Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object # |
2008.001.007 |
Object Name |
Digital photograph |
Description |
Wharf Village -This 1920s-vintage view of Main Street looking west shows Nelson Block at left and the Congregational Chapel at right. Next to the chapel, the Silas Allen saltbox at 41 Main Street is visible, built in 1802. Jimmy Nelson ran a barbershop and sold fireworks for the Fourth of July off the pool table in the back of his establishment-often puffing a cigar while dispensing his explosive wares. Nelson Block at various times also hosted manual training classes; Tabor Academy basketball games; and housed a carpentry shop, luncheonette, laundry, yarn shop, candy and ice cream store, and bakery. Hearkening back to the building's original purpose, Harbor Playhouse staged productions in the upstairs hall during the summer months. |
Search Terms |
Nelson Block First Congregational Chapel Harbor Playhouse Main Street 41 |
People |
Allen, Silas Nelson, Jimmie |
Date |
07/24/2010 |
Title |
Main Street, Marion, Mass. |
Accession number |
2008.001 |