Lizzie Borden Society Forum

Over the weekend, I read a book titled "Fall River Dreams: A Team's Quest for Glory-A town's Search for Its Soul" by Bill Reynolds. It was a mini history of the high school's basketball team but it had loads of information about the modern Fall River. Lizzie was mentioned quite a few times. The author also wrote about the ethnic makeup of the town over the years. You would really enjoy it if you are a basketball fan. I think you'd also enjoy it for the insight into the town.

Thanks for the tip, Weber. I have it (thanks to a real sweet friend of mine) and did not realize it had neat Fall River stuff in it.

Thats sounds kinda neat.

Try this link, it's 6 books down:

http://print.google.com/print?q=lizzie+ ... N&start=10

You can sample the pages.

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Well, you're better off not messing with what you paste here on the page.

But your link did take me to E-Bay page:

"613 items found for fall river
List ViewPicture Gallery"

I don't know if I need to scroll thru 613 images tho!

You did fine!

I found it!

http://cgi.ebay.com/DURFEE-THEATRE-PROG ... dZViewItem

"DURFEE THEATRE PROGRAM MAURICE CHEVALIER '66 FALL RIVER
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Description
You are bidding on a program from the Durfee Theatre in Fall River Massachusetts. This program was printed for the performance by Maurice Chevalier. The program features great advertisements for local businesses and just-then-released movies. Program is in fantastic condition with only a few small creases. A great addition to any collection."

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You're welcome!
No trouble.
Does anyone have a picture of the old Durfee theatre?

The Historic Highlands now boasts new and improved vintage-looking street signs beginning with Walnut Street and streets north. They look great and enhance the architecture of all those Painted Ladies.

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Shelly, that sign says "Rock Street". Nice short street name. However, the other signs in the neighborhood are not as "nice" because the names of the streets are longer and they don't fit on the signs!! You know how the printer accomplished this? By putting the letters closer together!

I dare you to try to read them when you are in a moving vehicle. You can't! I don't like them at all.

Letter design is everything on a street sign.

In Florida, perhaps because there are so many old folks there, the signs are big and easy to read. They might not be pretty, but the city sure makes sure you know where you are.

Er....I have seen only High, Rock, Walnut and Maple signs- which actually looked pretty nice driving by. I agree it is a minor cosmetic bandaid compared to some more serious problems the city is having regarding zoning of commercial properties in residential neighborhoods, and the preservation and rescue of historic buildings.

There are plenty who will concur, myself included, that more teeth are needed in various well-meaning institutions in the city and their focus needs to be redefined to make a real difference.

Mostly the little photo above was merely an announcement of a change in town-I looked up while at a stop sign, had a camera handy and thought I would snap a shot -and that's pretty much all.

think some strongly-worded editorials to the Herald are in order. If nobody makes a big fuss in a public way, things quietly get slipped under the rug. The thought of that hairdresser's and massage parlor across the street from Maplecroft will probably make most people cringe. A great many evil little things, when unchecked, slip by unnoticed until one day people wake up with a MacDonald's in their front yard and say "How did that ever get here?" I live 7 miles from Foxwood Casino- which used to be a nice cornfield so you're preaching to the choir MB :-)

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Was there ever any problem with Maplecroft being a B&B? Did that require a permit like the new Belmont St B&B?

This from the LAB Archives---

http://www.lizzieandrewborden.com/Archi ... ecroft.htm

On Feb 26, 2003, Mike Dube (dubious Mike) wrote:

"My father had turned the house into a B&B as well (as the murder house) but decided running a B&B wasn't for him.. It is likely the new owners would make use of it as this, as the City gave the OK for it to be one..."

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Oh, it was a B&B alright for a time, and people did stay there. Photos were not allowed, and you could not guarantee you would get a room when you called. I posted their brochure here somewhere. Often people would stay one night at Maplecroft, and one night at Second Street. Mostly he found keeping the place tidy, cooking for the guests and such very difficult- as well as assuring nobody took photos (and there are PLENTY who did). I think the work load was too much and he lost interest fairly quickly. It IS hard work!!

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