Steve Tom Nickerson Wharf

55-57 Commercial Street. Stephen Thomas Nickerson (1824-1893), a grandson of the Stephen Nickerson who built what is now called the Continue reading →

55-57 Commercial Street

Western Cold Storage. Seven enormous cold storage plants — known simply as “cold storages” or “freezers” — served the fishing Continue reading →

59 Commercial Street

This Long Point transplant at 59 Commercial Street was, until 2001, the headquarters of the Center for Coastal Studies. The Continue reading →

65B Commercial Street

I haven’t counted, but there are very few boat houses — with double doors right on the beach — left Continue reading →

83 Commercial Street

West End Racing Children’s Community Sailing. This admirable institution was known until 2017 as the West End Racing Club, which Continue reading →

94 Commercial Street

Flyer Santos – Marion Perry house. The spirit of Rose Dorothea fills this noble house. And the spirit is not Continue reading →

94 Commercial Street

Flyer’s Boat Shop. One of the last great, largely untouched remnants of the working waterfront is about 60 yards from Continue reading →

95 Commercial Street

A. T. Williams Coal Houses. Many shoreline buildings were associated with the enormous enterprise of Union Wharf, but two of Continue reading →