Springfield

The Fuller Block on Main Street, Springfield, MA

As Springfield entered the 20th century many exciting changes shaped the city. The automobile, sweeping social transformation nurtured by immigration, and industrialization of the region offered much to spark the imagination.

Early automobile

Automobiles and motorcycles became common and Springfield companies contributed significantly to this transportation revolution.

During Ted’s childhood automobiles and motorcycles became common and Springfield companies contributed significantly to this transportation revolution. Stevens-Duryea, Knox, and Atlas were producing thousands of cars. Indian Motocycle became the largest maker of motorcycles in the world, producing 32,000 a year by 1913.

Springfield, with its thriving factories, attracted many skilled workers. French-Canadians, Italians, Jews, Poles, Portuguese, Greeks, and Irish crowded into the city’s neighborhoods.

Springfield also changed culturally. New schools, a new central library, and a new city hall were all built during the years that Ted lived in the city. Springfield was a lively place during Ted’s childhood.

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