PHOTOS FROM 15 YEARS AGO SHOW DOWNTOWN HUDSON’S TRANSFORMATION

By Will Katcher | WKatcher@masslive.com

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.

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New City Microcreamery

In 2015, the owners of Rail Trail Flatbread Co. opened New City Microcreamery just across the road, at 28 Main St. Once vacant, the storefront now holds a renowned ice cream parlor.

Tucked in the back of New City is the owners’ not-so-secret speakeasy.

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