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Goodwin, his brother, and sister were adults starting their own lives, and Goodwin’s mother was ready for a clean house.
While cleaning the garage Goodwin noticed his brother, an architect, throwing away old art supplies. Goodwin in good conscious couldn’t let that happen. He packed the supplies up in a box to take back to Boston where he had been stationed in the Navy aboard the USS Boston, and was working as a designer for Polaroid.
In October of 1977, Goodwin left Polaroid, and bought J.R. Rosen, a calligraphy studio established in 1913 on the corner of Tremont and Boylston in Boston.
He loved calligraphy. The previous owner had died, and it seemed practical to buy.
That December while in his attic looking for ornaments, he found that box of art supplies. His brother had died in July, and Goodwin started looking through it.
50 Copeland St. Quincy Philadelphia, MA, USA, 2169
