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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Sunday, November 7, 2021

Everchanging Lowell has Some Things That Might Be New To You. This is Part 1.



The Swamp locks Gatehouse and falls is to the right. This is where we walked through mud often to get to Canal, Jackson, and Middlesex Streets.
Now...
this ramp was a huge surprise to me. Apparently, it was installed a month ago. No more walking on the grass and mud when we had to walk through the field. The photo below is from the opposite direction.


The new ramp is almost in the middle (hard to see).

Current photos of all the new buildings on the right near the bridge.  . The new blue bridge is still closed.

Facing Appleton Mills on Jackson St. You now see buildings, instead of the city view.

View from the back Appleton Mills complex, all those and the blue bridge are new...still not completed. Further down the street is Counting House Lofts. 

This photo was taken in 2015/16 preparing the field for the new Court House Building. I'm facing Middlesex Street.
Another view, before the collapse.

This was taken of the lower building at the right of the smokestack.

Recently part of the building collapsed and it was all taken down.

I have no idea of what is going to go here. The view is taken from Middlesex Street. This was taken in November 2021.

New Apartments/Condos on Appleton Street. The Owl Diner can be seen.

A view of the closed Ymittos Candle Company a few years ago.

Now construction is on top.

This apartment building next to the river and UML was demolished about two years ago.
No new buildings were put up, but a memorial park was.



On  Elliot St., saw two new construction projects behind and beside Elliot's Hot Dog Restaurant.

Across from Elliot's, is this amazing patchwork of bricks. I never noticed it before.
I'm keeping this picture before it also changes.

Partial view of new High School addition taken in Lucy Larcom Park.

The new photo facing Kirk Street, from the opposite direction is more of the new school.

Once the foliage is gone, you'll get a better picture.

This is the entrance to the old Prince Spaghetti Factory on Moore Street. Eventually, I'll walk around some side streets to take photos of the building. Unfortunately, I never took a before picture even though I worked there until it closed.





Wednesday, November 3, 2021

In the First Week in November 2015 These Photos Were Taken in Lowell, Massachusetts

The above photo was taken from Saints Hospital garage and the three below from the John St. garage.



View of Boarding House Park.

Facing Lucy Larcom Park, an alley near the high school.

When the canals are drained, this is what you see.



Early preparation to begin constructing the Jackson St. extension.

Dutton Street building, now used for condos/apartments, and maybe offices.

St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Merrimack Street.
There are three Tiffany windows in this church.

Holy Trinity Church, Lewis Street

St. Patrick's Church, Suffolk Street.

These beautiful red Japanese maple trees aren't red yet, so if you live in the area you might get a chance to see this next week or so. (They are also yellow and orange. The Lowell Cemetery has a small grove of all three colors.)




On This Day October 31, 2014, I took these Photos in Lowell, Massachusetts