John Hancock Mutual Life Ins Co 740
Main.
105
Johnston Charles J Jr 868 Main.
70
Jones Ralston P 899 Main.
68
Jordan Furniture Co 278 Moody
100
Joubert George W 72 Pine
133
Joyce Thomas A 135 Moody.
front colored B
Keane M & Son 30 Elm.
117
Keefe Patrick J 22 Lyman.
128
Keith G Lafayette 119 Adams.
87
Kelly Geo I Inc 429 Moody
Kirwin Fred H 588 Main.
123
Libby Bros 158 Lexington .
111
Lituri Charles 11 Crescent.
97
Lituri F C 13 Crescent.
109
McCaul R L & Co 15 Summer av
123
McGennis Florence M Mrs 878 Main. 91
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
PAGE
PAGE
MacGregor Garage Inc The 580-582
Main. 68
MacKelvey Wm Inc 173 High. 70
MacNeill Charles A 634 Moody near Brown. 120
McPherson Levi E 955 Main. 71
Madden W J 11 Myrtle. 75
Magnuson A 63 Orange.
120B
Main Street Service Station Inc 1013 Main. 71
Marcy Coal Co Inc 141 Moody
84
Maxwell Earl O 58-62 Adams. top end and 67
Metropolitan Life Ins Co 680 Main ...
inside back cover and 104
Miller William R 21 Cherry
135
Mitchell & Corcoran 13-15 Whitney av. 123
Mooney Frank J 740 Main.
104
Mooney John J 749 Main.
135
Moore's Express 68 Grant.
95
Nanking Restaurant 659 Main.
127
O'Malley P J 72 Massasoit
88
O'Neil Joseph H, Lawrence bldg 681 Main. 119
Paul & Eaton 49 Moody
117
Pearce Fred A 571 Main. 81
Perkins D E 419 Moody 125
Potter Press The 537 South.
129
Pureoxia Company The 110 Norway Boston. S1
Quirk Edward S Co 9S Maple 73
Rand James M 56 Maple .. 86
Reade Charles L 22 Common
134
Richardson Frank W 698 Main ..
96
Riverside Paint & Varnish Co Inc 87 Rumford av. 121
Robbins & Moulton Co Inc 584 Moody 69
Rooney Leonard J 7 Moody 105
Salvucci Peter 55 Pond. 88
Sampson & Murdock Co Boston.
164
Sampson & Murdock Co Direct Mail
Division Boston.
113
Schuman & Vining 26 Crescent. 109
Seip H F 111 Ash.
72
Simpson Alfred F 837A Main.
73
Sinclair Warren 412 Moody
126
Smith Weld I, National Bank bldg 637 Main .front colored C Sparkling Cleansers & Dyers 771 Main 83
Spencer Herbert T 15 Elm. 101
Stearns Charles A 311 Beaver.
92
Stone Howard L 1295 Main.
115
Stone & Knight Co 694 Main.
81
Stroum N Furniture Co 428 Moody .. front colored A
Sullivan Battery Station 1025 Main ... 74 Swanson's Walthanı Express 25 Den-
nison.
.front colored A
Taylor Wilfred L 696 Main. .
133
Thomson Judson L Mfg Co South nr
Roberts station.
127
Totten J & Sons Co r 74 Bacon
103
Travis & Gallagher Co 42 Felton S2
Trudeau H J & Co 707 Main. 95 Vecto Heaters 833 Main. 97
Walsh Arthur A 211 Moody S7
Waltham Auto Electric Co 588 Moody 74 Waltham Buick Co 387 Main. 69
Waltham Chamber of Commerce 613 Main back colored X
Waltham Coal Co 633 Main front cover and S5
Waltham
Co-operative
Bank
45
Moody ..
. back cover and 76
Waltham Electric Welding & Iron Works rear 21 Crescent. 136
Waltham Foundry Co 71 Felton
94
Waltham Ice Co 200 Prospect.
102
Waltham Jewelry Co 427 Moody.
106
Waltham Lumber Co 217 Lexington ... back bone and 110
Waltham Machine Works 296 Newton
cor High
111
Waltham National Bank 637 Main .... bottom end and 78
Waltham News-Tribune 18 Pine ..
118
Waltham Plumbing & Heating Supply Co 869 Main. 124
Waltham Publishing Co 18 Pine ..
118
Waltham Real Estate Exchange 309 and 355 Moody 126
Waltham Savings Bank 702 Main.
77
Waltham Tire Exchange 913 Main.
72
Waltham Trust Co 23 Moody. front cover and 78
Waltham Wall Paper & Paint Co 591 Main. 121
Waltham Yellow Cab Co Inc, B & M
station, Carter st. .
131
Watch City Cleansers & Dyers 19 Com- mon. 83
Watch City Co-operative Bank 7 Moody. 79
Watch City Taxi 673 Main.
