Photos from 15 years ago show downtown Hudson’s transformation | MassLive
the downtown hudson of 15 years ago is almost unrecognizable from the bustling main street you see today.
gone are the “for lease” signs that lined the center of town. in their place are cafes teeming with life on sunny mornings, restaurants and taprooms that swell with customers in the evenings, and every variety of small business for visitors to stop into — jewelers, boutiques, and a cheese shop among them.
in just over a decade, hudson went from a ghost town to being named the home of america’s best main street, an honor it earned over 200-plus other small towns in a nationwide competition.
RAIL TRAIL FLATBREAD CO. AND WELLY’S RESTAURANT
these two restaurants now anchor the west end of hudson’s main street, near its signature rotary. their arrival, plus renovations to the roadway that expanded sidewalks and slowed traffic, have made this section of downtown far more pedestrian-friendly, local officials say.
