The dirt road in this photo is today's Route 28.

We're looking south on South Broadway in 1907. The photo was taken just south of the Spicket River bridge a few hunderd feet below Midas Muffler and the Willow Tree Grill.

The buildings are the old Richard Pattee farm, which by 1907 was known as White Bridge Farm. It was named for the B&M Railroad's beautiful covered bridge over the Spicket River trestle across the way from the farm.

The barn still stands today, at 345 South Broadway, as part of a larger complex of commercial buildings.

 A Massachusetts Northeastern Street Railway trolley car heads toward Canobie Lake Park in 1907.

From August 1902 through March 1929 trolleys ran through Salem on a regular basis.

 Main Street in Salem looking east from Pleasant Street.

Note the passenger train at the Salem Depot Station (currently the law office of James A. Sayer).

Also note the trolley tracks on the right hand side of the street and the overhead electric line for the trolleys.

 Route 28 looking south as the racetrack traffic heads home after a day of races at Rockingham Park.

The photo was taken in the mid 1950's in front of today's K-Mart plaza.

The billboard stands approximately in front of today's Rockingham Mall and Denny's restaurant.

 Lavington Dyson's "Crossroads" variety store and filling station at the intersection of Route 28 and Lawrence Road.

Today, the house and store would stand in the parking lot of Auto Zone Auto Parts plaza across from the triangle building just north of - and across the street from the Pep Boys - IHOP plaza.

 Salem's infamous cow bridge stood over Route 28 at today's north entrance to Grill 28 on North Broadway. Today's view through the bridge would include Namco and Video Update with Walmart just beyond.

The bridge was built in 1931 to allow Charles Tenney's cows to reach their pasture on the other side of the highway.

Old Rockingham Road was the original Route 28 until 1931 when the highway was moved to its current location to avoid two railroad crossings.

The bridge was removed about 1960.

Racing program from the Columbus Day automobile races at Rockingham Speedway. From 1925 through 1930 Rockingham Speedway (presently Rockingham Park) featured world class auto racing and was, in its day, as important, and as fast a track, as Indianapolis Speedway.

Rockingham Park was built in 1906 as a horse track, but was shut down by the sheriff just two days after it opened!

The first "Washington D.C. authorized" airmail flight in the United States was made from Rockingham Park to Lawrence, MA in 1912.

In 1933, horse racing returned to Rockingham Park and continues today.

 Zooming into turn one at Rockingham Speedway.

The 6000 foot board track was one of the fastest in the country.

It is said that cars had to travel over one hundred miles per hour just to stay on the track in the steeply banked curves.

 From 1902 until after World War I, the only way you could go to Canobie Lake Park was by trolley.

In fact, the amusement park was built by the trolley company in order to create ridership on the weekends.

 By 1929, the trolleys were gone and Canobie Lake Park was closed.

The park was soon auctioned - for $17,500 - and reopened in 1931 with this beautiful entrance for automobiles.

The stone pillars are the same ones we enter through today from North Policy Street.

 A photo of the Canobie Lake parking lot shortly after 1936.

The date is set by the vintage of the automobiles and the roller coaster that was built in 1936.

 Who didn't love the Whip?

It stood to the left of the Merry-Go-Round on the location of today's Matterhorn ride (bobsled).

 The fountain was the focal point of the park even in its earliest days.

In the background is the bowling alley building which today houses the gift shop and the "Fascination" game.

 The dance hall at Canobie Lake Park was the hottest place to be on weekend nights for nearly 70 years.

From big bands to rock and roll, EVERY important band and performer played here. Merrimack Valley hip-hoppers danced to the beats of everyone from Tommy Dorsey to Sonny & Cher to Sam the Sham and the Pharohs!

 Salem had four railroad stations.

One was at Hampshire Roads, another at Rockingham Park, the main station at Salem Depot and this one called Canobie Lake Station.

It stood in the space between Old Rockingham Road and the railroad tracks at the intersection of Rockingham Road, Route 111 and Route 28.

The building in the distance is the former Mason's and later, Canobie Market.

This view is looking northwest from today's Route 28 approximately in front of Victorian Park Miniature Golf.