Woolworth's: Remembering Haverhill's Shopping District

[@geoffcaflisch1352]

Wonderful oral histories and gorgeous vintage photos .

[@lindajayneclark767]

Heartbreaking. The loss of this beautiful buildings

[@stex1985]

What made this place wonderful was the people, the place made it happen, the happy feeling and the smells, no one mentioned the wonderful smells wafting out of the doors onto the street. I went for the chocolates at Woolworth, wow!

[@Lauren-pt3gz]

I love this!! I'm 34. Born and raised in Haverhill. I loved this!! What a cool time to have lived here.

[@jesslynhallinan9712]

Im 12 i was born in Rhode island but raised in Haverhill😊

[@elainebrasseur8539]

Absolutely loved watching this video. I have lived in North Andover for most of my life, but married a Haverhill "boy". He will view this tomorrow. Sad that so many historic buildings had to be demolished, though...same as in my hometown. Thank you to all who put this wonderful historical video together.

[@caroledpl]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video, I wish I could step back in time to experience what the community and downtown was like back in the day. What a pity to have lost it all. This is the way things should have stayed.

[@GoldUsher]

Great to see all the stores in downtown Haverhill. I remember going into the store as a kid in the late 1950s with my Mom when I was about 4 or 5 years old. Shame nothing ever worked on that corner after it closed and it was torn down. Mitchell's...yes with the tubes to send money to the office upstairs. Always fun to watch that happen. Mom says she used to go in there and was able to charge items...yes, Miss Hamel, we'll get that wrapped up for you and on your mother's account.

[@johnregan4578]

Hats off. Great work.

[@FleshXHoarder74]

Really nice to hear stories and see pictures of a lot od the places my parents told us about growing up. A shame it's gone but the memories still remain.

[@carylbrowngirl5148]

My mother was born in Haverhill in 1925. She passed away in December 2014. I'm just missing her tonight.

[@SoucierMJ]

Really enjoyed the nostalgic video. Brought back many memories.

[@stevenjoseph5617]

This was beautiful

[@geoffolehane]

This is a nice video. My son lived in Plaistow, NH and through the 2000's we visited Haverhill often.

[@pw529]

I HAVE THE SAME MEMORIES , ONLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY HUNTINGTON PARK CALIF. 1950 TO MID 1960, SADLY ALL GONE NOW.

[@ohmy9479]

This is so well put together! I really enjoyed it! (Tried to find my father in the HHS pics!)

[@littlejennhunter1803]

I moved to Haverhill in '98. Now its the year 2020. Now all Haverhill is are just apartments, crappy restaurants, nasty chop shops & really nothing to do. Seeing old vintage Haverhill the way it use to be looked so busy & fun. Now its just a sh#t show. I wish they could bring all this back so i could experience it

[@amorecj7]

My family the Ralph & Maude Nastasia worked in the Woolen Mills. Ghe Bonanno's would frequent Haverhill from Lawrence. I've heard wonderful stories. 🧚‍♀️💜🧚‍♀️

[@markschuman3033]

Well done.

[@MEMERREPETERS]

I born and raised in Haverhill MA. and it was the best city to live in.. Love this video.. Once urban renewal came to Haverhill everything was lost.. I don't know why cities do that because it totally destroys the character of the beautiful cities/towns..

[@lpatterson]

Wonderful trip down memory lane.

[@donnya205]

Love the video, can someone tell me where the dump was located during this time period?

[@barbnmass1988]

My mother would run up a store charge at Bannon's on the corner of White St and Winter St so we didn't go downtown much. I was about 7 or 8 and was the first time I went shopping for Christmas and also bought my mother the evening in Paris perfume every year after that. I found out years later she said she hated it. I miss all those stores and looking at the puppies in the window. Couldn't wait until I was 16 to get my license so I could go to Woolworths, they closed the year I got my license :-( Right now 7/27/21 there is no reason to go downtown.

[@Fwb316]

Being a Barrett and knowing how they used the poor. They talk about how they would gather at the stores, wishing they could just have a drink, some drinks was just 25 where other would charge 40 to 60 cents. At that time it wasn’t really noticed but they was in great affliction. They came in with their artificial entertainment. Being a Barrett it was sad to watch the poor suffering

[@Ben-rj7xs]

I was born in Haverhill in 1967.. My fathers name was Ben Evans my mothers name was Carol Evans.. If anyone might know them I would love to hear from you..

[@jaboajump5271]

Have - Ah - Hill Do you recall the Riverview Drive in the commercials the guy would say visit Have AH Hill...

[@randombastid725]

Does anyone remember where blinns restaurant was located 🤔 i remember eating there but don't remember where it was. It was around 1965,66,?

[@rkr894able]

I live in a Downtown area and goes to this Cafe called Battle ground to feel the environment.

[@markwedge6205]

My mom worked at Park Snow for several years

[@bethbrafford1752]

Haverall or Haverhill?

[@ChesterWarner-k2p]

I use to go to wool worth store as a very young kid I would ride a horse ride a amusement kids horse an Drink a starberry frappe or basic breakfast

[@lindajayneclark767]

💕💕

[@scottleppard3290]

My mother is Jo-Ann Osborne born and raised in Haverhill. My Grandfather perished in the line of duty. He was a Lieutenant with the Haverhill Fire Department, I never met him. He died when my mother was 2 years old. I just recently retired from public service here in central NH as a police officer, 25 years. I've reached out a couple times to Haverhill Fire for info on my grandfather with no response. I look at the HFD website and they have my grandfathers name misspelled, this pains me.

[@nandosay1657]

Haverhill looks way different nowadays😱

[@ChesterWarner-k2p]

Sartinas grocery super market on hill dale ave

[@blossom1643]

I watched it up to the part where they destroyed the Beautiful buildings to put up the ugly. Just too sad to watch

[@ChesterWarner-k2p]

Bowl ing lane on .err Bowling lanes on Merrimack street and primrose street and at saint Joseph scool

[@ChesterWarner-k2p]

The famous wild bill western show once a year all river behind dairy queen

[@Fwb316]

I lived on Windsor st. Could you live there?

[@ChesterWarner-k2p]

Don't forget candy heaven store all types

[@ChesterWarner-k2p]

Ben contwlls clothes store

[@pas42hfd]

Urban Renewal destroyed Haverhill

[@ChesterWarner-k2p]

Skate land had w w f wrestling in the early seventy s

[@ChesterWarner-k2p]

Barrets

[@suzannedemos4665]

Those newer buildings look horrible. They look like chinese pagodas. what a shame they did not try to duplicate the old historical styel of architecture which is really the american culture. I don't think it will ever be the same because they are creating lego world.

[@ChesterWarner-k2p]

Sartinas grocery super market on hill dale ave