The New Yellow Brick Road
by Ken Gottry

A memorial to the yellow brick road is being laid, this time in front of the restored Freight Yard. Inevitable hassles with the NYS Dept of Transportation delayed the start of the project in the Fall of 2008 followed by the hindrance of bad weather, but finally this month yellow bricks are once again being laid in Cambridge.

As you walk down East Main Street you’ll soon be able to turn north onto the yellow brick walkway between the Cambridge Diner and the Wrigley Building.

As you stroll north on the yellow brick walkway, you'll see the old Beacon Feed building that now serves as the Hubbard Hall dance studio. Just north of that, you'll walk past the old Lovejoy Building that houses the local agricultural businesses and Farmers' Market. The famous Cambridge Plow that was used extensively in settling the West in the late 1800's was made in the Lovejoy factory at the corner of East Main and Rt 313 and shipped from this Lovejoy building.

North of the Lovejoy Building, you'll see the Freight Depot that will host scaled-down Hubbard Hall presentations during the winter months. All of these buildings have been lovingly restored as part of the Cambridge Partners project.

On the west side of the RR tracks is the Passenger Depot that has been purchased by the Cambridge restoration committee and will be returned to its former glory. Inside is an old carousel that's also being restored.

On the East side of the RR tracks, between the Lovejoy building and Freight Depot, is the Community Oven. It's an outdoor wood fired clay oven. A formal dedication is planned this Spring as they bake pizza and bread for the entire village. Cambridge.

Cambridge, what a great place to live or visit! Cambridge, what a great place to once again stroll down the Yellow Brick road!

 

For a short history of the original Yellow Brick Roads in Cambridge, Click Here


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