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@DestSalem | #DestSalem | #SalemMA 25The Chocolate PantrySalem began importing global food products in the 1630s and 1640s, and our shop sits on historic Derby Street, once the heart of that bustling food-import scene. Gulu-Gulu Caf%u00e9Our space once served as the headquarters of The Salem Gas Light Company (founded 1850). It housed a multi-floor showcase of modern gas-powered appliances, celebrating gas as necessary fuel for homes and businesses even as the city began transitioning to electric lighting at the turn of the 20th century.Jenni StuartOur boutique and workshop is located on Front Street, where the hustle and bustle of Salem%u02bcs waterfront once lined warehouses filled with exotic teas, spices and silks from around the world. Today, we carry Salem%u02bcs legacy of fine jewelers forward as the only working goldsmith shop downtown.Salem Witch MuseumWe are located on the Salem Common in an 1846 Gothic Revival building that once housed the Second Church of Salem. This site was also the homestead of Reverend John Higginson, Salem%u2019s elder minister during the 1692 witch trials.City HallSalem City Hall, the second-oldest City Hall in America, was built in 1837 following incorporation as a city on land owned by the Town of Salem%u2019s Cemetery Association. It cost $22,878.Turner%u02bcs SeafoodOur restaurant at 43 Church Street is steeped in history, once home to Bridget Bishop%u02bcs apple orchard and the Salem Lyceum, site of Bell%u2019s first long-distance phone call and the words of Thoreau and many more.Bakers Island Light StationOur lighthouse stands on Bakers Island at the location approved by President George Washington in 1796.4. City Hall Decorated for Salem%u2019s Tercentenary; Still located at 93 Washington Street, c. 1926. Photo: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections.5. Salem Pioneer Village | Still located at 98 West Avenue, c. 19903. Tree Lighting; Now held at Lappin Park near the Samantha Statue, c. 1980s