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I first heard of the Worcester Christadelphian Ecclesia through a personal friend, who, upon hearing of my desire to profile a church, asked me to join her during a Sunday service. Their Sunday services take place at 10:45AM and usually last two to…

E.M. Loew’s Palladium, also known as the ‘Worcester Palladium,’ opened in 1928 as a venue for mainly movies and vaudeville performances. There is no record to when it was built or by whom, but its’ hand-painted architecture stands the test of…

This building was built in 1831 as the manufactory of the Washburn and Moen Wire Company. The company was one of the largest employers in the city of Worcester for over one hundred years. When the company was acquired by US Steel, Andrew Carnegie had…

Alvan Clark was one of the greatest telescope makers in the world. His firm, Cambridge Massachusetts, specialized in making telescopes in many varieties. His specialty was known as the “Refractor” which contains a large objective lens at one end…

The Coes Knife Factory was built in 1841. It was set on the corner of Coes Street and Mill Street across the dam from the Worcester Housing Authority. It was built to make wrenches and to provide the other thriving mills built along the Tatnuck Brook…

Coney Island was founded in 1918 at 158 Southbridge Street in Worcester, MA. The interior of the restaurant has changed through the years but what have remained are the hotdogs and they are what attracts the customers to keep this historical site…

Located at 48 Water Street, Worcester Ma, Chevalier Furniture opened in January 1934. It is a furniture-retail store that is widely known and still in corporation. It gained corporation status in December 1949. It can be accessed by visiting the…

The New England Dream Center was once known as the “Cathedral of Worcester”. This scaled down replica of Paris’ Notre Dame, which sat empty for over 25 years, is now a thriving city worship center and the home of the New England…

Bull Mansion was built in 1876 for Doctor George Bull and his wife Sarah. The home was a wedding gift from Sarah’s father, Daniel B. Wesson, and cost $125,000 to build. The house was designed by Calvert Vaux, a nationally known architect from…