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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.
I've been waiting for someone to identify that car. I haven't been able to find it.
Pronounced "Gloster"
The word "cester" is the Roman name for city or town. Hence many English named towns end in cester. Man , Wor, etc.
The county of Gloucestershire in the UK is home to the Cotswolds a series of beautiful lands and the home of the Lake District.
When dad joined the RAF he was stationed at Fairford for a while.
Named, I believe, after the Longfellow poem "The Wreck of the Hesperus".
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.
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)
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