1908The Tenement Association turned over two buildings for the Fishermen’s Institute.People and Communities, Economy and Industry, Maritime & Fishing Industry, Local Organizations

Gloucester Daily Times. “Join Hands in Good Work.” November 18, 1908, Vol. 41 No. 6042 edition. https://sawyer.advantage-preservation.com/.

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The first building was a 2 1/2-story wood frame house at 1 Blynman Avenue. The second was the 10-apartment building at “The Meadows,” which was located where Gloucester High School stood as of 1991.

Oaks, Martha. The Gloucester Fishermen’s Institute, 1891-1991 : “A Social Center for Men of the Sea.” Gloucester Fishermen’s Institute, 1991.

Other Events

1908
A new city charter was signed.
1908
Italian immigrants began to arrive.
1908
Olympia Theatre opened at 251 Main Street.
1908
The Dabsville group established itself at Beauport on Eastern Point.

1908The Tenement Association turned over two buildings for the Fishermen’s Institute.People and Communities, Economy and Industry, Maritime & Fishing Industry, Local Organizations

Other Events

A new city charter was signed.

Italian immigrants began to arrive.

Olympia Theatre opened at 251 Main Street.

The Dabsville group established itself at Beauport on Eastern Point.