Needham History: The 'busiest corner in town'
NEEDHAM HISTORY: The 'busiest corner in town' Gloria Greis Needham History Center & Museum It is the busiest corner in town, and arguably the best recognized. It is the one you navigate by, and the one that anchors your directions to visitors – “At the light in front of Harvey’s, turn left…” Harvey’s Hardware is the current occupant of a corner that has been – literally – at the center of Needham for nearly 170 years. The advent of the train line through the Great Plain in 1853 brought rapid changes to Needham. Although the Great Plain did not become the “real” downtown un...
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