Merrimac Hat Shop #1
by Anne Sands
Title
Merrimac Hat Shop #1
Artist
Anne Sands
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Painting - Acrylic
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The Merrimac hat shop was located in Amesbury next to the Merrimac River. it remained abandoned for years due to contamination with chemicals including mercury. This picture is from an 1920s postcard.
Although this company was easily the most prosperous of all of Amesbury's industries.
The change in men's fashion after World War Two dramatically reduced the demand for formal hats. The company struggled for a few decades before closing for good in 1970. Its facilities near the intersection of Beacon and Merrimack Street remained shuttered until The late 1980s when they began to be converted into luxury condominiums, a process that is still ongoing
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