You can almost hear the hum on Main Street as preparations continue for the Patriot’s Day celebrations. The dust and debris that gathered on sidewalks from endless plowing over a very long winter, is now gone. The store front windows are gleaming and several shops have opened their doors, displaying their merchandise to […]

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West Concord Depot or Union Station, as it was known when first opened in 1894, is approaching its original luster. This was the hub of West Concord (across Route 62 from Concord Center) over 100 years ago. Today it still serves as a waiting station for the Commuter Rail trains […]

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Walden Street and Main Street are at the heart of Historic Concord. The heart is closely guarded in these neck of the woods. As much as Concord has been able to protect itself from the influx of chain stores and uninspired architecture it has not been entirely immune to outside influences. There is […]

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This place is not easily duplicated. The Concord Shop has built a very loyal and passionate following over the past decades. It is quintessential Concord in many respects. The Famous Concord Shop has entered the circle of multi-generational stores here in Concord, the second generation recently having taken the reigns. They […]

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The January thaw was not only welcome this year, it was clearly recognizable. After weeks of snowfall and bone chilling temperatures this was a thaw indeed.
There is one place in Concord that beckons people to dream of the Spring months ahead and that is the storefront of Main Streets […]

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