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The City of Cambridge wants to celebrate and capture the many stories that reflect the past and present commercial activity of Cambridge Street. Business owners and residents are invited to share anecdotes that honor and celebrate the places that make this a special place to live and work. The goal of this project is to develop a collection of community stories and provide recommendations for physical or digital markers that will commemorate important events or memories.
Right image of the Cambridgeside Galleria from May 1999 by Lou Jones from the Boston Public Library Collection.
Please join us at our Community Oral Histories Forum!
We want to honor and celebrate the businesses and cultures that have made East Cambridge the thriving, diverse neighborhood that it is today. The City of Cambridge, in partnership with the East Cambridge Business Association, is gathering stories of East Cambridge from past and present business owners and residents. There will be a phone booth to record your stories, a make-your-marker station, a postcard station to write your anecdotes. We will have more information on the history of Cambridge Street and plenty of food and refreshments to share. Join us!
For a language interpreter, please contact: accesshelp@cambridgema.gov or czarazua@cambridgema.gov.
Stop by to share your story, make a marker, and learn more about the project!
Tuesday, January 7th: 6:30 - 8 pm, 2025
King Open School Cafeteria
850 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA
If you are unable to join the forum, you can still participate!
Share your memories in the survey below. We would love to hear about the community spaces that you or your family frequented, the memorable restaurants or stores and the reasons they stood out to you, the salons you visited with your friends, and anything else you'd like to share. We want to hear your stories! Survey
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