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Ashmun Street should be Ashman Street but for a clerical error, the family's last name is Ashman, not Ashmun. https://www.cchsmi.com/articles/samuel-ashmun-1799-1866/

The Rite Aid is new, and I suspect HIGI refers to the business that was there, before Rite Aid. HIGI could be a healthcare company or Home Interior and Gifts, Inc.

So, the story within your wonderful story! Thank you!

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That's a detail I never thought to look into, Jon, because there's an Ashmun Street in New Haven. It just seemed like a perfectly ordinary street name to me! Thanks for the info and the compliment. :)

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