The recent passing of our dear family friend and devoted “Lynnfield-ite”, Warren Mason, (third from left – front row) invoked a recollection of the infamous “bushels of baseballs” story of some 40 years ago… in an era when common sense prevailed in decision making. In 1973, the sponsorship and general …
The challenge of transforming a tired, neglected pool area of this otherwise beautiful Lynnfield property into an ideal and private outdoor living space gave us at Olde New England Granite an opportunity to utilize our reclaimed granite materials. The decaying timber retaining wall was replaced with one using dimensional reclaimed …
Long before we had backhoes and excavators of all sizes some of us Reeds had mastered the fine art of trench digging – by hand. Pat DiPietro and Roger Lummus gave us landscaping fundamentals. Sammy Shire of Woburn taught us how to “ball, burlap & transplant trees & shrubs… and …
Through the years, The Reed Family – with the assistance of The Reed Corporation has been involved with numerous civic endeavors in Lynnfield… hosting “Town Days” on their property and organizing events to raise funds for school programs to name a few. Lesser Park, named for Robert G. “Coach” Lesser …
Just rescued from “THE CRUSHER” – Rockport Granite Cubes and Recs. Several hundred tons available – NICE dimensional and stackable wall block. 100% Cape Ann quarried in the late 1880s originally installed as foundation block in Boston’s Apollo Theater. Small to medium size blocks with an average weight of 556Lbs in all …
Fresh from the demolished building itself… we have rescued and reclaimed our newest product we are calling our “Jordan Marsh Pavers.” Jordan Marsh, a New England based department store chain dates back to the 1860’s. Some of you might know that Jordan Marsh Co. has now become Macy’s, the seller …
Fifty years ago the landscaper’s scene in Lynnfield was vastly different then it is today. Most, if not all, of the major players are gone now but, in their heyday, the likes of George DeCoste, Ed Patterson, and Nick Valente had quality “operations.” Jerry Pezzella (upon graduating from Stockbridge) had …
Inventory Update – March 2016 Whether you are currently working on a project, shopping for a project or planning a project… Now is a great time to visit our Reclaimed Granite Superstore. Not only has the weather cooperated and allowed our hardscape projects to continue but it has allowed us …
During the fifty some years of business experience we have certainly encountered our share of larger-than-life personalities – who left a lasting impression. This is the first of a series of anecdotal musings recalling some of these people. Patrick “Pat” DiPietro was one-of-a-kind… charismatic, confident, passionate, creative and multi-talented. A …
It would seem that snow work (and how we got into it) would be a good topic for the first of a series of lookbacks and anecdotes commemorating our Fiftieth Year. As our history page indicates, clearly it was “The Blizzard of ‘78” that put us “on the map”, but …
