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Hundreds of spectators at a concert in Institute Park

Newspaper Article about a Trombonist who was able to play at a newly constructed Sniederman Pavillion in Institute Park.

After much debate, the town Parks and Recreation board voted 4-1 to not raze the Norse Tower. The Rogers-Kennedy memorial would have to find a new home. The tower was now to be inspected, restructured, and reopened to the public before the end of the…

Photograph of a designer and worker on the construction site for the first institute park bandshell.

Bridge to Island

Man and Woman riding bicycles accompanied by their dog. Pond and boathouse in background

Benjamin Walker was a prominent Worcester citizen who held multiple public offices, and most notably co-founded the Walker Ice Company (the only Worcester Ice Company to harvest at Salisbury Pond)

A report from the Motor Age magazine published 1908 blocking off automobiles from entering the Park. These logs were used in all of the entrances of the park.