Manchester, yesterday and today [described pictorially], Part 4

Author: New England Advertising Associates
Publication date: 1946
Publisher: Manchester, N.H
Number of Pages: 250


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MANCHESTER GAS COMPANY


GERMAN WAR EQUIPMENT


In November 1934 the Manchester Gas Company moved from Manchester Street to its present location at 810 Elm Street and erected this store front.


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This old kitchen, vin- tage 1870, was furnished with gas for cooking and light by the Manchester Gas Company.


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Rete Schedules including Rules and Regulations pertaining thereto are on File in the Company's Office and are available for Inspection upon Request


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The modern front of the Manchester Gas Company, built in December 1945, con- tains a permanent new freedom gas kitchen, in window at left.


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The new freedom gas kitchen of today is equipped with a gas refrigerator and labor saving range.


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Large storage holders and plant of the Manchester Gas Company are shown in aerial photo above.


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stablished in 1828 in the village of Amoskeag, the Congregational Church actually dates back to , when the First Presbyterian Church was estab- d coincident with incorporation of the town of yfield. The two were merged in 1839 under Rev. us W. Wallace, who continued as pastor until 1873. Mark B. Strickland has been pastor since De- per, 1944.


The South Main Street Congrega- tional Church was known as Union Church for a number of years after its establishment in 1883. The pres- ent, modern building stands on the site of the first edifice, at South Main and Milford Streets. Pastor is Rev. R. D. Rowlands.


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The Manchester Paint and Wallpaper Co. at 1128 Elm St., founded in 1938, is state distributor for McQuade and Horn paints, Thibaut wall- papers, Mackin venetian blinds, and a wide selec- tion of interior and exterior finishes.


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S. C. Martin, insurance adjuster, serves Ner Hampshire and Easter Massachusetts from hi offices in the Bell Building 922 Elm Street, making in surance claim investigation. and adjustments. Mr. Marti has been engaged in th business for the past 20 year


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The Franklin Street Congregational Church and the city of Manchester have literally grown together. The church society was organized in 1844 and after meeting in the City Hall, erected its own building at Franklin and Market Streets in 1847. The first pastor, Rev. Henry M. Dexter, served until 1849. Rev. Martin L. Goslin has been pastor since 1942.


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Dupuis' moving service was estab- lished in 1900 and is still operated by Philip A. Dupuis, specializingin local and long distance moving, rigging, packing and stor- age. The firm's office is at 1360 Elm Street.


Organized May 16, 1921, Manchester Post No. 744, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, groups men who have served outside of the con- tinental United States in three wars, numbering about 1,000 at this time. It's home is in the old Manchester Battery build- ing, of which a 50-year-old picture is reproduced from the Semi-Centennial souvenir book published in 1896 by the Man- chester Mirror. Officers in larger photo, left to right, are: John N. Horan, senior vice-com- mander; Joseph G. Hamilton, adjutant; Francis J. Mohan, jun- ior vice-commander; L. E. Hebert, quarter- master, and Commander Earl A. Stone. Others, not present, are Advo- cate Michael T. O'Con- nor and Chaplain Rodolphe Houde.


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The First Universalist Church was organized September 4, 1833, largely through the efforts of Oliver Dean, agent and part-owner of the Amoskeag Corporation. The first church was built in 1839, and had the first pipe organ installed in the city. The present church, above, at Union and Myrtle Streets, was erected in 1914. Rev. Sidney J. Willis has been pastor for the past nine years.


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The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Manchester, was chartered in March, 1894. Four years later, land was purchased at Temple Court and Harrison Street for the site of the Church, whose cornerstone was laid in 1901. The building was dedicated January 11, 1903.


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Radio Station W MUR, established in October, 1941, is operated by the Radio Voice of New Hampshire, Inc., of which former Gov. Francis P. Murphy is president. Studios are at 1819 Elm Street and transmitter in Amoskeag.


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Organized in 1841, Grace Church, Episcopal, occupies one of the finest church edifices in Manchester, at Lowell and Pine Streets. Insets, Rev. Isaac G. Hubbard, who served the church from 1852 to 1866, and the present rector, Rev. Lorin Bradford Young.


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Manchester Federal Savings and Loan Association Building at 45 Market Street. Established in 1887, this bank specializes in home loans.


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The R. H. Llewellyn Company, office equipment engineers, specializes in system surveys and installations, and furnishers of all manner of office supplies and stationery, was estab- lished in 1923 by Rhys H. Llewellyn at 71 Hanover Street. The store for the past several years has been at 39 Hanover Street.


