Norwood Historical Society: 1940's Downtown Norwood Fire Photo

Norwood MA

03 April, 2022

3:16 PM

Description

Press release from Norwood Historical Society: This 1940's photo shows a fire at 656 Washington st. Businesses that are visible include Orent Bros Clothing store, currently Mizuya Japanese Restaurant Cummings Co, currently Limey's Pub; Gearty's Shoes, currently Victoria's cafe; Lewan's Dry Cleaning, Cantor's Menswear, Stearns Deli and Carroll's In the rear of the building to the right of the smoke you can see 9 and 15 Vernon street with onlookers gathered to watch the fire. This press release was produced by the Norwood Historical Society. The views expressed here are the author's own.