Comments on: History Roundtable Discussion: Shoppers World

By: Jo

Jo — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 21:56:22 +0000

Anyone remember having a photograph in their 8th (?) grade math book? I shouldn’t admit it but I spent a lot of time in the area of Flutie’s Path when it was woods and a stream.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:12:31 +0000

The link for the photos is:

http://images.google.com/images?sa=4&imgc=&imgsz=&q=farmingham+shopper%27s+world+source%3Alife

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:10:55 +0000

The Google image archive has some great old photos of Shoppper’s World. Unfortunately they listed the location as “Farmingham”.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:00:17 +0000

Hello - I was wondering if you might have contact information for the “natickmass.info” sister site on the history of the Shoppers World Cinema regarding a photo inquiry.

I’m very impressed by this site and the others I’ve seen that deal with the fascinating history of Shoppers World. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find site contact info on any of them!

By: Clinton

Clinton — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:11:33 +0000

There was a lot wrong with Shoppers World, but I’ll contend it had 10 times the charm of the new one. Now it is a generic big-box strip mall, not intended for casual browsing.

I was at the get-together last Saturday. (And I look forward to the hinted-at exhibit in 2010) I don’t think anyone had on rose-colored glasses about the old Shoppers World. It was simply a more intimate, family-friendly, serendipity-inducing shopping experience.

That said, when the new mall is eventually torn down, there will probably be plenty of people with nostalgic tales about it, too.

By: frank

frank — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:34:31 +0000

While shoppers world was a big part of framingham history it was an ugly eyesore on route nine. When i look at photos of route nine then and now i think we are on the right track…smaller signs , more trees and landscaping.
Its nice to have memories of the past especially when we can see our progress towards a better future for Framingham.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:28:27 +0000

Please take and post lots of pictures!

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:29:54 +0000

Hi Scott,
A lot of the loaned items will be going back to their owners on Monday but send me an email and we can set something set up for you to look at the sign and what we have out form our collection. We will be recording people’s stories too. My work email is michelle[at]framinghamhistory.org.
Talk to you later!

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:59:54 +0000

Will there be anything as far as display or otherwise available to view following the Saturday morning event? Further, will the roundtable be recorded in any way (audio and/or video)? Been looking forward to this since your first mention of it; however, Saturday is one of the rare Saturday mornings that I have another commitment. Sounds like a great event!