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Leading the list of cultural institutions provided for Manchester citizens is the City Library, housed in the Carpenter Memorial Building facing Victory Park across Pine Street. This structure, completed in 1914, replaced the brick building on Franklin Street which had been erected in 1871. The latter was razed in 1929 to make place for the new Carpenter Memorial Parish House of the Franklin Street Congregational Church. Miss Caroline B. Clement has been librarian in charge for the past nine years.


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One of the monuments to the late Frank P. Carpenter, who led in the movement to secure its construction and contributed a substantial proportion of its cost, Manchester's Federal Building was completed early in 1934, replacing a 50-year-old structure which had be- come inadequate for the community's needs. It houses the Post Office and several other government agencies.


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The newly renovated hon of the Casimir Social Club one of the most modern ari comfortable in the city. Til club was organized in 1921 ar. reorganized in 1937.


Officers, pictured are: seated left to right, Casimir Gase treasurer; Vincent Klocek, pres dent; Henry Lesniak, vice-pre ident, and Tony Debski, se retary. Rear, Simon Fudal trustee; Sylvester Chmelewsk sick committee; Stanley Dar rowski, trustee, and Walt Dudziak, recording secretar Not present were Adolph Ploi zik and Victor Macek.


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Manchester sport de- votees enjoy the advan- tages of three fine golf courses, including the municipal links of the Derryfield Country Club (top), which years ago was the city farm. The Manchester Country Club, in nearby Bed- ford, is one of the lead- ing clubs in New Eng- land and has one of the finest clubhouses. The Intervale Club (bottom) is located in Amoskeag village and is also very popular.


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New Hampshire's pioneer broadcasting station, WFEA was established in 1932.


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Defense of New Hampshire during World War II was entrusted to a volunteer-manned State Guard, trained to guard against sabotage as well as to repel any surprise attack. The Fourth Battalion of the State Guard was the Manchester contingent. Its officers are pictured above. Seated, left to right, Capt. E. J. Car- men, commanding the 14th company; Capt. Jules De- schenes, 12th company; Capt. Paul Theodore, battalion staff; Maj. Howard Northridge, battalion commander; Maj. H. N. Sander, M.D., medical officer; Capt. Walter Bowen, 15th company, and Capt. Ernest Bourke, 10th company. Standing, same order, 2d Lt. Geoffrion, 2d Lt. Joseph Martel, 1st Lt. David Thomas, 2d Lt. Forest Goulet, 1st Lt. William McQueeney, 1st Lt. Donald Stanchfield, 2d Lt. Carl Darrah, 2d Lt. Fenwick Fitz- patrick, 2d Lt. Jack Oakes, 2d Lt. George Leinsing, 1st Lt. Felix Lemire, 2d Lt. Andrew Wilson.


Heading the state's military department, Brig. Gen. Charles F. Bowen of Manchester was appointed Adjutant General in 1939. He served as state director of Selective Service during the war and also was named commandant of the State Guard which he organized after securing passage of a law to authorize its creation. General Bowen is a veteran of the Mexican Border campaign of 1916 and served overseas in World War I.


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One of nine units of the company which ranks among the leading furriers, the local store of Crawford's Furs at 1043 Elm Street is one of the most attractive in the city. Sol Cohen is manager of the Manchester branch, which was started in 1937.


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Manchester's large and progressive Jewish community will have a modern home for its activities when conditions permit building the structure shown in this architect's drawing. It is to be located in the block bounded by Walnut and Beech, and Prospect and Harrison Streets, and will replace the present, out- grown home of Jewish groups at 275 Hanover Street.


The city's Jewish community first organized in 1889, when Congregation Adath Yeshurun was founded, fol- lowed the next year by chartering of the Community of Israel and a second religious group, Congregation Anshe Sephard. The Adath Yeshurun Synagogue was dedicated in August, 1911, and Anshe Sephard's in 1916. The former, at 293 Central Street, is served by Rabbi Abraham Heftermann, and the other, at 235 Central Street, by Rabbi Isaac Weisblatt.


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William H. Jutras Post No. 43, American Legion, one of the three largest in New Hamp- shire with some 1,500 members, has one of the largest and best ap- pointed clubhouses in the city at the junction of Amory, McGregor and West Bridge Streets.


Extensive alteratii and renovations u recently completed the building.


