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46. South Humarock Bridge View C. Late 1940's
This is one of my most popular postcards. It is a view of South Humarock in the late 1940's from the South Humarock Bridge. Note that there were few houses up by the beach thus far. Nearly all of these houses have been rebuilt now, but this is a very nostalgic card of "the way things were." I understand that this bridge was built during the War so that heavy anti-aircraft guns and trucks could be brought over to the military base at Fourth Cliff, because the old bridge at Sea St. could not support their weight.
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47. Julian St. and Ocean Dr. C. 1950
Another nostalgic view of South Humarock! Can any one identify the two ladies on the right? Note the person walking down the white line in the middle of the street near the bridge. That's because the white line in the sun is cooler on the bare feet than is the black hardtop. This is how many of us walked around Humarock in bare feet on those "lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer." The houses on the left haven't changed much, but those on the right on Julian street have changed. The 1950's model cars are pretty cool too!
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48. Fire and Police Station C. 1947
This was both the Fire and Police Station then. Those little bushes have all grown now, the façade is brick, and it is just the Fire Station now. But, we have always been thankful to have a manned Fire Station in Humarock for both fire and medical emergencies, as the Scituate (and Marshfield) stations are quite a ways off. It felt good to see them standing by on January 1st at the Humarock Plunge, just in case!
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49. Looking South
From the Sea St. Bridge C. 1950
The profile of the two marina buildings has not changed, but there are many more docks now. Further down, there are many new buildings along the river now. Look at all those beautiful wooden boats of the 1940's and 1950's! The HBIA used to have dances in the second building on the right, and restaurants have been located there as well. Housed in these buildings now are Erickson Marine, Crawford
Boatbuilders, and Ferry Street Bait and Tackle.
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50. St. Theresa's Chapel C. 1940
This chapel on Holly Hill is open mainly in the summer. Many of us spent many a Sunday morning here. On this card it is called Little Flower Chapel. The book "Marshfield," (footnoted earlier, and which everyone interested in this area should own!), notes that, " The mission church grew out of St. Mary of the Nativity parish in Scituate and was built about 1930." I believe that it has since become associated with St. Christine's in Marshfield.
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