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While “cat ladies” like the one pictured here are sometimes stereotyped as loners with mental health issues, by several accounts Lowell’s Shirley Martin is described as a kind widow who was friendly with some people but mostly kept to herself.
History

Lowell’s “cat lady” had an illustrious background

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Legendary jazz vocalist Billie Holiday played a week-long engagement at the Flamingo Lounge in Lowell just a few weeks before her death in 1959. Photo/Wikimedia Commons/William Gottlieb
Arts and Entertainment

One of Billie Holiday’s last performances was in Lowell

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Birke’s Department Store in Lowell was a popular retail destination for 44 years despite its sometimes cranky attitude towards its customers.
History

Shopping at Birke’s Department Store in Lowell was not for the...

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