Entering Shady Hill Square
The property used to be part of Norton Woods, owned by distinguished Harvard professor Charles Eliot Norton
When the Kirkland Saloon opened up in 1885 where Savenor's market now stands, in full view of Norton's "Shady Hill" home, Norton took action
On May 1, 1886 the Cambridge Tribune published a letter from Prof. Norton that created a stir
Robert Winters tells the story
The involvement of the "University men" sparked the "No License" movement culminating in no-license being approved by the Cambridge electorate in December 1886
The Cambridge no-license era began with the closing of the saloons on May 1, 1887 and lasted until the end of prohibition
The "No License" movement eventually grew into a good government movement leading to the Plan E Charter
Officer Devon Brooks and ride leader Gerry Swislow
In 2008, the city council voted to use $175,000 of Community Preservation Act funds to go towards acquiring Shady Hill Square, placing a preservation restriction on the land
Pedaling down Museum St past Rockefeller Hall
A bike ride regular
On Gorham St crossing Hammand St
On Roseland St
Turning onto Mass Ave from Roseland St
On Mass Ave near Porter Square
On Richdale, just before Walden St
Crossing the new Walden St bridge
More riders on Walden St approaching the new bridge
Through the shortcut from Cogswell Ave to Pemberton St