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Old Posted Feb 16, 2009, 3:58 AM
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Lowell, MA


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February 15th, 2009.
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Lowell (pop. 105,000) is the fourth largest city in Massachusetts after Boston, Worcester, and Springfield.
It is one of the oldest industrial cities in the US and is built on a network of canals on the Merrimack River.
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Coming into town on Chelmsford St


Public housing on Gorham St, south of downtown.




South St, looking towards the mills


Summer St












Middlesex St






Garnet St


Middlesex again








Revere St


Jackson St. The mill on the right has been refurbished as condos. The other one, perhaps someday.


The Appleton Mill


One of the canals. They have names, but I don't know them.
























Middlesex and Elliot St




Elliot St


Central St




Central and Jackson


Market St


Central/Prescott




Bridge St


The Sun Building


Cox Bridge


Merrimack St, the main drag in downtown Lowell




Palmer St


Old firehouse, turned into a restaurant




Middle St


Merrimack St


City Hall


Market & Dutton




Worthen Street towards City Hall






Market Street, west of downtown


O’Brian Terrace public housing. There seemed to be a large Dominican population in the area. Lowell also has the second largest Cambodian population in the US after Long Beach, CA. The city is over 10% Cambodian, which is the highest percentage in the US.




Market at Lewis St


Abandoned public housing on Lewis St


The only residential areas I hit were adjacent to downtown to the south and west, which tended to be on the grittier side.




Quiet Sunday morning


Another canal




Suffolk St


Near Cabot St


Looking back towards downtown on Market


Salem St


Cabot St


Merrimack St


Detail on City Hall


Back downtown


Merrimack at John St


Some fixed up mills by the river




Mills with Centralville neighborhood, north of the river, in back


Hill in Centralville








French St


Canal


Cox Bridge


Merrimack, upriver towards Nashua, NH


Downriver towards Lawrence, MA






The Concord River




Merrimack River from the Hunts Fall Bridge




The Concord River, at left, joins the Merrimack


On a hill north of the river


Downtown




Merrimack St






E. Merrimack & High St






Jackson & Gorham, heading back


Appleton & Gorham


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Here's a few shots from early September of 2005, for a warmer look at things












Lowell is one of those cities where almost every square inch is potentially interesting. I didn't even touch any neighborhoods more than a few blocks form downtown. They seemed pretty neat driving in and out. Perhaps another day...

This concludes the Merrimack River cities trilogy:
LAWRENCE - HAVERHILL
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