Source The Farren House, later known as the Grand Trunk Hotel, in Turner’s Falls, MA. Opened in 1872, it was the town’s premier place to stay. It was torn down in 1968, and a gas station was built on the site in 1975.
laterbacon says Here’s today’s street view: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.608809,-72.5562207,3a,75y,357.28h,86.03t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6If3areHcAAEtZpn79rMsw!2e0!7i3328!8i1664
Napalmpudding says Why fix up this shell of a beautiful building when we can just replace it with a gas station?!? /s
JohnPlayerSpecialRed says So much disappeared in the sixties and seventies. Eternal shame. This is yet another example. Thanks for sharing!
laterbacon says
Here’s today’s street view: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.608809,-72.5562207,3a,75y,357.28h,86.03t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6If3areHcAAEtZpn79rMsw!2e0!7i3328!8i1664
Napalmpudding says
Why fix up this shell of a beautiful building when we can just replace it with a gas station?!? /s
JohnPlayerSpecialRed says
So much disappeared in the sixties and seventies. Eternal shame. This is yet another example. Thanks for sharing!
RaoulDuke3577 says
And in order to get there you used to have to ride the Grand Trunk Railroad ?