Salute to Woonsocket (1957)

Local TV Newsfilm from the Rhode Island Historical Society Collections
Call No: 1969.81.22219
Original Title: Salute to Woonsocket
Date: Week of 1957-02-27
Collection: WJAR-TV
Format: 16mm, b&w, silent
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[@scenicdriveways6708]

It's sad to watch this and see what's become of Woonsocket now.

[@evan508234]

Yes

[@georgeroberts1125]

Thanks for the warm fuzzie memories. I lived & worked in Woonsocket in my youth (I'm 81 now).Went to Mount class of 1960 & , worked @ Finkelstein, US Rubber & other mills shown, shopped @McCarthy's, Saturday matinees @ Stadium ($.16 cost), OLQM RI baseball champs '60'. Retired now in Florida. Great people & experiences to live a life.

[@jimanezagnew8788]

I wish there was a narrative, I recognize some of the areas that the mill pics were taken, but not all.

[@stephenteper9120]

love the old cars

[@HollyJoseph-b4e]

Love this! Great downtown scenes at the 4.50 mark. I always look for relatives. 😊

[@D76straight]

Who made these films and why? Was there originally audio and it was lost? Thanks for preserving these historical films.

[@AndreeSeuPeterson-zf4ws]

Whatever happened to Mailloux Furniture store and the Mailloux mansion on Mendon Road

[@davidlafleche1142]

Both have been torn down.