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The refurbished Union Station has recently taken over for the bus depot.
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The following are comments left about Bus Depot from site visitors such as yourself. They are not spell checked or reviewed for accuracy. Hmmm...I thought the bus depot only moved to this location sometime in the '60s. I can recall the 'old' bus station that was located on Front Street....just where the Worcester Commons Outlet mall is today.
I, too, think that this is from the early 1960s. The two level complex on the right was known as Seven Hills Plaza. In it was a restaurant that had an all-you-can eat Smorgasboard on Sundays. Rumor had it at the time that the Holy Cross students put them out of business by eating everything in sight. Also, I don't believe the Holiday Inn was built until the early 60s, but not 100% certain. Pro golfers used to stay there when tournaments were held at Pleasant Valley in Sutton.
I used to take the Johnson Bus lines From Milford Mass to Worcester in the Fifties and the Depot was across from a Park where they had a statue of a man and a Turtle the Monument was near the corner of the park closest to the Bus line.
Bus depots, Worcester had two aside the common in the 1950's into early 1960's. The B&M was corner of Front Street and the B&W was corner of Franklin Street. Peter Pan busses came later.
I use to go to both depots.They were like Jim said.Trailways was one corner and Greyhound on another. breeze33776@yahoo.com
In the fifties Worc Steet Railway Depot was on the corner of Front St. At onetime they replaced the revoling doors with electronic automatic doors, Wow! what a wonder for us kids. Later in that decade the buses were equiped with Transit Radio Music. Some time in the forties the trolly's were phased-out, closing the trolly barn on main street. This building became the home for the manufacturing of Techcron Electric Clocks. Wow Worester, has another marvel of the new age. Look-up Warren Techcron History
Hi Clay ,I also remember the bus terminals at Front & Franklin St."s.....I lived at 47 Kingsbury st. when you lived up the street from me ,I hung around with your brothers Donny & Mike..Howie was the coolest dude ,he did a lot of volunteer work for city hospt. & fire ststion ,good man ..god bless Donny & Howie may they R.I.P.
I also recall the two bus stations - but would like to know the name of the street they were on other than corner of Front or corner of Franklin.
grayhound was at front and salem and trailways and b&w was at franklin and salem
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