The North Adams Shoe Company, also known as the Weber Brothers Shoe Company, was established in 1889. The Weber Brothers consisting of A. C. Weber, William J. Weber, Theodore L. Weber, Emmet C. Weber…

Before dawn on February 3, 1958, a fire tore through the Attala Block on River Street in North Adams, trapping dozens of residents inside. Though many escaped, three children lost their lives in one…

In 1925, the year that William Henry Johnson was first elected as Mayor of North Adams, the City Hall occupied space roughly where the Burger King is located today. A man of frail health when he took…

Like the city of North Adams itself, the Richmond Theater suffered its up and downs. It opened in 1900 and had most successful years during the first and second decades of the 20th century. It held…

It was a sad day when the Transcript announced that Molly’s Bakery, an Eagle Street landmark since 1937, was closing its doors on March 29, 2008. The business began in 1931 by John, Sam and Joseph…

John Dwight Chesbro was born in North Adams on June 5, 1874 and grew up at 177 Bracewell Avenue. His personality was such that he was dubbed “Happy Jack” at an early age. As he matured his interests…

One of the earliest major mills in North Adams, the Eclipse Mill played roles for Rayon, Sprague Electric and others before transformation into the studios and lofts it holds today.

A few things catch the eye as one looks through the Report of the Board of Health of North Adams from 1917. For one, the causes of death. July in particular seemed to be an odd month—“acute…

A roughly 2,190-mile trail extends through the forests of the Appalachian Mountains. The Appalachian Trail, or simply the AT, traverses the Berkshire Hills, crossing through North Adams on its way…

John Henry Haynes was born in 1849 in Rowe, Massachusetts. He came from humble beginnings, having taken on a parental role to his younger siblings after their father’s death. At 21 years old he began…