Monday, May 7, 2012
What year was this photo taken? One guess per person. Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit. Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize.
Then and Now asks when? What year was this photo taken? One guess per person. Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit. Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting us use their photograph. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section below. All entries must be received by midnight tonight, Eastern Time. Readers may only …
Friday, May 4, 2012
We asked what year was this photo taken?
Then and Now asks when? What year was this photo taken? No one got the exact year but we had two responses that were within two years of the correct answer: 1944. Barbara Yozell was first to submit the closest answer, so, Barbara, you win this week's Then and Now. Congratulations. Thank you to the Swampscott Police Department for letting us use this historic photo of James Pedrick in the dpeartment's radio room. James was promoted to the rank of captain in 1950, said Paul Sherry. We'll keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
What year was this photo taken? One guess per person. Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit. Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize.
Then and Now asks when? What year was this photo taken? One guess per person. Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit. Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section below. All entries must be received by midnight tonight, Eastern Time. Readers may only offer one answer per week. The winner will receive a $5 gift card to a local …
Monday, April 23, 2012
What year was this photo taken? One guess per person. Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit. Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize.
Then and Now asks when? What year was this photo taken? One guess per person. Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit. Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their lithograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section below. All entries must be received by midnight tonight, Eastern Time. Readers may only …
Monday, April 16, 2012
What year was this photo taken? One guess per person. Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit. Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize.
Then and Now asks when? What year was this photo taken? One guess per person. Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit. Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their lithograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section below. All entries must be received by midnight tonight, Eastern Time. Readers may only …
Yes, a Patch Then and Now regular was the one who came closest to identifying the date we have for the traffic at Monument and Humphrey.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Then and Now asks when? What year was this photo taken? Then and Now stalwart Paul Sherry answered 1952. Local hisotrian Lou Gallo told us he believes the photo was taken in 1954. Paul came closest to identifying the correct year for the question. Congratulations Paul. We'll keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on Monday. Thanks to Lou and the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their photo. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section below. All entries must be received by midnight tonight, Eastern Time. Readers may only offer one answer per…
Friday, April 13, 2012
What year was this lithograph made? We have a winner.
Then and Now asked when? What year was this lithograph, a print, made? The answer was 1856 and the correct response came from George Chaisson. Congratulations George. The lithograph, according to the Swampscott Historical Society, was made by J.B. Batchelder and shows a horse-drawn carriage moving along Orient Street, today called Puritan Road. The big building on the right was the Big Anawan, later called the Oakland, a family hotel located at the end of Ross Road, according to the Historical Society's write-up on the print. We'll keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting us post their lithograph. This …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
We asked what year this winter scene photo was taken and we received a correct reply.
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Then and Now asked what year this winter was photo taken? George Chaisson responded with the correct answer: 1880. We'll keep Then and Now going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their lithograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section below. All entries must be received by midnight tonight, Eastern Time. Readers may only offer one answer per week. The winner will receive a $5 gift card to a local business.
Monday, April 9, 2012
What year was this lithograph made? One guess per person. Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit. Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize.
Then and Now asks when? What year was this lithograph made? One guess per person. Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit. Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their lithograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section below. All entries must be received by midnight tonight, Eastern Time. Readers may …
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Yes, we have a winner. Another Then and Now competitor has served notice, winning a second contest and outguessing some of the game's stalwarts.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
George Chaisson banged out another win in the Then and Now game by correctly identifying the date of the dory strewn Fisherman's Beach as 1906. Congratulations George. Your Allo Allo Cafe coffee card will be on the way. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another photograph of a historic house or location on Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting us post their photograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section below. All entries must be received by midnight tonight, Eastern Time. Readers may only offer one answer per week. The winner will receive a $5 gift …
George Chaisson
9:46 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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