Elmwood Farm - 145 Parker Street · Maynard Historical Society Archives

Title

Elmwood Farm - 145 Parker Street

Description

As a result of the land transfer in 1947 from the Salo family of 4+ acres to Birger “Rudy” and Aune (Salo) Koski, a Cape Cod style home and a farm stand, called Elmwood Farm, was built. In the 1950s it started as a small roadside stand, and it grew in size throughout the years to become a fully enclosed building in the 1960s, which sold many food and agricultural products. It continued into the 1970s, but then was sold to Digital Credit Union, who constructed a building on the site.

Photos
1. 1950s – Aune Koski in front of the roadside farmstand
2. 1950s – a wide view of the small farmstand
3. 1950s – the farm stand grew in size. Sandra Koski (Maynard High School Class of 1959) is in the photo. To the right is the Salo Farm barn with the tool shed on the right and the bunk house on the left side of barn
4. 1954 – Aune Koski in front of farmstand
5. 1950s – Aune Koski in front of farmstand
6. 1960s – The Elmwood farmstand was constructed into a year-round building selling multiple food products
7. 1960s – Elmwood farmstand with the flower products. Aune Koski in the back of photo tending to the flowers
8. 1960s – View of Elmwood Farmstand from Parker St.
9. 1960s – View of Elmwood Farmstand. The Salo farm barn house in upper right
10. 1960s – Rudy and Aune Koski’s home beside the farmstand at #145 Parker St.
11. 1960s – Another view of the Koski home in the winter
12. 1960s – Rudy and Aune Koski in front of their Elmwood Farmstand
13. 1976 – Rudy, his grandson, his friend and neighbor Ray Sheridan, and Ray's grandson Michael in the parking area of the farmstand

Date

1950 -1970

Contributor

Photos and background information contributed by Sandra Koski Porter, granddaughter of John Salo.
Narrative contributed by Tom Sheridan who worked at the farm stand as a young boy, and the families were close friends.