Selective seating

This morning I was driving around and I saw these two benches in front of a local confection store in Prides Crossing, Beverly, MA. I am not sure how... more

by Zori Minkova

Title

Selective seating

Artist

Zori Minkova

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

This morning I was driving around and I saw these two benches in front of a local confection store in Prides Crossing, Beverly, MA. I am not sure how long they have been there, but I found it interesting...

The name is associated with John Pride who was granted land in the area in 1636. In the late 1800s and early 1900s grand mansions were built as summer "cottages' for wealthy business magnates. Henry Clay Frick,[1] who made his fortune in steel (Carnegie Steel) was among the best known of these summer residents. He built "Eagle Rock",[2] located between Hale Street and the Atlantic ocean. Edward Carelton Swift[3] , at one time the owner of the largest meat packing operation in the U.S. built a mansion, "Swiftmoor"[4] on Paine Avenue in Prides Crossing. Eleonora "Eleo" Sears a flamboyant female socialite and world class tennis player owned a residence that still exists where Paine Avenue and West Beach meet. These wealthy residents were known to travel to Prides Crossing in their own rail cars, disembarking at the Prides Crossing Railway Station, located on Hale Street across from the entrance gates to Paine Avenue.
Entrance to Paine Avenue

The train station still exists and has been the location of a general store, hardware store and now houses a candy manufacture. The current MBTA Commuter Rail station consists of a single low platform adjacent to the old building.

The text above is from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prides_Crossing,_Beverly,_Massachusetts

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November 8th, 2014