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Automobilists Welcome: 1910

Magnolia, Massachusetts, circa 1910. "Autos at entrance to the Oceanside." At the intersection of Hesperus and Lexington avenues. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.

Magnolia, Massachusetts, circa 1910. "Autos at entrance to the Oceanside." At the intersection of Hesperus and Lexington avenues. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.

 

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Hesperus Avenue

Named, I believe, after the Longfellow poem "The Wreck of the Hesperus".

But if you look into the distance

I agree with alex_shorpy about the modern view of the intersection being a letdown. But I'm pretty sure the same house is where you see Lexington form a T-intersection with Norman Avenue. Even better -- if you look behind you, Lexington still disappears into the Atlantic Ocean.

For those who dare

not try to pronounce Gloucester, "Magnolia" seems like a safe substitute

(I've heard said that none of the letters are silent, but you have to pronounce the ones that aren't there)

The modern view is a bit of a letdown

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