Union Street

November 15 2009 Posted by under Vintage Postcards of Lynn
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    This view of Union Street is circa 1910. A few decades later one could walk down Union Street and shop at some great stores like Sears, located at 216 Union St., Burrows and Sandborn at #258-266, T.W. Rogers at #274-282, F.W. Woolworth's at #269, Kay's Jewelry at #285, T.W. Grants at #318, and Kresge's at #329 Union Street.

    While shopping on Union Street the kids could take in a matinee at theaters like the Paramount at 169 Union St., the Warner at #296 and the Capitol at #426.
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    This linen postcard from the 1940's shows the elevated railroad bridge in the background along with shopping favorites T.W. Rogers and F.W. Woolworth's. Today Woolworth's is the Lynn Community Health Center and the Warner Theatre its parking lot. Progress is a step forward, right?

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    This is an early post card of Burrows and Sandborn, circa 1900. Compare this image with the one above.