130
Waverley Lumber Co, Thayer rd Wa-
verley
insert opp 87
Waverley Trust Company 482 Trapelo
rd Waverley
79
Webster Lumber Co (W A) 14S Wal- tham, Watertown 109
Webster Studio 211 Moody
122
Wellcome F D & Son 95 Riverview av
97
Wentworth Freedom & Sons 4 Cutler ct. 134
Weston H E Jewelry Co 316 Moody .. 106
Whitney Harold F 24 Common.
71
Whittemore Harvey F 47 Worcester
lane.
93
Winchester Laundry Division of the
New England Laundries Inc 164
Galen Newton.
106
Wollrath & Sons 139 Beaver.
93
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City Directory Statistical Review
Suggested and Planned by American Community Advertising Association Adopted by Association of North American Directory Publishers
WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Form of Government: Mayor and Council; Council consists of four councillors-at- large, and seven councillors, one from each ward, elected biennially.
Population: State census of 1925, 34,746; estimated 1928, 38,000.
Area: 13.56 square miles.
Altitude: 67 feet.
Assessed Valuation : $55,184,450 with $31 tax per thousand.
White Population: 38,000.
Colored Population: 380.
White Population of Age: Males, 18,000. Females, 20,000.
Number of All Males: 18,000. And of All Females: 20,000.
Native Born Population: 73.6 per cent of whole population.
Predominating Nationalities in City: American, Canadian, Italian, French-Canadian.
Parks: Fifteen with 253 acres valued at $1,069,500.
City's Bonded Debt: $2,392,500.
Financial: One bank and one trust company with total deposits of $13,557,117.16, and resources $16,099,310.97. One Savings Bank with total deposits of $9,078,785.
Post Office Receipts for Year Ending June 30, 1928: $141,062.63. Telephones in Service: 7,002.
Church Buildings: Nineteen.
Building and Construction: Value of building permits $2,428,040.
Real Estate Transfers: 1,000. Number of homes, 8,492.
Industry: Number of establishments 115.
Trade: Territory (Retail) serves 200,000 people within the trading area covering a radius of fifteen miles.
City Served by: Six railroad lines.
Amusements: Largest theatre or auditorium seats 2,500 people. There are four theatres, with a total seating capacity of 5,197 people.
Hospitals: Three with 187 beds.
Education: Number of schools, twenty-five including three high schools and three parochial schools. Number of pupils in public schools 4,936, in private Schools 1,85S. Total number of teachers in public schools 200.
Libraries: There are 77,898 volumes in the libraries of the city.
City Statistics: Total street mileage 69,257, with 47.768 miles paved, and two miles under construction or ordered. Miles of sewers, 53.45. Capacity of water works (municipal) 8,000,000 gallons, daily average pump of 2,179,915 gallons, with 78.12 miles of mains and value of plant estimated at $1,464,618.30. Fire de- partment employs seventy-eight men with following motor equipment: ten autos, two engines, three hose and chemical wagons, two hook and ladder trucks, one chemical, in five station houses. Value of fire department with property is $150,000. Police department has sixty-one men with one station and six pieces of motor equipment.
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Historical Outline
Situated on the beautiful Charles River, nine miles to the west of Boston, the rich and fertile plain on which stands the present city of Waltham was called Eden Vale by the earliest settlers.
In 1738 this area, which then comprised the Western Precinct of the town of Watertown, was incorporated as a separate town and named Waltham, but it was not until the establishment of a paper mill in 1788 that it became ~ny- thing more than an agricultural community.
In 1826 Waltham achieved the distinction of a daily stage to Boston, and, with the improved transportation thus af- forded, became a popular residental town. One of the early Governors of Massachusetts, Christopher Gore (1809), built a magnificent house with bricks brought from England, and surrounded it with imported shrubs and trees. This house and the extensive grounds are now the property of the Wal- tham Country Club.
In 1844 the Fitchburg railroad was opened to travel. Forty years later, Waltham had outgrown town government, and was incorporated a city on June 2, 1884. The last three decades have seen a rapid increase in the number of homes within its borders, not at all surprising in view of the advan- tages which Waltham offers both to those who commute to Boston and to those who work near their homes. There are excellent automobile roads, ten convenient stations on the steam railroads, and bus lines which connect with the Boston Elevated system at half a dozen points.
Waltham's population in 1765 was 663; in 1865, 6,896; and in 1928, 38,000; with a potential population of 250,000, residing in the surrounding cities and towns. It is essentially an industrial city. With an area of 13} square miles, the city has ample room for expansion without overcrowding.
Waltham is situated in the fourth largest metropolitan district, which in itself insures an excellent local market for all kinds of products. It is connected with Boston by two railroad lines, the Massachusetts Central and the Fitchburg Divisions of the Boston & Maine Railroad. Together with the Watertown Branch these roads provide ample shipping facilities, with spur tracks available when needed. It is only a short haul by truck to tap the main line of the Boston & Albany Railroad at Newtonville.
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