Historian and author Anthony Sammarco recently sent in a picture of the Hendries building as it looked back in the 1950’s. The image was included in his book Milton: A compendium.

Mr. Sammarco notes that the dairy bar pictured was opened in 1940 and this postcard “shows the tree circa 1950, and even then it was a robust, mature tree.” The oak is the tree to the left in the picture. The Planning Board has requested the developer to have an independent arborist assess the health of the tree. (You can view a list of related posts here.)