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New high school not an eyesore — just an earsore

Burlington High School Burlington MA construction Oct. 1972
Burlington High School construction Oct. 1972

High school acoustics issue April 1973 Burlington MA


Maureen Cardoza Burlington Bank & Trust 1973Maureen Cardoza bank story Burlington MA 1973


Troop 536 visits police and fire, Burlington MA 1973


Filene's grand opening Burlington
Glimpses of the brand new Burlington Mall with unfinished plantings near the doors. Much more imagery here.

Filene's liquor license denied Burlington MA April 1973


Burlington MA answering service April 1973


Ganshirt and Hamelburg Burlington MA April 1973


Police urge bicycles be treated as cars April 1973 Burlington MA


You Can't Take it With You" play Burlington MA 1973


Town cleanup April 1973 Burlington MA


 




And finally, some things that probably wouldn’t make it into the newspapers today. Public discourse simply changes over the years.

  1. Lahey referring to “ghetto people”?

"poor ghetto people" Lahey quote April 1973 Burlington, MA

2. Selling self-defense as a figure-enhancer for women?

Woman's Karate ad Billerica MA 1973

3. Mentioning a woman’s appearance just for the heck of it?
Janet Gaskell Northeastern University 1973

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2 thoughts on “New high school not an eyesore — just an earsore Leave a comment

  1. A stand-out “issue” for me. Not only did I laugh at the juxtaposition of the “Maureen Cardoza Helps Nab Thieves” immediately followed by a photo of two little girls in jail, but add to that the inclusion of one of my Dad’s old campaign ads was also a pleasant surprise…(though I’m not sure having that so close to the ad for “Son of Blob” was necessary LOL!) There were several other references to people, places, and things I very fond memories of. Please continue to do what you’re doing, Bob…this stuff is GREAT!

  2. Totally agree with David Murgo’s comment. These posts from the archives are fantastic, typos and all.

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