A view from looking from Summer St. toward the Masonic Block. On the right foreground is the Riverside Cooperative building followed by the Nason Street Diner.
The Nason Street Diner (aka D's Subs, aka Maynard Diner, aka White's Diner, aka Hoffman Diner) was a classic American Diner located at 48 Nason Street from, at least the 1920s until the mid 1980s. (It was also listed as 50 Nason Street)
A color photo of the Digital and Maynard Mill Complex float in the Maynard Centennial Parade, 1971. The photo is taken from a higher floor in the Digital building.
Two black and white photos of the Main Street bridge with a rare snapshot of the King Square Diner (123 Main Street). The first photo was taken in August 1956. Also included are newspaper clippings showing ownership changes.
A sepia photo of Main Street and the Petersen Bridge, pre-1916. The Petersen Bridge spans the Assabet River. The Lunch Cart is on the far right of the picture and Nelly's is in the center of the block.
A photo of Eino Nyholm standing on the Main Street bridge with the King Square Diner (123 Main St.) seen in the background. The second photo is Eino's dog inside the diner.
Robert Finnila had worked for the Maynard Public Works Department for many years after which he owned and operated the Nason Street Diner for over 20 years.
A photograph of construction activities of the Masonic Block (Main and Walnut Streets). Steel Main Street Bridge (Peterson Bridge) in foreground. Diner on left.