161 Commercial Street

Boatslip Waterfront Hotel & Beach Club. Tea Dance. Those two words are pretty much all you need to know about Continue reading →

162 Commercial Street

Gary Marotta Fine Art G-1 The tentacular reach of the United Fruit Company in the 20th century earned it the Continue reading →

Central Wharf

163 Commercial Street. Central Street isn’t. Central, that is. While Center Street is near the center of town, Central definitely Continue reading →

163 Commercial Street

Central Wharf Company Ship Store. Most of the business of the Central Wharf took place out on the water, but Continue reading →

164 Commercial Street

Christian Union Church | Wesley Chapel. The U. U. Meeting House at 236 Commercial Street is beautiful, venerable, and — Continue reading →

164 Commercial Street

Prince Albert Guest House. This great Second Empire-style confection was once the residence of the mayor of Provincetown. You object: Continue reading →

165 Commercial Street

Herbolt’s blacksmith shop. Insurance maps of the late 1800s and very early 1900s show a substantial smithy on the site Continue reading →

165 Commercial Street

Herbolt’s merry-go-round. I count this among my happiest — and most surprising — research discoveries. While looking over a photocopy Continue reading →