Our virtual store tour winds down with three views of the posh Filene's Picnic Box restaurant.
Photo from Library of Congress

Another circa-1957 view of Filene's Picnic Box.
Photo from Library of Congress

The eating place was situated on the store's Penthouse Level (its third floor).
Photo from Library of Congress

NORTHSHORE CENTER featured a kiddie ride amusement area as one of its attractions. Its rides were imported from Germany and included a merry-go-round, ferris wheel, Bullet Zipper, Boats, Flying Planes, Whip and Go-kart Track.
Photo from www.kiddietown.org / Charles Dolan webmaster

Kiddie Towne was a fixture at NORTHSHORE CENTER for 15 years. The facility was permanently dismantled in the early 1970s.

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