Wayback Wednesday: Salem, MA 1998

I recently unearthed some pages of a water-damaged photo album that contained a bunch of old photos I had taken on a weekend trip to Salem in October of 1998.

The Salem Witch Museum, one of the most iconic buildings in the city.

 

The (in)famous Bunghole Liquors shop, Derby St.

 

Artemisia Botanicals, a spiritual and apothecary shop, at its old location at Pickering Wharf.

Salem Tea Room, Pickering Wharf. I'm pretty sure this spot is long gone now, not sure what resides at this address currently.

 

I asked some random kid to pose for a picture and he gladly obliged.

A view from Pickering Wharf

Witch's Brew Cafe, Derby St.

Terror on the Wharf banner and storefront at Pickering Wharf. Terror on the Wharf was a small indoor haunted attraction with some horror themed memorabilia in the lobby.

 

Another view of Terror on the Wharf

 

Crow Haven Corner, one of Salem's best known witch shops (left) and The Fool's Mansion, Essex St. The Fool's Mansion is long gone now, sadly; it had a fantastic selection of gothic and fantasy clothing, most of which was handmade, if I recall correctly.

Two more views of Crow Haven Corner

 

Salem Armory visitor center, near downtown

I can't remember this building or location - if you recognize it, please tell me in the comments.

Black Cat Book Guild, Derby St., now long gone.

An elaborately decorated lobby in the Hawthorne Hotel, downtown Salem.

 

Some graves at the Old Burying Point

(All Photos by Petrichor & Pumpkins 1998)

Halloween Then & Now challenge

Hey, here's a cool idea I just came up with and you should do it too - especially because it's Flashback Friday time again.

On your social media platform/blog/forum of choice, post two Halloween-themed photos of yourself, with at least ten years between the two. It can interpreted pretty much any way you want: you in costume in different decades, your baby pic vs. adult pic, anything that shows two pics of you that are at least a decade apart in some sort of Halloween context.

I got the idea earlier tonight whilst sorting through photos, and found these two pics of me that are kinda eerily similar, despite the difference in years: 1992 on the left, and 2016 on the right.

(your friend & humble narrator)

Leave me some comments with links if you do it!