Reader Comments on Video: The Holyoke, MA, Renovation Project from YankeeMagazine.com http://www.yankeemagazine.com/rss/index.php Sun, 18 May 2008 00:26:34 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2008-03/interact/10things/renovation My husband and I enjoyed the article, especially since his family and my grandparents grew up in Holyoke and remember what it was like "back then". We were wondering if you know the identities of the ladies in the 1962 photo on page 104. My husband thinks one of them may be his grandmother. Thanks! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:01:48 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2008-03/interact/10things/renovation Kristen, I'm glad you enjoyed the piece. Holyoke is one of my favorite NE cities, even if it is going through a rough patch. I'm afraid I don't personally know the identity of the women in the photos. However, the Holyoke archives might have more information about those shots. They are now located in the library of the Holyoke Community College. Here is their web address: http://www.holyokelibrary.org/Local%20History.htm. I hope they can help. Justin Shatwell Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:39:57 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2008-03/interact/10things/renovation I lived in the Battleship (at 32 Jackson St.) till I married.... learned to polka and waltz in the Skinner Coffee House. My background is Irish/French Canadian. You're article "Life and Death of the Skinner Coffee House" is a masterpiece of memories. Your words are beautiful...you write, "Holyoke has always been a scrappy working-class community..." LOVE IT. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:35:08 +0100