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The Last Candy Factory
810 Main Street, Cambridge
In the early 20th century, this stretch of Main Street and nearby Massachusetts Avenue was home to so many candy companies that the neighborhood was affectionately known as Confectioner’s Row; the factories employed thousands of people and filled the air with a chocolatey aroma. The big white building at 810 Main Street is the last relic of that era. It houses a subsidiary of Tootsie Roll Industries known as Cambridge Brands, maker of beloved candies such as Junior Mints and Charleston Chews.
Look for a mural across the street from 810 Main, toward Toscanini's Ice Cream and Central Square, that tells the story of candy manufacturing in Cambridge.
If you are starting the tour at this stop, please refer to our website for Google Maps that can help guide you from place to place.
Guest speaker
Susan Benjamin, Founder, True Treats Candy, Harper’s Ferry, WV; author, Sweet as Sin: The Unwrapped Story of How Candy Became America’s Favorite Pleasure (2016)
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By The Innovation Trail of Greater Boston, Inc.810 Main Street, Cambridge
In the early 20th century, this stretch of Main Street and nearby Massachusetts Avenue was home to so many candy companies that the neighborhood was affectionately known as Confectioner’s Row; the factories employed thousands of people and filled the air with a chocolatey aroma. The big white building at 810 Main Street is the last relic of that era. It houses a subsidiary of Tootsie Roll Industries known as Cambridge Brands, maker of beloved candies such as Junior Mints and Charleston Chews.
Look for a mural across the street from 810 Main, toward Toscanini's Ice Cream and Central Square, that tells the story of candy manufacturing in Cambridge.
If you are starting the tour at this stop, please refer to our website for Google Maps that can help guide you from place to place.
Guest speaker
Susan Benjamin, Founder, True Treats Candy, Harper’s Ferry, WV; author, Sweet as Sin: The Unwrapped Story of How Candy Became America’s Favorite Pleasure (2016)