Garth Bruen
Lost Massachusetts
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
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Garth Bruen
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Jun 27, 2026
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Episodes
State of Boston E74 17.01.2025 10:49
Reading from the text Altered States by Michael Trinklein and a brief note on the Boston Police Strike of 1919... Show notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/state-of-boston-e74 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact...
Wooden Nickels E73 16.10.2024 17:52
People will tell you they are worthless, but in reality they can be used as admission to interesting history.... Show notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/wooden-nickels-e73 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: ...
Ripton, Mass. - Paper Towns E72 13.10.2024 15:52
Ripton only exists on paper, or in people's minds (or does it?) Show notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/ripton-mass-paper-towns-e72 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: ...
What Makes a Place Lost? E71 11.10.2024 16:09
How do we determine if a place is 'lost"? What are the categories or definitions? Blog and more info: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/what-makes-a-place-lost Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: ...
ZOLTAN E70 01.10.2024 17:37
This Lost Massachusetts Episode is about a secret identity... Show notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/zoltan-e71 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: https://www.instag...
Comments and Notes E69 29.09.2024 19:57
Postcards from listeners, emails, IG comments, online reviews and preview of upcoming shows... Show notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/comments-and-notes-e69 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: ...
Mechanic Street, Marlborough E68 21.09.2024 10:01
Continuing saga of the mysteries of Mechanic St. This time in beautiful Marlborough, Mass. Sources, credits, 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: ...
Elm Street E67 18.09.2024 8:16
Revolutionary meaning behind the Elm Street in your town. Sources, credits, blog, etc. https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/elm-street-e67 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: http...
Billingsgate Island E66 15.09.2024 19:34
A lost town that reveals itself occasionally and disappears again. Sources, credits, blog, etc. https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/billingsgate-island-e66 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: ...
Lost Fragment E62 02.09.2024 6:53
A fragment of the True Cross can be found in East Boston. Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/lost-fragment-e62 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: https:...
Abattoir E65 02.09.2024 11:28
The Brighton Abattoir, a mass slaughterhouse between the Charles River and the Boston-Albany Railroad. Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/abattoir-e65 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: ...
Province of Massachusetts E64 03.08.2024 8:14
Multiple colonies reorganized in 1691 by King William and Queen Mary after decades of turmoil in England and the various territories. Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/province-of-massachusetts-e64 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard...
Mechanic Street, Easthampton Mass. E61 03.08.2024 6:04
Mechanic Street Easthampton, Mass. Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/mechanic-street-easthampton-e61 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lost...
Matheson, Mass. E63 03.08.2024 9:43
Fictional town of Matheson, Mass. from the show Locke & Key. Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/matheson-mass-e63 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: https://www.insta...
The Lost Cable, Part 1: Cable Hut E60 03.08.2024 12:26
The French Cable Hut in Eastham Mass. and where it leads. Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/lost-cable-part-1-cable-hut-e60 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: h...
Pelham Lookout E59 15.06.2024 24:09
Several towns were lost when the Quabbin was created but some towns simply gave up portions to the project... 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: ...
Devens, Mass. E58 28.05.2024 17:42
Fort Devens, is it a town now? What went on here for over 100 years? Why is so much of it restricted and abandoned? Many stories to tell? Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/devens-mass-e58 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos a...
Mechanic Street Leominster E57 21.05.2024 9:04
Mechanic Street, Leominster. Continued investigation of the mysterious Mechanic Street and where it leads... Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/mechanic-street-leominster-e57 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: ...
Lost Ice Age E56 11.05.2024 13:04
What made Massachusetts first millionares? Pond Ice. Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/lost-ice-age-e56 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachus...
Dune Shacks E55 05.05.2024 23:01
Dune shacks off Route 6 outside Provincetown. Solitary and sublime, A place to forget and be forgotten. The mind expands when it is bathed in light and then wrapped in darkness without the noise of the modern world. Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/dune-shacks-e55 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusett...
Apologies & Listener Comments E54 29.04.2024 16:50
Apologies & Listener Comments. Where have we been? Explained. Where we are going? Explained. Thanks for listening and thanks for the ideas an encouragement. Sources, credits, 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 cont...
Frogpondia, Mass. E53 29.04.2024 11:37
Dubbed "Frogpondia" by Edgar Allan Poe, Brook Farm West Roxbury was a short-lived Transcendentalist Utopian Communal experiment with some well-known Massachusetts intellectuals involved. The preserved site is in the center of an enormous cemetery complex, worth a visit for many reasons. Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/brook-farm-e53 Get a Postca...
Valley Acre E52 29.04.2024 12:50
Valley Acre, aka Pemberton Square, aka Cotton Hill, aka Center Plaza, etc. Original English settlement on the foot of Beacon Hill. Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/valley-acre-e52 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-postcard Photos and contact: ...
Mechanic Street, Upper Falls E51 27.04.2024 11:48
Mechanic Street, Upper Falls. Continued exploration of the mysterious Mechanic Street across Massachusetts (and maybe elsewhere?). This one is in a post industrial section of Newton. Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/mechanic-street-upper-falls-e51 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostmassachusetts.com/get-or-send-a-po...
Mudville, Mass. E50 27.04.2024 11:30
Mudville, Firecracker Alley, Whiskey Hollow...all colorful names but not ones that would remain in place for modern polite society. Follow Lost Massachusetts down a quiet side street to a shady park and well-used baseball diamond. Sources, credits, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/mudville-mass-e50 Get a Postcard from a Lost Place: https://lostm...
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