The Broadview Golf Course was now closed, so what became of the land, most of which was owned by the Haley family estate, and the southern section owned by Joseph Maggi?
Within a year of closing, Joseph Maggi planned to develop the property to build new homes. He owned 17 acres of land and anticipated that 40 homes could be built on it. Several contractors were interested in purchasing the land from Mr. Maggi. Mr. Maggi had purchased this land to supplement his golf course in 1946.
In January 1956, a public hearing was held to discuss the future Broadview Heights subdivision. The development proposal included discontinuing Bassett Road from Jarvis Ave to Old Jarvis Ave., as the street cut through proposed home sites.
There was some pushback because Bassett Road had a fire hydrant serving several homes. Once assured that new hydrants would be installed on the nearby yet-to-be-named street, the discontinuance of Bassett Road was approved.
In April 1956, Joseph Maggi sold 10 acres of the land for the building of 18 homes. The Municipal Planning Board approved the subdivision in early April 1956. Mechanics Savings Bank would finance the project. The new owner and builder was Charles V. Paradis of Aldenville. His selected realtor was George A. LeFebrve.
A portion of the discontinued Bassett Rd. from Jarvis Ave. was renamed Alma Road in 1958, and a new segment of Bassett Rd. continued south from Alma to another intersection at Old Jarvis Avenue. The former Maggi land, now the Paradis subdivision, was built along Alma Road and Bassett Road.
The first home in the subdivision was purchased by George A. Weber, owner of Norfolk Paint & Wallpaper, at the corner of High and Hampden Streets. He had been living in Hazardville, Connecticut.
In March 1963, Joseph Maggi leased the Broadview Restaurant to Renato Grumoli and Robert Rohan for 8 years.
Regarding the largest mass of land where the golf course once existed, the Haley/Healy family estate obtained a zone change from Agricultural to Residence B-1 in 1966, clearing the way for the construction of University Park Apartments, a project that started in 1968.
Citations:
Newspapers.com (paid subscription): Citations: Holyoke (Massachusetts) Transcript & Transcript-Telegram; Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican; publication dates and pages are shown.
Ancestry.com (paid subscription): Price & Lee Holyoke, Massachusetts, City Directories
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