Secondhand plumbing store, Brockton, Mass. December 1940. Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano. View full size. As of 2007, Saba Mechanical Plumbing & Heating is still in business in Brockton, at an address on Linus Avenue.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 04/01/2007 - 10:33am.
I left that original comment, but I would not be surprised if this building is still standing. Most of downtown Brockton still has all the old buildings. I am going back there in a few weeks and will try and track it down. I will let you know if I find it, and take pictures for you.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 03/28/2007 - 11:46am.
I'm the author of the 'Definitely Not Gone' comment. A friend tells me that I might be wrong about that -- it might not be (oddly enough) the same house.
So when I get a chance to take a photo, I'll pass it along, right or wrong. But maybe I shouldn't have been so certain in the first place.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 03/23/2007 - 6:37pm.
Ah!
This house is (a) not in Brockton, and (b) not gone!
It's in Somerville, MA (or maybe on the edge of Somerville and Cambridge). It's on the bus route that I used to take from work to home. It's *still* got all the radiators and junk sitting outside of it, 60+ years later -- that's how I recognized it.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 03/20/2007 - 11:08pm.
If this is the same company that is still in business, they have definitely moved locations. This building is too old to be on Linus Street, which is in a "newer" section of Brockton. This photograph must have been taken downtown.
[You are correct, the satellite photos of the current address show a newish house. Even back in 1940 this one was getting nibbled at by the road, and had lost the upstairs porch roof. My guess is it is long gone. — Dave]
