111 Commercial Street

Building 2. Neither of the pier sheds on Burch Wharf were shown in the 1938 street atlas. But they were Continue reading →

111 Commercial Street

Building 3. Neither of the pier sheds on Burch Wharf were shown in the 1938 street atlas. But they were Continue reading →

125 Commercial Street

Cape Cod Cold Storage trap shed. The overnight demolition of historic structures isn’t a phenomenon peculiar to Provincetown’s new Gilded Continue reading →

129 Commercial Street

Cottage | Former Joseph Matthews fish warehouse. The real deal. Ancient. Dilapidated. Rough and tumble. Working waterfront. Overlooked. Forgotten. Doomed. Continue reading →

129R Commercial Street

Taves Boatyard winch house. This modest little structure, pretty much invisible to anyone passing by, actually played an oversized role Continue reading →

131 Commercial Street

Cottage | Former Joseph Matthews fish warehouse? In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 131 Commercial Street (then denominated Continue reading →

Puritan Cold Storage Pier

131A Commercial Street. The pier and pier shed constructed around 1914 to serve the Puritan Fish Freezing Company Cold Storage Continue reading →

139 Commercial Street

Building 2. When Jay C. Anderson of Los Angeles bought the Carreiro property at 139 Commercial Street in 2000, there Continue reading →