Dwight Eisenhower spent much of his presidency dealing with the “Communist Menace”, both real and perceived. 1954 was no exception. Nasser seized absolute power in Egypt, home to the Suez Canal, and immediately aligned the country with the Soviet Union. … Continue reading
The Historical Society was saddened to hear the news of the closing of the Boston Shoe Store, shown above in the 1950’s when the block from the corner of Monroe Street to the Angelholm, then Williamson’s Fish Market, did not … Continue reading
1948 was year the temperature of the “Cold War” dropped several degrees from merely cold to bitter cold with a serious wind chill. The Russians blockaded Berlin and Winston Churchill who had coined the term “Iron Curtain” continued to warn … Continue reading
A list of the most eventful and important years of the 20th Century would certainly have 1951 somewhere near the top. The events which shaped the world for the next many decades and beyond began on January 1st, 1951 when Chinese … Continue reading
The Baby Boomer generation remembers well the St Croix Hotel on Main Street, a hotel which in its early days was actually quite grand and elegant. It is now the site of Triangle Park. By the 1950’s its early elegance … Continue reading