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Aerial view from Amherst College tower looking north
A view of the Town Common and Boltwood Avenue before Grace Episcopal Church was built and showing Amherst Academy in the background.
Aerial view from Amherst College tower looking northwest
Photograph taken from Johnson Chapel tower looking toward the center of town and Amity Street. The statue Sabrina in the garden is just visible at the bottom of the photograph.
Amherst Common Market, July 10, 1976
Photograph of two women looking at vegetables at the Amherst Common Market (now known as the Farmers' Market) in Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst loses old houses
Article from the Springfield Republican describing the houses that once stood around the Town Common and at other areas near the center of Amherst.
Central Fire Station, North Pleasant Street
Colorful view of the Central Fire Station in downtown Amherst with fire engines and ambulances parked outside. CVS is on the right.
College Candy Kitchen in Carpenter's Hall
This is the area behind the commercial blocks on the north side of upper Main Street in Amherst where Bueno Y Sano is now located. The College Candy Kitchen was located in the Nash Block before the fire in February of 1928 destroyed the building. The…
Detail from Faces of Earth building
Flamingo decorations outside the building which housed Faces of Earth for about 20 years. The building is behind the Mobil station on North Pleasant Street and had previously housed a candlepin bowling alley. Faces had removed from the site by…
League of Women Voters annual book sale
Tent on the Town Common where the Amherst League of Women Voters held their annual book sale in 1984.
Night view of Plumbley's Restaurant
Plumbley's Restaurant, illuminated at night, from across and down Main Street.
Night view up Main Street
View up Main Street toward Town Hall and the central business district at night.
Noah Webster in Amherst, 1812 to 1822
Lengthy article describing Noah Webster's life in Amherst including a description of his property and house, what he grew in his garden, the process he used to write his famous dictionary, what Amherst and the Town Common looked like at the time, and…
North Pleasant Street, Roberts Block area
Looking north on North Pleasant Street with a view of CVS, Roberts Block and St. Brigid's Catholic Church.
Old fire station
This is the old fire station which stood on North Pleasant Street during its deconstruction. It was built in 1860 and razed in 1930. The gambrel roof of the new Jones Library building is visible in the background.
Posters in Amherst center
Jumble of posters and various hand made advertisements taped to a wall in the center of Amherst.
Roberts/Farmer Flower Shop in Amherst
View of the small flower shop run by William Roberts and Cora Farmer located just north of Cowles Lane. This house was incorporated into the business block that exists now and became Knowles Flower Shop.