tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post554580043503931131..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Dark ShadowsLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-54229922350412542952009-02-17T06:31:00.001-05:002009-02-17T06:31:00.001-05:00It was traditional back then when an estate was do...It was traditional back then when an estate was donated to a college, all of the employees of the estate be given jobs at the college for as long as they wanted them.<BR/><BR/>So I suspect you will find that the "night watchman" job was part of the unwritten deal of AC acquiring the estate. It was as close as they could find to what he had been doing for Emily and which the college actually needed doing.<BR/><BR/>As an aside, Dickenson Hall at UMass - the Police/ROTC building - is NOT named after Emily. Instead someone who died in WW-I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-18129832841211078512009-02-17T06:31:00.000-05:002009-02-17T06:31:00.000-05:00It was traditional back then when an estate was do...It was traditional back then when an estate was donated to a college, all of the employees of the estate be given jobs at the college for as long as they wanted them.<BR/><BR/>So I suspect you will find that the "night watchman" job was part of the unwritten deal of AC acquiring the estate. It was as close as they could find to what he had been doing for Emily and which the college actually needed doing.<BR/><BR/>As an aside, Dickenson Hall at UMass - the Police/ROTC building - is NOT named after Emily. Instead someone who died in WW-I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-91362747021572281172009-02-16T22:57:00.000-05:002009-02-16T22:57:00.000-05:00Larry, your post was linked to from www-amerst-com...Larry, your post was linked to from <A HREF="http://www.amerst.com/archives/2009/02/16/shedding_light_on_emily.php" REL="nofollow">www-amerst-com</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-30354547951435435442009-02-16T20:48:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:48:00.000-05:00Apparently the Lorax was off that day, Emily's loo...Apparently the Lorax was off that day, Emily's looks great I personally like what they've done with the place.<BR/><BR/>-Ryan WilleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-64693534507966057452009-02-16T20:37:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:37:00.000-05:00If you go down Main Street from Miss Emily's and t...If you go down Main Street from Miss Emily's and take a right at the big Victorian house architect Bill Gillen moved from town center 15 years ago where 'Video To Go' was originally located (just behind the new Hot Tub place, formerly an Auto Parts store and Sporting goods <BR/>store) and go all the way to back of the parking lot looking down and <BR/>directly south, that's Kelley Square (it is also sort of behind Classic Chevy--formerly Paige's over on Dickinson Street) and within a stone's throw of the brick train station on Railroad street.<BR/><BR/>Yes, my cousin still owns it.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-27242164455163166712009-02-16T20:07:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:07:00.000-05:00Where is Kelly Square? I can't tell from the pictu...Where is Kelly Square? I can't tell from the pictures. Does the family still own it? (I know it's not where you live)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-72526775775938720292009-02-16T19:59:00.000-05:002009-02-16T19:59:00.000-05:00I really am surprised that there wasn't some zonin...I really am surprised that there wasn't some zoning violation something or other done in cutting all these trees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-81998254251969271872009-02-16T13:55:00.000-05:002009-02-16T13:55:00.000-05:00They repainted it a couple years ago with the same...They repainted it a couple years ago with the same color it was back in the day, and did some landscaping as well.<BR/><BR/>I believe the town kicked in money for some of that (but hey, it was CPA $, so who cares)Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-80308884514248624842009-02-16T13:39:00.000-05:002009-02-16T13:39:00.000-05:00It looks better to me.It looks better to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-67398768185736206492009-02-16T12:01:00.000-05:002009-02-16T12:01:00.000-05:00Yeah, I do (although as a youngster my brother and...Yeah, I do (although as a youngster my brother and I would hide among those trees and throw snowballs at cars passing just below)Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-68381515941338349722009-02-16T11:37:00.000-05:002009-02-16T11:37:00.000-05:00Miss Emily's house looks much better now, don't yo...Miss Emily's house looks much better now, don't you think? I hope Amherst College bought carbon offsets for the destroyed trees though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com