What Was It? What Do We Call it Now?
One of our most popular newsletter items is our "What was it? What do we call it now?" section. Printed below is our full list of interesting locations for 2009. Enjoy!
MAIN STREET - NORTH SIDE
1. Residence of Mrs. Melissa Kemp and her son, B. Milton Kemp, Town Clerk - CCB&T Bank - TD BankNorth; Upstairs: Arthur Croce Attorney - Bruce Bierhans Attorney; Side building: Nancy Whorf Studio - Claire Carroll Real Estate
2. Ed Handy's Plumbing & Bicycles/Olga Handy's Taxi and Livery - James Wilkinson Electrician - Record Rack - Cape Cod Disposal - Herridge Books
3. Residence of Elmer Wiles' family - The Golden Clove - The Oyfter Houfe Restaurant - Painter's Restaurant - Cape Cup - High Toss Pizza & Cafe - The Wicked Oyster
4. Lyceum Hall - Universalist Church - Town Offices - Atwood Motion Picture Theater - Building demolished - now part of the parking lot of First Congregational Church
5. Methodist Parsonage - Visual Expressions Art Gallery - Hannah Clothing
6. (left side): Payne Higgins Dry Goods Store - Wellfleet Public Library and Town Offices - The Wellfleet Historical Society / (middle): Newcomb Furniture - John Mulcahy Art Gallery / (right side): Home of Merritt Frazier's family - the WHS Annex
7. Bill Gill's Store and Pool Room - Tony's Barbershop - Photography - Hannah - Prudential Cape Shores Real Estate
8. Women's Clothing Store run by Ruth Ann Dykeman's mother - Puritan - Abiyoyo
9. South Wellfleet Congregational Meeting House (1833) bought by the D.A.R and moved to Wellfleet Center and later used for Town Offices. Burned in 1961 and rebuilt from the original 1833 plan - Town Hall; Back of Town Hall: Eddie Lynch Out Back - Blue Moon Cafe - Uncle Frank's - Hatch's Fish Market/Produce
10. Sea Captain's home - Governor Channing Cox's summer residence - Mrs. Brady's Boarding House - Aesop's Tables - Winslow's Tavern
11. Private home - Tailor Shop - Chocolate Sparrow/A Nice Cream Stop; Barn in back: (one of 4 original barns in Wellfleet) Florence Rich's Arts & Crafts - Burdick Gallery - Fox's Den - I Used to be a Tree - Two Girls with Good Taste - Frances Francis Clothing
12. Residence of Arthur Rogers' family - Down East Real Estate
13. Alfred Hendrickson's residence - Kemp House (guest house, antiques & gifts) - Whigg's and Etcetera - Off Center and Etcetera - Off Center and Qualie
MAIN STREET - SOUTH SIDE
14. Private home and Betty's Beauty Parlor - Sue Blake Crafts - Gallery - Jules Besch Stationery - Nicholas Harrison Gallery - Judith Stiles Pottery Gallery
15. Lizzie Freeman Real Estate office in back - First National Grocery Store - Nelson's Market - Remy's Pharmacy - Murray's Pharmacy - Wellfleet Pharmacy - Cappello's Country Store - Lema's Market - The Wellfleet Market Place
16. W. F. Rose's News Dealer - Clifford Delorey's News & Gifts Store (managed by Clarence (Rusty) Rowell) - now empty
17. Wellfleet Post Office - Orchard Grill (first liquor license in town) - Alice's Restaurant - A.I.M. Thrift Shop
18. Uncle Jim's Ice Cream Parlor - Williams Market - Gertie Hodges' Beauty Parlor - Wellfleet Spirits Shoppe
19. Miss Euna Rogers' Ladies Wear, Yard Goods & Sewing Supplies and Doc Adams' Barber Shop - Smith's Dry Goods - Cape Impressions Gallery - Brophy Fine Arts - Abiyoyo - Wellfleet Crafts
20. Newcomb's Soda Shop - Lighthouse Restaurant (several owners)
21. Residence of Laurence Gardinier family - Nice Old Things - Secret Garden
22. Three-unit business block: Arthur Pierce's Butcher Shop - Newcomb's Soda Shop - Tween the Tides - A & P Grocery Store - Great Spirits Leather - U. S. Post Office - Temporary Public Library after Town Hall burned - Penny Patch - Etcetera and other stores - Burned down in 70s - now vacant lot next to Secret Garden
23. Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church - Preservation Hall
24. Residence of Victor Anderson's family - Wellfleet Collection - Pickle and Puppy
25. Dahill's Pharmacy (corner of Main and Holbook Streets) - Wellfleet Public Market - Scary Jack's Fish Market - Hopkins Cleaners - Hopkins Co-op Gallery - Eccentricity
26. Hotel - Residence of Sidney Stevenson family (building torn down) - Wellfleet Post Office - Left Bank Small Works Gallery and Chequessett Real Estate
27. Residence of the George Berrio and Floyd Pickard families - Secrest Craft Barn and Gallery - Fiber Arts - Spectrum Gallery of American Artists & Craftsmen - Clothing - Antiques - Narrow Land Pottery - Sweetbriar Realty and Karol Richardson in back
