Issue link: https://nebusinessmedia.uberflip.com/i/1488907
www.wbjournal.com • Worcester Business Journal • 2 023 Economic Forecast 11 today. fidelitybankonline.com Clarity. Confidence. You deserve a bank that actually cares. With our unique LifeDesign Banking approach, you will get the clarity you need to make informed decisions, so that you'll be able to move forward with confidence. 800.581.5363 | FidelityBankOnline.com TRIVIA ROUNDUP ner of Front and Commercial streets, the hospital has since relocated to Belmont Street. What hospital system is Washburn Me- morial Free Dispensary part of today? 6. Competing hardware stores - In 1767, Stephen Salisbury opened a hardware store in Worcester's Lincoln Square. In 1782, Salisbury's cousin, Dan- iel Waldo, opened a competing hardware store a few blocks away on Main Street. Salisbury's store closed in 1813, but Waldo's store remained open for 250 years, changing hands multiple times. What was the name of Daniel Waldo's original hardware store when it closed in 2017? 7. Fire suppression - e Rockwood Sprinkler Co. of Worcester was known throughout much of the U.S. and Can- ada for its fire-suppressing automatic sprinkler systems. e company was founded in 1906 by George Rockwood, inventor of the type of sprinkler heads you see in almost every public building. What is the name of the Rockwood Sprin- kler Co. factory today, which was most recently used as an art gallery? 8. e Blake Building - e Blake Building was located at the corner of Foster and Mechanic Streets. It was occupied by the business of George Fordyce Blake, manu- facturer of and dealers in iron, sheet, and other heavy metals. Born in 1859 in Medford, Worcester's G.F. Blake was the son of renowned mechanical inventor George Blake, Sr. and Martha Skinner. What is the name of the public facility currently at Foster and Mechanic streets, where the Blake Building once stood? 9. Automaking footprint - e largest automobile factory in Worcester designed to build the very stately Bay State automobile is still standing at 67 Millbrook St. and is very much in use. Although not its official name, the facil- ity is popularly known as the old om McAn Building, as it was the former headquarters of the footwear company. What is the official name of the building at 67 Millbrook St., the former home of both Bay State Automobile Co. and the om McAn shoe company? 10. e best thing - e device in the adjacent photo was invented and made in Worcester by the Hamblin & Russell Manufacturing Co., which first opened on Front Street and later moved to Water Street. e invention allowed for con- sistency in use and could be folded flat for storage when not in use. Patented in 1913, the product was used in Worces- ter's restaurants and diners. What kitchen task was this device invent- ed by the Hamblin & Russell Manufactur- ing Co. used for? 11. Typewriter - Worcester innovator Charles urber received a U.S. patent for his typewriter in 1843. Meant to offer ease for both people with some disabil- ities as well as those struggling to read public documents, urber's typewriter is one of the major innovations leading to the modern-day typewriter, and later the computer keyboard. continues on page 12