Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Chronicle of Ancient Chestnut Street
It might be called The Story of Eight Houses, for Chestnut street only contained eight in its early days. It ended at Bridge street, where cows were pastured on the grass land, burdock bushes lined the street, we children gathered the burrs to make baskets. Where the Chapin and club houses are, was Worthington Grove ex tending to Spring street; a fine place for picnics. The Fourth of July before Harri son's and Tyler's election, the Hon. Edward Everett gave a political address in that grove. There was no Pearl street nor Mat toon, nor Harrison avenue; when those changes came they were considered sad innovations. The lots on Chestnut street were restricted, though both sides belonged to the homestead, only one, the right hand side from State street, could be built upon.
A hedge of various kinds fenced off the unused land opposite, which being mostly a steep hill, was made into offsets, or grew a grove of native trees.
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