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6 Worcester Business Journal | September 19, 2022 | wbjournal.com B R I E FS W BJ has partnered with the Worcester Historical Museum to run a year-long trivia contest in celebration of the 300th anniversary of Worcester's founding on June 14, 1722. Readers should email their answer to the ques- tion below by Sept. 29 to bkane@wbjournal.com or visit the trivia page on WBJournal.com to compete for a special year-end prize package Sponsored by Worcester 300 trivia contest | part 15 And the answer to last edition's question: The Worcester dessert manufacturer that once sold its pies on a reusable plate, where customers paid a 5-cent deposit refundable upon its return, is Table Talk Pies. Lunch cars In the 1890s, the lunch car industry in Worcester was dominated by T. H. Buckley, known as the lunch wagon king. In 1906, Philip Duprey and Irving Stoddard opened the Worcester Lunch Car and Carriage Manufacturing Co., advertising themselves as successors to Buckley's empire. eir premiere lunch car, given the serial number 200, was the American Eagle Cafe and opened on Myrtle Street in 1907. Over the next 50 years, the horse-drawn cars evolved into stationery diners. e Worcester Lunch Car Co. would manu- facture 650, shipping them as far as Michigan and Florida, although a large number remained in New England. While the years of prosperity following World War II were favorable to the WLCC, it was undercut by competition and the emergence of fast food in the 1950s. e company closed in 1961. n Trivia question: What is the name of the Shrewsbury Street restaurant housed inside a Worcester Lunch Car Co. diner? A Worcester Lunch Car Co. diner on Shrewsbury Street PHOTO | COURTESY OF WORCESTER HISTORICAL MUSEUM Worcester trivia leaderboard 1. Mary Camosse - 7 2. Allison Chisolm - 3 3. Jeff Forts - 2 4. Kevin Holmes - 1 4. 35 others tied - 1 served as president and CEO of Maryland biotech firm, ACell, Inc., and AxioMed Spine Corp. in Marlborough, among other companies. e company produces the Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration, or BEAR implant, which attaches two ends of a torn ligament together so that it may heal. It is an alternative to ligament reconstruction. Newton-based shellfish chain applies for license at long-vacant Main St. location in Worcester e Shaking Crab, a Newton-based, cajun-inspired seafood restaurant, is seeking to open a location at 554 Main St. in Worcester, according to the City of Worcester License Commission. e theater-district location is owned Continued from page 5 LEAD SPONSOR 20 TH ANNIVERSARY SPONSORS 20 TH ANNUAL STEPPING UP FOR GIRLS SPONSORS (AS OF 8/30/22) Twenty years of celebrating women's philanthropy, leadership, and empowerment of adolescent girls in Central Massachusetts. More details to follow. Contact Emily McCann at Emily.McCann@unitedwaycm.org for sponsorship opportunities. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022 5–7PM OFF THE RAILS 90 COMMERCIAL STREET WORCESTER, MA Go to unitedwaycm.org/womens-initiative-events to learn more. WomInitiativeCM WomensInitiativeCM T H A NNIVE R S AR Y Save the date CORPORATE SPONSORS Little House Capital National Grid Saint-Gobain Seven Hills Foundation UMass Chan Medical School Unum SUPPORT SPONSORS Bay State Savings Bank Coghlin Electrical College of the Holy Cross Cornerstone Bank Fletcher Tilton Fontaine Bros. Imperial Distributors Main Street Bank Kerri A. Melley, Commonwealth Financial Group Point32Health Sullivan Group UniBank Webster Five Worcester State University MARKETING SPONSOR Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce MEDIA SPONSORS WICN Public Radio Worcester Business Journal Patrick McBrayer