Part Sixty ~ A Final Look Back at Blair’s

Part Sixty ~ A Final Look Back at Blair’s

Continuing last week’s post, “A Look at Blair’s Store”, we are going to take another glimpse at some memories of the store that stood on the corner of Main and Bedford Streets. Were you in the village at the time of the fire, and were you one of the many gathered on...
Part Sixty ~ A Final Look Back at Blair’s

Part Sixty ~ A Final Look Back at Blair’s

Continuing last week’s post, “A Look at Blair’s Store”, we are going to take another glimpse at some memories of the store that stood on the corner of Main and Bedford Streets.  Were you in the village at the time of the fire, and were you one of the many...
Part Fifty-Nine ~ A Look at Blair’s Store

Part Fifty-Nine ~ A Look at Blair’s Store

Blair’s Store was a Westport landmark that stood on the southeast corner of Main and Bedford Streets. One of the last big fires of commercial properties within the boundaries of the village, Blair’s was destroyed in 1963. Do you recognize the annex to The Cove in the...
Part Fifty-Nine ~ A Look at Blair’s Store

Part Fifty-Nine ~ A Look at Blair’s Store

Blair’s Store was a Westport landmark that stood on the southeast corner of Main and Bedford Streets.  One of the last big fires of commercial properties within the boundaries of the village, Blair’s was destroyed in 1963. Do you recognize the annex to The...
Part Fifty-Eight ~ Westport’s Irish Roots

Part Fifty-Eight ~ Westport’s Irish Roots

Because today is St. Patrick’s Day, and many in the village will be celebrating their Irish heritage, I thought it would be fitting to put in an excerpt from The Book of Westport. “Irish-Catholic roots run very strong in Westport. In the 1850’s, a great number of...