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June 21, 2007

Interior of Walker's Store

This is an image of the interior of Walker's Store, with Johnny Walker, taken around 1922. We are currently unsure of where exactly his store was located.

Ofshay's first store

Address: The 5 Corners, across the street from the Methodist Church
Date: 1925.
Notes: Ofshay's General Store was an institution in the center of Marlborough for about 60 years. Seven months after the building was purchased, it burned down. The Ofshay Brother's rebuilt, and continued on, with one of the brother's son's joining in the family business. Today, the Ofshay's no longer own the store on the corner, but many in town still call it "Ofshay's".

Ofshay's General Store, c. 1970

Address: The 5 Corners
Date: 1970.
Notes: Ofshay's General Store was an institution in the center of Marlborough for about 60 years. Seven months after the building was purchased, it burned down. The Ofshay Brother's rebuilt, and continued on, with one of the brother's son's joining in the family business. Today, the Ofshay's no longer own the store on the corner, but many in town still call it "Ofshay's".

Lakeside Filling Station and Dancing Pavilion

Address: 231 North Main Street
Contemporary Building Name: Charles Hall Gallery, Marlborough Arts Center and Museum
Historic Building Name: Dance Hall, Hall’s Package Store
Present Use: Gallery / Arts Center
Historic Use: Package store, dance hall, recreational hall
Architectural style: Vernacular
Date: c. 1940s
Notes: The building was originally built in 1920, according to the assessor's office. It was originally the dancing pavilion, and then in 1952, Charlie Hall opened a package store. It closed in the mid-1980s, and the building was left empty until 1999, when the Marlborough Arts Center and Museum purchased the property, and in 2004, moved the building back from the road, and began renovations. The assessor now gives the property a construction date of 2005.

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