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Waltham and vicinity map, Waltham, MA, circa 1948

Subject
Maps
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1948 (Chrome)
Front of Waltham and vicinity map, Waltham, MA, circa 1948, c. 1948 lithograph postcard
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Back of Waltham and vicinity map, Waltham, MA, circa 1948, c. 1948 lithograph postcard
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The map covers Waltham, Massachusetts, and the surrounding towns, with roads, the Charles River, route numbers, and local landmarks. Gore Place, the country estate of Governor Christopher Gore, is marked; the caption describes its twenty-room mansion built in 1805 and its period furnishings. Old Bemis Dam (1776) and neighboring communities such as Newton, Belmont, Watertown, Lexington, and Wellesley also appear. By the late 1940s Waltham was a manufacturing city on Boston's western edge, and Route 20 carried travelers between Boston and the western suburbs.

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GORE PLACE Gore Place, country estate of Governor Christo- pher Gore, a twenty-room mansion house built in 1805, containing magnificent period furnish- ings. Open from April 15 to November 15 except Mondays and Holidays. Located nine miles from Boston on U.S. Route 20, Waltham, Massachusetts.
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ConditionVery good
Place depicted11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
Place depictedRoute 20, Gore Place, Waltham, MA
Place depicted35 Waban Street, Newton, MA
Place depictedCambridge, MA
Place depictedBox 125, Weston, MA
Place depictedBox 8000, WNAC-TV, Boston, MA, 02114
Place depictedBelmont, MA
Place depictedWatertown, MA
Place depictedLexington, MA
Place depictedWellesley, MA
Place depictedCharles River, Waltham, MA
Place depictedOld Bemis Dam, Newton, MA
Place mentionedRoute 20, Gore Place, Waltham, MA
Place mentioned11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
Place mentionedBox 8000, WNAC-TV, Boston, MA, 02114
NotesMap postcard; no publisher line visible; 'mim' in lower right; not to scale; light age toning. Postmark: none visible. Divided-back card, unused — no stamp, no address, no handwritten message. Printed caption describes Gore Place, Waltham, Massachusetts. Pencil dealer/stock marks 'A 6059', 'Csm' and 'NOE' in the upper area; light soiling and slight corner wear.

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Waltham and vicinity map, Waltham, MA, circa 1948, postcard, c. 1948. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/waltham-and-vicinity-map-waltham-ma-circa-1948. Accessed November 2, 2026.