Section of 1850 Plan of the City of Lowell map UMass Lowell Center for Lowell History 

The Lowell Bleachery, located a short distance from most of the mills, had a good supply of fresh well water to use for the bleaching and dying of the fabrics produced in other parts of town. The first workers had to live nearby, giving rise to the Back Central neighborhood of multi-family housing. After the Bleachery closed, The Prince Spaghetti Company used some of the buildings for manufacturing and The Prince Grotto, a fancy restaurant with large aquariums between the entrance and the dining room, which children believed held the fish that would be cooked for dinner. The buildings are gone, but the fading word “Spaghettiville” can still be seen on the railroad bridge over Gorham Street leading into the neighborhood.