Shefshick’s was located at 35 Central Ave. in Chelsea. Gittel Shefshick took over the store in the 1920's, when the owner was planning to close. A widow with four children, Gittel needed to buy the store or be out of work. Gittel came from Russia with her husband Besha, who died in Chelsea during the [...]

Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshe Sephard located on Everett Ave. and Elm St. Organized in 1901, it was the second oldest in the city of Chelsea. It was destroyed in the 1908 and 1973 fires. Courtesy of George Ostler and the Chelsea Public Library

Kirshon Paint and Wallpaper Co., Chelsea, 1948. Courtesy of Barry Kirshon