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The Hurricane of 1938 was a storm that ravaged New England, and the strongest in its history. In Worcester, the storm downed about 4000 trees in the streets, and about 11,000 in the parks and playgrounds. The full repair from the damage caused by…

In 1921, Worcester experienced one of the worst ice storms in recent history. The storm itself delivered millions of tons of ice and paralyzed infrastructure throughout the city. As for the trees, a third of Worcester’s 40,000 shade trees were…

An image depicting the tree damage caused by a F4 class tornado which touched down in Worcester on June 9th, 1953.

Definition of Urban Parks provided by faculty and students at WPI as a part of an Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP)

In this image we see the Wire Mill and the Causeway not being present.

This is the street view showing the Causeway

Walker Coal and Ice Company Office

Later renamed to the Walker Coal and Ice Company, this company was the only company to commercially operate at Salisbury Pond in Institute Park. Walker Ice Company acquired multiple other local ice companies over the years, and was eventually…

Walker Ice Company houses at Salisbury Pond