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The Manchester Print Works, or Manchester Mills, thus appeared from Granite Street about 1850, the approxi- mate date of the old woodcut repro- duced in this photograph, property of the Chamber of Commerce.


The quiet evoked by the artist in this 1856 woodcut was common not only to Franklin Street, but to much of Man- chester 90 years ago. Principal building in the picture is the Franklin Street Congregational Church, which then faced on that street.


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A rather primitive print, from a woodcut over 100 years old, depicts the original Granite Bridge, a wooden structure on the approximate site of the present steel span. The artist here gave the river a non-existent bend, in order to bring the then new railroad into the foreground of his sketch.


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One of nineteen stores located throughout New England, the P & Q, men's clothing and furnishing store at 1053 Elm Street, began serving the Manchester public in 1916. Hector S. Pelletier is the manager.


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The William L. Nutting music store, located at 1034 Elm Street, opened October 15, 1943. Paul B. LeClaire as president, J. F. Bickford, treasurer, and Mrs. Eva Charrette, manager.


A. T. Nault opened his new bicycle store and repair shop at 38-A Bridge Street in June of this year. He features parts and accessories for all makes of wheels.


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Manchester does not claim the first automo- bile, but the first "horseless carriage" to run on rubber tires in New Hampshire was built here in 1896 by Peter Harris and his son Leander. It had a two- cylinder steam engine designed by the younger Harris, and the boiler burned soft coal and wood. An carlier and cruder auto, also steam driven, had been built here as early as 1868 by two employees of the Amoskeag Machine shop.


A frequent and inter- sting sight on city treets during reconver- ion days of the sum- ner of 1946 was this 907 Hupmobile, owned y John Connelly, hown left with Roger Chapdelaine.


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With a background of seventy-five years in business, N. G. Gurnsey & Company of Keene, Wholesalers, now have a branch at 293 Elm Street, started in 1936. Frank N. Gurnsey is manager.


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Parker's, "The Sportsman's Haven" dealing in all types of sports equipment, began business April 4, 1946. Its proprietor, Francis J. Parker is known widely as a sportsman.


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Dealers in coal, coke, range and fuel oils, the Hubert Coal Company, of 15 Stark Street, began in 1934. Chester W. Oliver, and Hazel T. Oliver are owners.


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Pictures courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce


Radio amateurs in Manchester were given a "home" in 1939 when the old Smyth Tower or Observatory was remodeled into a short-wave broadcasting and receiving station, largely through the personal efforts of J. Brodie Smith, vice president of the Public Service Company of New Hampshire and a leading "ham". Pictures courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce.


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The Manchester Supply Company, dealing in wholesale plumbing, heating and mill supplies, was founded in 1890. Its officers are Joseph W. Epply, president, William Hayes, vice presi- dent and treasurer, and Miss Alice K. Hayes, secretary.


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Charron Furniture Company, in business nine years boasts that it has "Everything for the home". The present store, located at 162 Man- chester Street was opened March 30, 1946. Sam Charron is president, and Harry Charron man- ager of the company.


The local office of the National Cash Register Company was opened in April, 1941 at 83 Amherst Street, for sales and service of business machines as well as cash registers. The manager is J. J. Quinn.


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Manchester has had its setbacks, in the course of the past century, and several of them have been due to floods of the Merrimack River. These aerial photos show the river's swirling waters at crest, March 20, 1936, when millions of dollars of damage was done to mills and other property.


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The F. P. Clothing Company was launched in Manchester in 1939 by Frank Paparella, man- ufacturing men's and young men's clothing, and has become one of the city's progressive young industries. Its offices and plant are at 181 Granite Street.


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Two 1856 woodcuts show the original Amoskeag yard and the company's Number 2 and Number 4 mills, with the original gable roofs cut with loft dormers. Note also gables on other buildings, removed in after years as mills were remodeled. The cuts are believed to have been made by Herrick.


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The city's largest independent transportation company, the Checker Cab Company has been serving Manchester since 1916, and in late years has added interstate bus service between Manchester and Portland, Me., via northeastern Massachusetts, and erected a modern terminal at 25 Stark Street, shown here. The present corporation, formed in 1930, is headed by George Lemieux, presi- dent and general manager, and Ovila Duclos, secretary and treasurer.


