WHEN WORCESTER HAD A DOWNTOWN BY RICHARD SAMUEL PINTO

[@marilynciullo4560]

What a great video! Thanks so much for putting it all together. It is a trip down memory lane. Both my husband,Jim, and I graduated from Classical in 1963.

[@robertpitchman7964]

I'm the author of the book The Boy From Worcester. Even though it's about a gang that I was in back in the 60's I was trying to make People understand things were different back then. They raped this city. But these pictures you have here says a lot. Thank you for sharing this.

[@rollicannoli1]

maybe i'll read your book

[@robertpitchman7964]

Are you from Worcester. Or should I say do you still live here?

[@jph2000]

I'm gonna check out this book. I grew up in Worcester and am fascinated by the history. I'm glad it's at least moving in the other direction with new development downtown, but it will never be the same, and nor should it. No city ever is.

[@robertpitchman7964]

This also just might end up to be a movie

[@jph2000]

Good luck with it, and perhaps they can shoot it on location in Worcester as many areas haven't changed much since the 60s.

[@petitelapin60]

My dad grew up in Worcester. Very interesting! Fun to see the places that I have heard him speak of Well done! thanks for sharing!!!

[@christinaspasaro8524]

Wow, such good memories. I was born in 1971, i remember the old downtown Worcester. Those were the good old days. Ty for sharing.

[@timcoyle50]

Thanks for sharing that. Brings back a lot of memories.

[@kirkf4crewdawg604]

Thanks Richard, well done. This brought back a lot of memories.

[@SherryeLyn]

Woolworth's and Loring Studio were on Main Street, not Front Street. I worked at Loring Studio. It was on Main and Walnut.

[@NatlMustardMuseum]

Does anyone remember Pruneau’s music shop?

[@marshahovenesian8142]

You missed a couple - Barnards, Filene's, Lerner's, Sherer's, Ullian's. Also I can't remember the name of one store. It' was a store on Main Street. It was right after Grants (on the same side of Main Street) heading toward Lincoln Street. it was a very narrow store but had several floors. I remember my parents taking me to Denhom's to have my Christmas picture taken with Santa. They had an absolutely gorgeous Christmas window display.

[@timcoyle50]

I remember growing up there early 50s until I moved out west in 1986. From what I see and hear now I'm glad I left!

[@tomjones7089]

A lot of fun growing up there, downtown was a blast with much going on.

[@neilbenoit7042]

I remember the stores and business that were there.Great video.Now i stay away from downtown Worcester at all costs!You can keep the Polar Park.Definitely not an area you want to be in at night.

[@tommydrozdowski4733]

Great job! Keep it up!

[@MB-ub4sd]

Nice job. Good music

[@jackjohnson7396]

Good video, I grew up there and had lots of fun. Downtown was great, remember my mother going downtown on Wednesday night. The stores stayed open late that day. She walked from around Grafton st. area, no issues, never bothered. Good memories and feel lucky I was brought up there. It has served me well in life, no matter where I go. Thanks for the video.

[@donnarossetti1518]

I remember wednesday nights downtown shopping too

[@sherrymonfils9342]

I remember growing up in the 60's & 70's....wow, Worcesters' downtown was always PACKED. We always had something to do. Today? not so much & it's depressing.

[@joanurquhart2757]

Oh my I have so many lived on wall street during the 40s and went to Grafton st school and junior high graduating in 1945 the best place to grow up went to yada dancing on Saturday nights downtown was great there was no place like it

[@briansmith-l1q]

i supose the gallaria did change things, but down town still thrived some,,,, it still brought people down town. i still live here. Worcester holds on, unlike most city's

[@eltigre249]

Progress isn't always good. Would Paris tear down the Eiffel Tower because it's old? Or London tear down Big Ben, New York the Empire State Building? I realize that not all buildings can be saved, but the city has to recognize the architectural gems within it or it will commit civic suicide.

[@HalloweenAllYearEnterainment]

El Tigre no but they are tearing down the Notre Dame church and that's old so ya

[@briankelley7918]

Between the White Castle in the Mart on main Street. There was a front of a fake ship with the woman on it that I remember from when I was about 5 years old back in the mid-70s we did not see that picture.

[@maestromike91971]

I remember all of these places. Brigs back warm memories.

[@camillecaplette8886]

i miss the old downtown so so much

[@teresaobrienmartinez1999]

And the E.A. Sullivan Company on Main St. in Worcester?

[@samdaniels1296]

Those were the days!!!!!,,,,worc,had it all,,, nowadays there is no pride and respect,,,,just greed and disrespect!!¡,,,,,Wish I had a time machine,,,,

[@maestromike91971]

I liked the mall. It blocked the view of all the old buildings that were shut down after the industrial revolution.

[@chucuoi970]

Love it.

[@ajmarshall8134]

I REMEMBER A LOT OF THOSE STORES, BACK WHEN DOWNTOWN WORC. WAS A DESTINATION ,PEOPLE WERE FRIENDLY AND SPOKE ENGLISH ,SURE DO MISS THOSE DAYS

[@ginnygiannette8787]

the girl looking up is me.

[@rollicannoli1]

how old were you there? what year was that?

[@HalloweenAllYearEnterainment]

Rolli Cannoli it's a lie the picture of the young women in that picture was my mom

[@HalloweenAllYearEnterainment]

Ginny Giannette and yes my mom is white I'm half white half native American

[@WICKEDGIXXERL]

Now its a disgrace !!!!

[@jwabjgfoot]

I WOULD ADD SOME BACKGROUND MUSIC, NICE JOB ALL THE SAME...

[@CowSaysMooMoo]

and fix the spelling errors

[@CuteTall007]

AND the good question: Why can't Woo go back to its golden époque?! The answer is simple!! We need adult entertainments! Such as gay spas, gay super night clubs! That would attract people from allover the cities around Woo! I remember I used to meet tons of men coming from CT, RI, NH back when I first came to woo and the blue night club was still there!! Now the only gay bar available is MB and it looks like a cemetery! Ugh :(

[@davidfahey5068]

Ok

[@davidfahey5068]

Capital movie theater

[@jstaruk2]

everything's out of focus!

[@dukeofearl236]

I come home after retiring from the military. I see, what's there is change in 1970 five, the big department mall. And that didn't last too long because the thugs took it, ovor.