28. The Atlantic Curtain Factory - Candle Factory - Wellfleet Public Library
BRIAR LANE
29. Residence of Rudolph family - Tall Elms (rooming house) - Outer Cape Travel
30. Nickerson Funeral Home - Harkness House Restaurant - Chef's Gallery Restaurant - Flying Fish Cafe
BANK STREET
31. Dr. Canedy's home and office - Ramsdell/Jette home and rentals - Bank Square Multi Shops.
Main Building: Jacob Fanning Gallery - Briarmead Country Crafts - Rumplestiltskin Leather - Dakota Crafts - Ragg Time - Karol Wykoff Gallery - Paul Taylor Gallery - Burdick Gallery - Celeste Langlois Gallery - Periwinkles and Nicholas Harrison Gallery
Small Attached Building: Corner Cape Jewelry - Tracy Tarver's Cosmetics - Mon Chat - Heart at Work Jewelry - Chatham Soap Company - Ragg Time
Former Garage Building: Jazz (women's clothing) - Out Back - Haitian Arts & Crafts - Modern Crafts - Uncle Tim's Tee Shirts - Old Tyme Cupboard - Flour Power Bakery - Ragg Time Kids - Francoise Frey Antiques & Books - Periwinkles - Jacob Fanning Gallery - Burdick Gallery
32. Wellfleet Savings Bank - Home and Studios of Xavier Gonzalez and Ethel Edwards - Wellfleet Glass Works - Jules Besch Stationers and The Jewelry Studio
33. Al Hendrickson's Orchard Grill - Kristin's Cottage - Blue Heron Gallery
BAKER AVENUE
34. Residence of Joseph Powdrell, owner of Atlantic Curtain Co. - Franco Channing Gallery - Soraban Gallery (Johnson Family) - Wellfleet Collection - Private Home
COMMERCIAL STREET
35. Blacksmith Shop - Phillip Scott's Garage - Hatch's Fish Market - Golden Cod Gallery
36. Simeon Atwood's Hardware and Stoves - Randy Williams Jewelry & Art - Upper Crust Pizza - Old Tyme Cupboard - Mexican Restaurant - Art Gallery - Poli Gallery - Sick Day Surf Shop - The Juice
37. The Customs House - Gulf Gas Pumps - Simeon Atwood's Shoe Store -Customs House Antiques - Customs House Jewelry - Customs House Art Gallery - Mulligan's Stew Gallery - Peg Andre Pottery
38. Norman Young residence - Cove Gallery
39. The American Legion Hall - Emergency Elementary School - Town Meeting Hall/Voting - Dunes Cinema - Left Bank Gallery
40. Aunt Jenny's Dame Standish Candle Shop - Sweet Season's Restaurant - Dragotti's Bakery - The Studio Sh op Art Supplies - Candy Store (Fred Young) - On the Creek Café - Kia Ora - Sandpiper Gallery and Wellfleet Town Pizza
41. Horton & Gill's Grocery - Ye Olde Helpee Selfee Landree - Lobster Hutt - Mac's Shack
42. Pant's Factory - Wirthmore Stores - Mooney's Fuel and Grain Store - Sandpiper Gallery - Art Gallery - Harmon Gallery, Leap Frog Press, Quiet Mind Yoga Studio
43. Captain Everett Higgins' Fish Market ("Spit 'n Chatter Club”" - Moved across the street and incorporated into the Captain Higgins Restaurant - Pearl Restaurant
44. Al Graham's Restaurant - Dresden Room - Gobble & Co - The Pub (Roland Dorval) restaurant, apartments, motel - Sveden's Fish market - Multi shops - Jacob Fanning Gallery - Julian Longstreet Jewelry - The Sundowner - Uncle Tim's Tee Shirts - Windsurfing Shop - Painter's Sandwiches - Uncle Frank's - W.H.A.T.
ROUTE 6
45. First National Stores - IGA - Lema's Market - Christine's Oasis - Computer Options - The Furies, Codder's House, Sam Cooks, Local Color & Cuts, Mass Appeal
46. "Dogtown" - a local name for the section of Route 6 from Cove Road to the Fire Tower
47. Pond Hill Elementary School ("Fisherman's School") - South Wellfleet Neighborhood Association & Public Library on second floor)
48. Ma Downer's Log Cabin Restaurant, Guilio's Isle of Elba Restaurant - Van Rensselaer's Restaurant
49. Gramma Gotham's - Marconi Beach Restaurant - D'Italia's
50. Wade's - Johnny Yees - Laurino's - Serena's (twice) - Russ and Marie's Marconi Beach Restaurant
Our thanks to Lee Fanning and Richmond Bell for this listing.
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