129R Commercial Street

Taves Boatyard marine railway. Frank “Bisca” Taves (1905-1984) was the son of a couple who come here from São Miguel, Continue reading →

129R Commercial Street

Taves Boatyard workshop. Another era might have looked dismissively at this homely, utilitarian, 50-by-25-foot corrugated-metal shed with its distinctly amateur 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 →

130 Commercial Street

Quite a lot of history is packed into this small house, which has been — from time to time — Continue reading →

130A Commercial Street

The small apartment house overlooking tiny Briggs Lane shows up on an 1889 street atlas, which noted — for the Continue reading →

131 Commercial Street

Arcadia. The quiet far West End was anything but quiet in the late 19th century, when it was home to 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 →

Sixth Town Landing

Good Templar Place. Bibulous Provincetown has a memorial to temperance in its very midst, though most modern townsfolk may not Continue reading →