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Pre-war aerial photos of Elm Street in the heart of the business district, mark the change that had just taken place in the city's transportation system, the passing of the electric trolley cars and the substitution of bus service. Note that street car tracks were still in place. Other- wise, the area shows little change from the present. Even from the air, the Merchants National and Amoskeag Bank Buildings dominate the scene.


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Morganstern's, shoe fitters and general family shoe store, was started in 1919 by John O. Morganstern. The store is at 1105 Elm Street.


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Manchester already was a thriving metropolitan center, with nearly 50,000 inhabitants, when it celebrated its semi-centennial as a city, in 1896. This view of Elm Street, looking south from beyond Amherst Street, was photographed at that time.


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From the roof of the Carpenter Hotel, whose shadow lays across the lower right hand corner of the picture, the eye looks out over a busy and thriv- ing city of 80,000 people where 100 years ago was a small, though ambitious community of 10,125 souls.


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Manchester was a husky 17-year- old stripling when editions of the Union first appeared.


Now Manchester observes its Cen- tennial, and the Manchester Union- Leader is 83 years young, but since that initial publication the Union- Leader has maintained its relation- ship of trusted public servant to the people of Manchester.


New Hampshire's oldest metropoli- tan daily covers the entire state with the best in news, features, and hard-hitting, thought-provoking editorials . . . filling a responsibili- ty that makes the Manchester Union-Leader required reading in thousands of


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Some twenty years have brought a considerable change to the area encompassed in this "bird's-eye view" over what is now Victory Park. Right foreground is now occupied by the Rex Theater and the Union-Leader Publishing Company buildings. Across the common, is the Jolliet Club building, now the home of the Associa- tion Canado-Americaine. To the right of this latter, note old buildings that stood before the present home of the Young Women's Christian Association. Nor was the Victory monument to World War I dead yet erected in the easterly half of the park.


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A development of the recent war years is Grenier Heights, a group of small homes built to house families of men stationed at the local air base.


Vith snow still car- ing their slopes, the canoonucs stand out this early Spring w, taken from an per floor of the Car- ter Hotel and look- over the old "corpo- on" buildings, the s and West Man- ster.


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Scott Jewelers, a New Hampshire corporation, have been established in Manchester since 1937. The local store is at 978 Elm Street.


Founded in 1928, the Merrimac Tire and Battery Company, 1346-1356 Elm Street, is one of the leading local distributors of automobile accessories and the agency for Goodyear tires. A. M. Pushee is president and treasurer.


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Top left-B. C. Lambert. Died 1946. Center-Mrs. B. C. Lambert. Top right- B. G. Lambert. Lower right-Mrs. B. G. Lambert.


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The Lambert Funeral Home, founded in 1887, is the oldest Franco- American undertaking establishment in the city. The house at 497 Chest- nut Street, pictured as it was 50 years ago and today, was originally the home of Hiram Brown, first mayor of Manchester.


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Erected to replace an old two- ck span destroyed in the 1936 od, the Notre Dame Bridge is completed in 1938 and ves as the main link between stern and western sections of e city.


Industry, transportation, commerce, finance, homes, all that goes to make up a modern metropolitan center, is to be seen in this aerial view, looking north- west over the city from beyond the Merrimack.


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Robard's, dealers in floor cov- erings and venetian blinds, was launched in business in Octo- ber, 1945, by Harry Katz and Louis Spekin.


William L. Scott started the Scott Oil Company in 1919 and occupies the eastern section of the block bounded by Market, Franklin and Middle Streets. The firm deals in cement and brick blocks and manufactured cement in addition to oils and operates a service station and parking lot.


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The mecca of baseball and football fans, in season, the Manchester Athletic field was given to the city by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company and was originally known as Textile Field.


In Manchester, for nearly a half-century, "the ol' swimmin' hole" has meant "the Amoskeag ledge" or quarry just east of the city, shown here before rising water from underground springs forced an end to the cutting of granite. The photo, estimated to date from the turn of the century, was loaned by the Chamber of Commerce.


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State Motors Inc. of which Maurice Grant is president was established in 1929. It is the local Nash agency, having its sales rooms (below), at 1569 Elm Street, and adjoining service station, shown above.


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One of Manchester's leading enterprises for more than 80 years was the Stark Mills corpora- tion, whose first two factories were the first to be placed in operation on the East bank of the Merrimack. Above photo, from a woodcut nearly 100 years old, shows the company's Number 3 mill. The Stark corporation was merged into the Amoskeag Manufacturing Com- pany in 1922, the last of several independent concerns to be absorbed.




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