Category Archives: Changing Times
How One Community in Massachusetts Is Preparing for a “Major Demographic Shift”
From a local newspaper article entitled, Gray Days: Brockton area prepares for an aging population: “David Stevens, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging, estimates that by December, the number of adults age 60 and older will be … Continue reading
Changing Times: One of the First and Last African-American Skipjack Captains
“For centuries, Chesapeake Bay oysters were harvested by skipjacks, those tall, sleek, singled-masted sailboats. The skipjacks are mostly gone now, replaced by more efficient, less majestic ways of fishing. But one skipjack captain [Kermit Travers, 78] refuses to fade away.” Listen … Continue reading
Changing Times: F.A.O. Schwarz Will Close 5th Avenue Store
“F. A. O. Schwarz, the legendary toy store on Fifth Avenue, will close its doors July 15, a victim of rising rents and ultraluxury retailing in New York City’s hottest shopping district. . . . But F. A. O. Schwarz, … Continue reading
Changing Times: Streit’s Matzo Factory Leaves Lower East Side of N.Y.
“This Passover holiday marks the end of an era for an iconic matzo factory in New York City. Streit’s has been baking matzo — the unleavened bread that Jews eat during the eight days of Passover — in the same … Continue reading
Changing Times: One of Three Remaining Howard Johnson’s Closes
“In the 1960s and ’70s, Howard Johnson’s restaurants were the biggest chain in the country, with more than 1,000 locations. Their iconic orange roofs were fixtures of the American highway, beckoning hungry motorists to come and dine at HoJo’s, as … Continue reading
Changing Times: Oh, the Irony! Italian American Museum Wants to Evict 85-Year-Old Italian Renter
Little Italy, NYC: Adele Sarno moved back into the family apartment in the ’60s and has lived there ever since. But the neighborhood she knew has changed. “The number of people of Italian ancestry who live in Little Italy is shrinking … Continue reading
Changing Times: New York City’s Last Classical Sheet Music Store Closes after 78 Years
We’ve noticed, as you surely have, that so many familiar parts of the past are gone, or almost gone, because of changing times: everything from buildings we thought of as landmarks, to styles of popular music, to businesses made obsolete by … Continue reading
