Summer 2005

Over a 20 year period, Urban Renewal changed the community structure of Lawrence. This issue examines that project.
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Winter 2005

The lead story in this issue discusses church history in Lawrence based upon the extensive collections of records at LHC. Also featured is the Preservation Corner.
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Fall 2004

The well-known Lawrence architect George G. Adams is the subject of the lead article. There is also a story on some of the important Lawrence musicians.
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Winter, Spring 2004

This issue remembers John V. Kelleher, a native Lawrencian who went on to become Harvard's Professor of Irish Studies.
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Spring 2003

Most of this issue is devoted to Lawrence based sports and recreation. First the baseball star Patsy Donovan, then the rebirth of the regatta on the Merrimack, and finally a mystery plaque dedicated to Lawrence boxing champion Andy Callahan. Note: We later discovered that the plaque came out of the old Boston Garden.
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Winter 2003

The central focus of this issue is Lawrence's 150th anniversary as a city.

Cause of the Spicket Floods

When the Spicket overflowed its banks during March it was a serious problem for families and businesses affected, but it was not a surprise. It was the third major flood since 1987, punctuating a long series of less dramatic flooding events. The strategy currently being implemented is to remove a number of structures from near the banks of the river in order to permit it to flood without damage to property.
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Who Owns the Alleys?

Years ago, kids used the alleys to play “glassies.” The ragman’s horse and wagon clattered down the alley as he called out “Ah-r-raigs.” Residents protected the produce of their backyard vegetable gardens by erecting fences constructed of an eclectic mixture of wooden boards. Utility poles located in the alleys were handy for attaching one end of a laundry line, the other end secured from a back window, allowing cascades of clothes to wave and flap from each level of the triple-deckers.
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Henry K. Oliver

In 1852, the first high school class of Lawrence graduated. Immigrant City Archives will be marking the 150th anniversary of this event during 2002. Much has been said about the role of Charles Storrow in the development of the school system, but Henry K. Oliver is at least as important a figure in this regard.
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