Mechanics Lane, New Bedford MA

Recently a few people on Facebook after I shared a few photos of historic buildings there asked me if I had visited Mechanics lane.

Well, I had not heard of it till then, so of course I had not visited there, but one morning after a sunrise walk, I swung by there to check it out, and I must say I am glad I did. It's a very cool small street, well more of an alley, I guess, it's pretty narrow.

Let me tell you what I found out about it online.

Mechanics Lane is a cobblestone alley in downtown New Bedford, MA, running between North Sixth and Eighth Streets. Designated a Local Historic District in April 2023, it is lined with 19th-century cottages that originally housed the tradesmen and craftsmen—or "mechanics"—who built the city during the whaling era

This historic alleyway and its immediate vicinity feature a dense, cohesive group of working-class homes built between the early and mid-1800s. Originally stretching from County Street to Purchase Street, only the block between North Sixth and Eighth Streets remains intact today, nestled just west of City Hall.

Here I am at one end of the alley, looking down it, you can see all the way to the other end

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This is the first house I saw, not sure if strictly speaking it's part of the Lane or a house on 8th Street, but I thought it was pretty cool, so here it is.

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Number 47 Mechanics Lane, such a cool building, and I love the style of the lamp also. Some or many of the properties have signs on them; this one, the Green Sign, says Charles Shannon Baker.

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The cobblestone street and style of these houses make one feel they have gone back in time, well, except for the modern cars, which I managed to edit most of them out in these photos

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And I thought I had to do a black and white edit adds to the timeless feel.

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And that’s all folks

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