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The two-day fair and its entertainment is planned by the San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce and presents over 80 concessions and booths on the weekend that the Chinese New Year Parade is held. Entertainment includes folk dance, opera, drumming, family photos, giant puppets, [ 95 ] lion dances, fine arts demonstrations, calligraphy ...
The common has been communally owned since at least 1737, with the original burying ground (expanded in the 19th century, and now known as Laurel Hill Cemetery) to the north. In 1769 the area's first meeting house (church and civic building) was built, giving the area a sense of identity separate from portions of Reading that would later be set ...
The John Bickford House is a historic late First Period house in North Reading, Massachusetts.The c. 1735 two-story timber-frame house has relatively conservative First Period features despite its somewhat (comparatively) late construction date, which may be due to John Bickford's strong connections with nearby Salem.
North Reading (pronounced, as is with Reading as (/ ˈ r ɛ d ɪ ŋ / ⓘ)) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,554 at the 2020 census . [ 1 ]
The Farmington Chamber of Commerce awarded its annual Business of the Year honor to the Manchester Agency of Farmers Insurance, while John Byrom was named Citizen of the Year.
Rev. Daniel Putnam House is a historic late First Period colonial house in North Reading, Massachusetts.Built in 1720, it is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof, central chimney, and a Federal/Greek Revival entry surround.
Another historic Market Street event was the New Year's Eve celebration at the Ferry Building on December 31, 1999. Over 1.2 million people jammed Market Street and nearby streets for the raucous and peaceful turn-of-the-century celebration. The San Francisco Pride parade runs down Market Street, attracting many people every year.
Portola Drive is the extension of Market Street into the south and western portion of San Francisco; San Jose Avenue, a major commuter road, brings thousands of cars into San Francisco every day (aka the Bernal Cut) Van Ness Avenue acts as US 101 through the heart of San Francisco from the Central Freeway towards the northern section of the ...