From The Telegraph Files
This vintage photo of W. B. Chase's grocery store goes back to the late 1800s, still some years before "horseless carriages," or cars that moved without horses pulling them, came along. Old directories list the store's address as 5 Bridge St., which would be just east of the intersection of Canal, Amory and Bridge streets in a section of Nashua then known as the Belvidere neighborhood. Chase, whose first name was Walter, had a son named Walter Jr., and according to the directories they lived at 123 East Hollis St., not far from the grocery store. Their East Hollis Street residence was right next to the intersection of East Hollis and Chase streets, raising the possibility that the street was named for the family. (From The Telegraph files)
This vintage photo of W. B. Chase’s grocery store goes back to the late 1800s, still some years before ‘horseless carriages,’ or cars that moved without horses pulling them, came along. Old directories list the store’s address as 5 Bridge St., which would be just east of the intersection of Canal, Amory and Bridge streets in a section of Nashua then known as the Belvidere neighborhood. Chase, whose first name was Walter, had a son named Walter Jr., and according to the directories they lived at 123 East Hollis St., not far from the grocery store. Their East Hollis Street residence was right next to the intersection of East Hollis and Chase streets, raising the possibility that the street was named for the family.