1874 - 1927
Before suburban shopping malls began springing up in the mid-20th century, downtown anchor department stores like the Bon Marche sold almost every product a family needed. This store consisted of four interconnected buildings built in various Victorian styles fronting on Merrimack and Kirk streets. In 1950, Jack Kerouac held a book signing here launching his first novel, The Town and the City. A Jordan Marsh department store operated here until 1991 and the complex was rehabilitated in 1995.| HM Number | HM27UP |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2016 |
| Placed By | City of Lowell and Lowell Historic Board |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, May 28th, 2018 at 7:04am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 19T E 310585 N 4724076 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 42.64585000, -71.31058333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 38.751', W 71° 18.635' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 38' 45.06" N, 71° 18' 38.1" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 508, 978 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 17 Kirk St, Lowell MA 01852, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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