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Theodor Geisel's Family History &
Theodor Geisel's Family History &
Springfield 1860s - 1908
Springfield 1860s - 1908
To get there:
To get there:
Park in the Union St. lot behind Wahlburgers.
Walk on path to the west that leads to the State Armory and the MGM courtyard – follow along the metal fence that surrounds DaVinci Park.
At the State Armory, follow the curve of the turnaround drive to the other side of Howard St.
At the southwest corner of the MGM Hotel, you’ll find a plaque about Theodor Geisel / Dr. Seuss.
Click "View larger map" to open Google Maps app on your cell phone
The story of Ted Geisel's birthplace:
The story of Ted Geisel's birthplace:
Horse-drawn trolley, ca. 1890
Springfield's Main Street in 1918
The State Armory Building
Advertisement for Ted's grandfather's business, the Kalmbach & Geisel Brewery
A recreation of a turn-of-the-century bakery wagon at the Springfield Museums, painted with "GEO J. Seuss Bakery" on the side.
IMAGES (in order of appearance)
Trolley ca. 1890:
Ginger Cruickshank, Images of America: Springfield Volume I (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999): 19.
Main St. ca. 1918:
Bauer, Frank. At the Crossroads: Springfield, Massachusetts 1636-1975. (Compiled by Bicentennial Committee, 1975): 95.
State Armory:
Gardner, Eugene C., William Orr, Frank Drake, Charles Goodrich Whiting, Judge AM Copeland and others. Springfield Present and Prospective. (Springfield: Pond and Campbell, 1905): 114.
Brewery Advertisement:
Cohen, Charles D. The Seuss, the Whole Seuss, and Nothing But the Seuss. (New York: Random House, 2002): 14.
Seuss Bakery trolley:
Springfield Museums, “Bakery Wagon Connects to Dr. Seuss’s Creative Process.” May 23, 2019. https://springfieldmuseums.org/press-release/bakery-wagon-connects-dr-seusss-creative-process/
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