Needham History: Snow Day
We still have Town Meeting, but without the fistfights. Nehoiden Street circa 1895. The Greenwood Oak is in the foreground, and the Cemetery is visible...
Needham History: The Hottest Meeting Ever Held in Needham
We still have Town Meeting, but without the fistfights. Eaton’s Livery, Sale, & Boarding Stable, circa 1880. Everett Eaton maintained vehicles of various types for...
Needham History: Le Grand Dérangement
Even in Arcadia, there am I. (Virgil, The Eclogues V.42) "A View of the Plundering and Burning of the City of Grimross," Thomas Davies (1758)....
Needham History: Louis Holman’s House
Others would come later. First, there was Needham. The Holman house at 20 Oakland Avenue, circa 1950. Windows on the right façade differ slightly from...
Needham History: Hemlock Gorge
One of the most beautiful spots n the Needham area. The view from Cook's Bridge (Central Avenue) toward the silk mill, 1920. The large rock...
Art Pops in Open Studios Display
November 11, 2024 • Off Great Plain Avenue, a room full of art brightened an already sunny Saturday. Every spring, dozens of local artists share...
