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I live in Shrewsbury, actually. I'm not a native. Only been here for a few years. I've heard a lot about the Wormtown music scene back in the day, but that was well before my time.

I don't know about the best view of Worcester, but there's a big hill on Rte 9 in Shrewsbury that affords a great panoramic view- especially at night. Worst view would probably be everything that you can see from your car in the southern part of twon around Rte 146 and Rte 20. Pure industrial wasteland.

Some of those triple deckers are still wonderful. Unfortunately, many have been allowed to deteriorate. It's sad, because you can tell that years ago, many of them were handsome looking buildings. Of course you could say the same thing about much of the city. Worcester really would have been something to see 50 years ago when it was a big industrial powerhouse and the city had well over 200,000 people.

It was a sight better in the late eighties just as the tax reform set in. I was a renovator and restorer (Silver Hammer) as well as just a landlord. A number of my types were fixing up everything in sight. A regular boomtown. But the 86 tax thing caused a huge crash in rentals and condos.
I sold everything and fled in 87 just before the bottom fell out.

Doesn't seem like it ever came back.

Best view of Worcester?

The one in your rearview mirror!