As I stated in earlier blogs about this past weekend’s trips, this set of hotels was really difficult to find out much information. The one thing I had going for me for the three hotels in Providence and the one rooming house in Fall River, was I had their street address, which for the most …
Way back in the day, I went to college in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, which basically sits between Fall River and New Bedford. We would drive past Fall River, either on Route 195, or Route 24. I don’t think I ever went into Fall River proper when I was in school right near there. Leaving Providence, …
Heading into this last leg of my incredible journey, it was extremely difficult to find out much information about the three hotels in Providence that my Grandfather stayed at during his travels in 1929. I did call the Providence Public Library’s reference desk, but unfortunately for me, they were undergoing renovation, and anything that might …
Leaving Wilmington Vermont at 2:37 p.m., my ride took me through sleepy hamlets and through beautiful valleys, with fields of corn swaying in the slight breeze. The mountains also continued to frame my ride and the rolling hills allowed me to see beautiful country vistas. The signs on Massachusetts Route 112 proclaimed that this road …
“I am in a place, which I never expected to be on this trip, mainly Wilmington Vermont. One day you hear from me in Pittsfield, the next in North Adams, and now from Vermont.” After the unexpected finding of the cemetery that my Grandfather had written about in his letter, I got back into Sage …
Tina dear, again I am going to try to describe the wonderful scenery that confronted me on my way to Vermont. October 1929: Upon leaving North Adams, you drive towards the Green Mountains and say dear, you can not possibly imagine the sight that confronts one’s eyes – why it is beyond words. To start …
As described in the Massachusetts book from the American Guide Series books (1937), “To the visitor arriving from points east, whether by automobile on the famous Mohawk Trail or by train through the equally famous Hoosac Tunnel, this little mill city bursts suddenly into view in a setting of striking mountainous beauty. On the west is …
After being disappointed with my Springfield stop, I was looking forward to my next stop in Pittsfield to see where the Hotel Wendell had once been. I was able to find ample information about this once grand hotel and I was excited to see the former location as well as explore Pittsfield. I knew from …
As you can see on the letterhead, the only initial clue I had about this hotel was that it was located opposite the “New Union Station” in Springfield. The New Union Station, was opened up in 1926 and still is open as a train station. I thought that would be easier enough to track it …
So, this is a little summary of today’s journey. 279.1 miles for this journey. 12 hours 2 minutes from leaving my garage to arriving back in my garage. 48 towns/cities traveled through. (may be more as I might not have recorded all the little towns correctly) Route numbers traveled: 117, 62, 20, 8, 9, 100, …
Waiting 