Indian Orchard Pharmacies

Indian Orchard doesn't have one now, but  I recall 3 that have operated here. There were others prior to my personal experience that have closed their business.

At the intersection of Main and Parker streets you'd find Orchard Pharmacy

It closed in the late 1980s and was replaced by a series of pizza establishments until about 5 years ago when the entire triangular corner ,including  the famous green monster building, was demolished.

On 162 Main st. you could use Montcalm Pharmacy which was owned by Mr. Cocchi until mid 1990s.

He sold the business which included a small liquor store and joined a new outfit in the Orchard plaza along with the Olde Butcher Shop that was once across the street,but had moved to  and survived in the plaza

Together along with additional products it became a supermarket which name I can't recall.
It didn't survive , but it provided the roots for the current supermarket at the site, Save-a-Lot.
Aspirin is about all you can buy there now.

One older pharmacy that existed on 222 Main St. was Paul  Mongeau Pharmacy. 

Indian Orchard Oak st. Fire station

In 1887 a one-horse hose reel and an Amoskeag fire engine, the latter 
originally purchased by the city in 1862 was located at the Pynchon 
Street and Indian Orchard Stations.



The long history of the Oak st. station began in 1897 when it was 

built followed by an addition in 1906, and encompasses the 

developments of fire fighting techniques that saw modernization

 in both training and equipment to the professionalization of the

 occupation. As the passage above notes, it was also preceded by 

an older station located on Worcester st.

in a building that in time would become the

Police station 

.

The site was used as a station until the construction of the
 current I.O. station in the corner of 
Pasco Rd. and Odessa st. in the 1970s. 




The  current fire station is located on Odessa st.
Until recently,the Oak st. station was used as a working staging 
area and storage for the city's public works department.






The Fire department also operates a training center in 

Indian Orchard located in Grochmal st.

Indian Orchard Library

Originally known as Carnegie Library , it was built in 1908 with the help of a grant from  the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. The architect of the original building  was John Donohue. It opened officially in Mar 1909.  It's located on Oak st. on a corner lot facing also Worcester st. and is near the intersection with Main st.

The compound was extended  by  the addition on the Worcester st. side allowing for handicap patrons access and off-street parking in 2000.

It was always regarded as integral part of the village and it retained an air of independence from the city . Inside the original building the classical theme includes a ceiling dome.

The reading room is adjacent to it and with its relaxing atmosphere any reader will feel welcomed. 

The Indian Orchard Grand Theatre

The Grand Theater on Main st. has been around since early 1900s.

1931 movie poster

The Great Depression hit movie houses everywhere



http://anotheroldmovieblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/grand-theater-indian-orchard.html

http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/10489


The Kamuda family ran the establishment that included Henry's Jewelry until the two
 were separated, with the jewelry business moving across the street.
 The movie house was bought and operated by Mr. Santos in the late 70s.
 Portuguese movies were shown then for the increasing Portuguese
immigrant community in I.O. and nearby Ludlow.

It operated as a movie house until mid 1990s.
 It currently houses religious services operating as a church..

The Jewelry store is still operating and is family owned by Barbara Kamuda.