01907 Winter 2018 V2
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR<br />
PAUL HALLORAN<br />
02 | <strong>01907</strong><br />
A publication of Essex Media Group<br />
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Chief Executive Officer<br />
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Edward L. Cahill<br />
John M. Gilberg<br />
Edward M. Grant<br />
Gordon R. Hall<br />
Monica Connell Healey<br />
J. Patrick Norton<br />
Michael H. Shanahan<br />
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William J. Kraft<br />
Chief Operating Officer<br />
James N. Wilson<br />
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Carolina Trujillo<br />
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Paul K. Halloran Jr.<br />
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04 Did you know?<br />
05 What's up<br />
06 Cornering cancer<br />
10 Style<br />
12 House money<br />
15 Gas explosion<br />
Historic<br />
edition<br />
Art and history. Life and death. We figured you needed some light reading<br />
for the holidays.<br />
In this edition of <strong>01907</strong>, you will meet Mary Flannery, a former Swampscott<br />
resident who lives in Nahant, who has parlayed the fantastic success of RAW<br />
Art Works in Lynn into GAS, a new venture where “creative collisions are a<br />
regular occurrence,” according to Bill Brotherton’s story.<br />
Steve Krause has a story on an Honor Roll that is much more impressive<br />
than the ones highlighting academic prowess. Police Chief Ron Madigan<br />
keeps in office a book chronicling the exploits of town residents who served<br />
in “the war to end all wars,” including the likes of actor Walter Brennan and<br />
John Blocksidge, for whom the field on Humphrey Street is named.<br />
We’ve all been to Town Hall, but you may not be aware it was once the<br />
homestead of the founder of GE and the person who was responsible for the<br />
landscape architecture also dabbled in public parks, including Central. Yes,<br />
that one. In NYC.<br />
The former residence of Elihu Thomson is located in the Frederick Law<br />
Olmsted Historic District, accurately described by Thor Jourgensen as a<br />
“carefully preserved link to Swampscott’s past.” I think you will enjoy his tour<br />
of the district, which is home by Gov. Charlie Baker and his wife, Lauren.<br />
Surely one of the most recognizable structures in town is the old depot at<br />
the train station, a late 19th-century building that resides on the National<br />
Register of Historic Places, and one that will hopefully be making a comeback<br />
after years of sitting vacant. All aboard for Gayla Cawley’s story.<br />
Did you know that before we had the Big Blue we had the Sculpins? A<br />
cup of Periwinkles clam chowder (Page 24) to you if you also know what a<br />
Sculpin is (bottom-feeding fish) and whom we can credit for cutting bait on<br />
that mascot. Hint, he orchestrated the greatest sports dynasty in town history.<br />
For that, and other tidbits of information, see "5 Things You Didn't Know<br />
About Swampscott."<br />
Here's one thing you did know: The holidays are coming. Enjoy them – as<br />
well as this issue.<br />
INSIDE<br />
18 Charles Henry Bond<br />
20 Honor Roll of service<br />
24 Local flavor<br />
26 Redevelopment on track<br />
28 Our house<br />
30 History lives here<br />
COVER<br />
Mary Flannery, founder<br />
of Raw Art Works,<br />
and her husband Chris<br />
Whitlock have opened<br />
Great Art Studio (GAS)<br />
in Central Square.<br />
PHOTO BY<br />
Spenser Hasak
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