Mechanic Street, Upper Falls. Continued exploration of the mysterious Mechanic Street across Massachusetts (and maybe elsewhere?). This one is in a post industrial section of Newton. Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

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Mudville, Firecracker Alley, Whiskey Hollow...all colorful names but not ones that would remain in place for modern polite society. Follow Lost Massachusetts down a quiet side street to a shady park and well-used baseball diamond. Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

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No, you cannot get your nails and hair done here...but you can get Tonic, Grinders, Tall Cans, Slushies, Butts, Frappes, Batteries for your Clicker, Hoodsies, Roadies...you have no idea what I'm talking about? Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

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In this episode we respond to listener postcards, letters, emails and Internet comments. The comments cover recent episodes including MVM E46, Myrtle Village E45, Workmans Circle Camp E44, Southerton, Mass: Velvet Mill E43, Vos Haven E42, Mechanic Street E41 and The Arsenal E40. Listeners provide additional personal context for these stories and tell us which topics were their favorites. More information at LostMassachusetts.com

In Out There Episode 47 we discuss some of the odd history and findings out in Boston Harbor, particularly the Bug Light. We also demonstrate how to dial into various navigational devices and collect data from them... Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/out-there-bug-light-e47

Did you grow up near or have you ever seen mysterious castle buildings with the enigmatic "MVM" carved over the door? In this episode of Lost Massachusetts we will explain the meaning behind MVM and the history of the castle buildings... Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

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Major highway projects can bring prosperity, ease of travel but can also cut through the soul of a community and make it vanish. In this episode we learn about how the Turnpike Authority cleared out swaths of homes in West Newton and Auburndale Mass. Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

Sources, links, blog, etc.:https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/myrtle-village-e45

If you are driving through Ashland Mass you might notice something odd pop up on your GPS: a designation called “Workman’s Circle Camp” Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

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Join Lost Massachusetts on this mystery road trip and what we found at the end of it...We take an unexpected tour of a liminal space inside the lost town of Southerton Mass. Never heard of Southerton? It was and still is there. You can see it too. Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/southerton-mass-velvet-mill-e43

We continue our investigations into Lost Dutch Mass (See Episode 25 Niew Nederlandt). On most early maps the area of current Boston Harbor is recorded as “Vos Haven”. Vos Haven is Dutch for Fox Harbor. This was no doubt named because of the abundance of foxes which are still prevalent in Massachusetts today. Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/vos-haven-e42