Garth Bruen

Lost Massachusetts

History EN ↓ 126 episodes

Here we rediscover the vanished and forgotten places in one of America's oldest states, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It could be a ghost town, it could be a former neighborhood reclaimed for industrial use. Sometimes we hike into the wilderness, sometimes the lost world is beneath a busy street. Maybe you live on top of a forgotten settlement? Walk along with us on the lost road. More at LOSTMASSACHUSETTS.COM

Author

Garth Bruen

Category

History

Podcast website

lostmassachusetts.com

Latest episode

Jun 27, 2026

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Prides Crossing Does Not Exist E129 27.06.2026

Secret town the Commonwealth does not recognize? Secret beach with a 360 year-old deed? Join Lost Massachusetts in Prides Crossing, Mass... Photos and contact: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/⁠ About Mechanic Street: https://lostmassachusetts.com/mechanic-street Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/ Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a...

Pickwick Collapse E123 14.04.2026

in 1925 Boston illegal drinking and dancing brought the house down... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/ Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠

Ruined Stone House E122 19.03.2026

Curious note found on an old map leads to crumbing structure in the woods on Lincoln conservation land with some other odd features.... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Photos and contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Brick Yards, Mass. E121 09.03.2026

When someone calls you a "brick", take it a complement.... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Photos and contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Listener Cards and Comments E120 27.02.2026

We read from postcards sent by listeners and online comments as well... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/listener-comments-season-5-opening-e120 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Photos and contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Lost Payphone E119 22.02.2026

Hello? Hello? We're trying to call you but I think this payphone is broken... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/lost-payphone-e119 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠ Photos and contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Gates and Stairs to Nowhere... E118 12.02.2026

Have you passed by an old gate with nothing on the other side? Stairs that just to a wall? These incomplete ghosts of construction and demolition are everywhere. They all have stories... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/gates-and-stairs-to-nowhere-e118 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠ Photos and con...

Mass. Time Slips E117 30.10.2025

On Sunday November 2nd you have been directed by the national institute of technology and standards to wake up at 2 AM and turn your clock back one hour to one am. You have now entered a paradox because again at 2 AM you have to turn the clock back to 1 AM. And then again, and again, and again. You are stuck. After 24 repetitions the rest of the world has moved forward into Monday. If you manage t...

Haunted Mass. Streets E116 29.10.2025

Haunted roads reported in multiple Mass. towns, but the current roads are not the original ones, ghost paths run in parallel. Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠ Photos and contact: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/⁠

Gardner Haunted House E115 28.10.2025

Model of the standard haunted house.... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/gardner-haunted-house-e125 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Mass Mystery Monster? E114 28.10.2025

Is there a mystery monster stalking Massachusetts? Probably. Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/mass-mystery-monster-e121 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Mechanic Street Presentation E113 09.10.2025

This is a version of a Lost Massachusetts presentation given about Mechanic Street. Organizing the information we have collected and researched so far on Mechanic Street. This is also a test of using images within the podcast file so what we are discussing can be seen as presented. Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/mechanic-street-presentation-e112 Get a Post...

Horse Grave E112 08.10.2025

Gypsy was a beloved horse who passed away in 1928. You can see Gypsy's memorial stone along with other family pets who will never be forgotten... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/horse-grave-e112 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-o...

Three Dollar Bill E111 03.10.2025

Take wooden nickels , take three dollar bills too. Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/three-dollar-bill-e111 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

North Truro AFS E110 02.10.2025

What's at the end of this road? Has it gone to sand? Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/north-truro-air-force-station-e110 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Second Lost Mass Postcard Episode E109 23.09.2025

Lost Mass discusses some postcard history and postal trivia while visiting places in old postcards to see what they look like now and reveal hidden history within the photos and messages... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/second-postcard-episode-e109 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Tragabigzanda, Mass. E108 20.09.2025

Tragabigzanda, Mass. is the perfect place for a weekend getaway, but how do I get there? It's a long voyage... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/tragabigzanda-mass Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Pinebank E107 19.09.2025

A ghost of greater times you can walk through and imagine... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/pinebank-e107 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Lost Cable, Part 2: French Cable Station E106 12.09.2025

A dead 19th Century 3000 mile undersea cable ends here...but it's the beginning of all the tech you use. Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/lost-cable-part-2-the-french-cable-station-e106 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcar...

Extended Main Street E105 10.09.2025

Continued investigation of the Mechanic Street story, hidden history of the Revolution, right in plain sight.... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/extended-main-e105 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Defunct Colleges: Andover Theological E104 08.09.2025

Not gone, just moved, and the campus is empty... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/defunct-colleges-andover-theological-e104 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Siege of Boston E103 05.09.2025

Dark days in Boston after Bunker Hill and before the full Revolutionary War of 1776. Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/siege-of-boston-e103 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Mechanic Street Attleborough, Mass. E102 04.09.2025

What's at the end of this Mechanic Street? A surreal landscape until you realize what it is.... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/mechanic-street-attleborough-e102 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Fake Towns: Mashpee Commons, Mass. E101 03.09.2025

Unless you went there specifically to shop you might not realize you are in a mall because of the construction... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/fake-towns-mashpee-commons-mass-e102 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

100th Lost Mass Episode E100 03.09.2025

Thanks for listening to Lost Massachusetts! We read comments from Lost Massers... Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/lost-mass-100th-episode-e100 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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