Central Mass Daily Photo Photos from Central Massachusetts

Whitney Carriages

Growing up in french hill was convienient. A short distance away was a shoping mall. To get to the mall we would cut through Whitney field and cross the Whitney river (Monoosnock Brook). Whitney field got it's name from Fred Whitney who donated the land to the city.

To get across, neighborhood kids would gather shopping carts from the mall and build a bridge as seen here. From time to time the bridge would wash out or the city would clean up the river. This resulted in what was a 10 minute walk to the mall extended to a roughly 45 minute walk.