The storefront at 1745 Northampton Street had five known occupants over its 42-year history, one of whom moved next door to 1743 Northampton Street.
The initial business to locate at 1745 Northampton Street was Arthur Labrecque, who opened his grocery store, fish and meat market on January 24, 1924. The company did not last for very long, as A. H. Phillips' grocers filled the space later that year.
A. H. Phillips Inc. had eight grocery stores in Holyoke by 1931. The locations by street address can be viewed in Part 3 of this series (Blog date: November 5, 2025). In 1931, A. H. Phillips moved next door to 1743 Northampton Street.
In 1932, Daisy M Pinney owned a dry goods store; however, this soon closed. She had previously worked in sales at McAuslan & Wakelin, located at 229 High Street.
In 1933, A.H. Phillips was no longer a part of this series of six storefronts. For the next 18 or so years, the Ridgewood Barber Shop was owned by Vincent J. Ripa from 1933 to 1935. He resided at 1755 Northampton Street. Henry J. Parent operated his barber shop following Mr. Ripa from 1936 to 1951, when he retired. Mr. Parent resided at 24 Brookline Ave. Both barbers lived quite close to their shop.
After the barber shop closed, the space was refitted as a grocery store. There were no shortages of grocery stores in this commercial block over the years. Theodore "Teddy" Wilson opened Wilson's Kosher Meat Market and operated his business on Northampton Street from 1954 to 1964. An injury to his back sustained in 1964 resulted in the closure of his market. This was the last of Holyoke's Kosher markets.
Citations:
Newspapers.com (paid subscription): Citations: Holyoke (Massachusetts) Transcript & Transcript-Telegram; publication dates and pages are shown.
Price & Lee, City of Holyoke (Massachusetts) City Directories
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