Victorian park with bandstand, 1890s
Small town main street, 1890s
58 Pleasant Street

Every place
has a story.

Photos and memories from another time, organized by where they happened. Add yours—and connect with others who know these places too.

Children at the bandstand, 1954

That's me in the middle! Summer of '54.

Margaret S.

Main street scene, 1950s

My dad ran the pharmacy on this corner from '47 to '63. I can still smell the soda fountain.

Jim K.

58 Pleasant Street with the addition

Dad built the addition himself that summer.

Mike S.

Every place has a story.

This project started when I found a photo of The Great Salem Fire of 1914 taken from Gallows Hill and spotted my own house in the foreground. That moment of connection, across a century, is what we're building for every home, every street, every neighborhood.

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The Great Salem Fire of 1914, photographed from Gallows Hill

The Fire From Gallows Hill, 1914. Photograph by M. E. Robb.

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