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Here is an old factory that is being torn down. The building has a real rich history in Chicopee and in the bicycle industry. It is the former little tire company..... you may have heard of them before....... Fisk Tire Company :eek: read more---->
https://www.chicopeema.gov/page.php?id=2049























































This is a really cool shed at Szot Park. The park was named for the first Chicopee soldier who was killed in World War 1 ,Frank Jacob Szot
Read More ---->
https://sites.google.com/site/szotmemorialpark/home/history-of-szot-memorial-park














































The Veteran Memorial Park .....































Chicopee City Hall....















And last but not least.......


• Cabotville Canals were built by the Springfield Canal Co. to provide water to the mills being constructed on the Chicopee River;
• Cabotville Industrial Park opened for business in 1834 when the Cabotville Manufacturing Co. produced its first yard of cloth, the Perkins Co., whose first cotton mill began production in 1836, and the Dwight Manufacturing Co., which was formed in 1841;
• The Dwight Co. iron gate was emblazoned with the company’s trademarks. The company manufactured the famous “Anchor” brand of cotton cloth and the affordable Star Brand which was the nation’s largest selling bed sheet;
• The Patch was the first place where newly-arrived Irish immigrants lived in the 1840s. The Patch consisted of Emerald, Dublin, Tremont and Abbey streets. Today, the area is called the West End;
• Cabotville Commons was a pre-Revolutionary War grazing ground. Today, it is Chicopee’s oldest park on the south side of School Street between Spruce and Chestnut streets;






























 
How can you go through the Town of Chicopee and not show Bernie's Dining Depot?? :rofl: That's my favorite restaurant!

Nice pics by the way! :p
 
It would take several pages to list the historic sites in Chicopee. General McArthur, was from Chicopee. Savage arms got it's start in Chicopee (Steven's Arms). Westover AFB is in Chicopee. The whole area of Chicopee, Springfield and Holyoke (all three cities are adjoining) were technical and manufacturing power houses in the last century...Savage Arms, S&W, Indian motorcycles, Gee Bee airplanes, Duryea Motors (first gasoline cars made in America). Basketball was invented in Springfield. Volley ball was invented in Holyoke. The Hall of Fame for both sports are in their respective cities. The list can go on and on......The sad thing, for the most part, is the word "HISTORIC" (meaning, not there anymore).
 
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