Companies registered in Massachusetts in 1973 — official registry records

1973 in Massachusetts at a glance

live counts

11,252

companies registered in 1973

0.7%

of all dated Massachusetts registrations

51st

busiest of 127 years on record

1,040

cities with registrations in 1973

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1973 highlighted

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19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	22,388
1988	21,445
1989	18,959
1990	16,938
1991	16,070
1992	16,813
1993	17,878
1994	18,955
1995	19,442
1996	21,237
1997	22,462
1998	22,508
1999	24,127
2000	27,293
2001	23,990
2002	26,794
2003	27,781
2004	30,636
2005	32,081
2006	31,665
2007	32,178
2008	30,279
2009	28,641
2010	30,924
2011	32,057
2012	35,241
2013	37,837
2014	39,007
2015	41,461
2016	44,195
2017	46,307
2018	50,558
2019	50,397
2020	53,250
2021	65,708
2022	65,768
2023	66,551
2024	66,040
2025	72,054
2026	54,429

Where 1973 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Boston1,30812%
Worcester2662.4%
Cambridge2492.2%
Springfield2432.2%
Framingham1471.3%
New Bedford1461.3%
Brockton1421.3%
Waltham1411.3%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city8,61077%

Where 1973 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Boston	1,308	12%
Worcester	266	2.4%
Cambridge	249	2.2%
Springfield	243	2.2%
Framingham	147	1.3%
New Bedford	146	1.3%
Brockton	142	1.3%
Waltham	141	1.3%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 11,252

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
1 ANVER CORPORTION	—	221861899	1973-08-13	Inactive	HUDSON
102 O'DREW ASSOCIATES	—	L86344006	1973-12-07	Inactive	BOSTON
1199 WORCESTER ROAD ASSOCIATES	—	L86342146	1973-12-31	Inactive	NATICK
128 IMPORTS, INC.	—	042522916	1973-07-16	Inactive	WAKEFIELD
128 LIQUORS, INC.	—	000056623	1973-12-18	Inactive	WINCHESTER
13 STAR CORPORATION THE	—	000056625	1973-09-05	Inactive	CAMBRIDGE
13 WATER STREET, INC.	—	042513960	1973-03-05	Inactive	MATTAPOISETT
139 UNION WHARF	—	042530490	1973-12-14	Inactive	BOSTON
148 HOBART STREET REALTY TRUST	—	T00005953	1973-11-09	Active	DANVERS
1500 CORPORATION, THE	—	042527663	1973-01-10	Inactive	FRAMINGHAM
1562 CORPORATION	—	000056634	1973-08-07	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
1650 WASHINGTON STREET CORPORATION	—	042513649	1973-06-04	Inactive	W NEWTON
1660 WASHINGTON STREET CORPORATION	—	042516248	1973-06-04	Inactive	W NEWTON
168-174 CABOT REALTY TRUST	—	T00005763	1973-05-10	Active	BOSTON
177 LAND DEVELOPMENT CORP.	—	000056641	1973-10-29	Inactive	FALL RIVER
1800 WAREHOUSE, INC.	—	000056645	1973-03-28	Inactive	NANTUCKET
1832 CORPORATION, THE	—	042552247	1973-04-13	Inactive	BOSTON
1927 BOOKS, INC.	—	042527047	1973-08-15	Inactive	HADLEY
193 REALTY TRUST	—	T00002043	1973-05-24	Active	HINGHAM
2 P. M. CORPORATION	—	000056653	1973-08-21	Inactive	S. YARMOUTH
217 PARK STREET REALTY TRUST	—	T00005972	1973-06-29	Active	MALDEN
21C CORPORATION, THE	—	000056664	1973-01-04	Inactive	CAMBRIDGE
21C VENTURE CAPITAL CORPORATION	—	000082161	1973-04-19	Inactive	NY
21ST CENTURY HEALTH SPA OF FOXBORO, INC.	—	000056665	1973-08-07	Inactive	NATICK
21ST CENTURY HEALTH SPA, INC.	—	000056666	1973-08-07	Inactive	NATICK
229 BEACON STREET COMPANY	—	L86343024	1973-08-14	Inactive	BOSTON
240-242 NORTH STREET BOSTON HOUSING COOPERATIVE, INC.	—	042514566	1973-02-09	Active	BOSTON
264 CLUB INC., THE	—	000000668	1973-06-29	Inactive	SOUTH BOSTON
264 COLUMBIA ROAD REALTY CORP.	—	000056677	1973-08-24	Inactive	BOSTON
265 MOODY STREET CORPORATION	—	000056678	1973-12-06	Inactive	WALTHAM
3 D STYLISTS, INC.	—	000056683	1973-04-19	Inactive	FOXBORO
3 M AVIATION CORP.	—	042525616	1973-07-02	Inactive	MIDDLEBOROUGH
335 CHANDLER CORP.	—	042513848	1973-03-01	Inactive	WORCESTER
340 REVERE BEACH BOULEVARD, INC.	—	000056692	1973-04-03	Inactive	BOSTON
352 WEBSTER ST.	—	000007341	1973-06-08	Inactive	HANOVER
38 COMMERCIAL WHARF CORPORATION	—	042524347	1973-07-02	Inactive	BOSTON
387 & 373 WASHINGTON STREET ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	042619938	1973-06-01	Inactive	BOSTON
3A DONUT SHOP, INC.	—	000056688	1973-12-04	Inactive	COHASSET
3D POOL CO., INC.	—	042518122	1973-05-21	Inactive	CENTERVILLE
4 SQUARE BUILDERS, INC.	—	000056699	1973-08-16	Inactive	HYANNIS
400 ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	042508874	1973-01-02	Inactive	NORWOOD
44 SCHOOL STREET, INC.	—	042539132	1973-03-26	Inactive	BOSTON
45 BROAD STREET, INC.	—	000056707	1973-07-06	Inactive	BOSTON
46 NAHANT LIQUIDATING CORPORATION	—	042525142	1973-09-01	Inactive	WINTHROP
48 NORTH EMERSON REALTY TRUST	—	T00005806	1973-06-11	Active	WAKEFIELD
495 COUNTRY PROPERTIES, INC.	—	042540466	1973-04-04	Inactive	SHERBORN
495 STATE CORPORATION	—	000056711	1973-11-06	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
495TH R/C SQUADRON, INC	—	237365821	1973-12-28	Active	TEWKSBURY
51ST. STATE CORPORATION	—	000025263	1973-10-09	Inactive	BOSTON
540 CHESTER PARK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86342189	1973-12-28	Inactive	BOSTON

1973 registrations by city

200 cities

Boston1,308 Worcester266 Cambridge249 Springfield243 Framingham147 New Bedford146 Brockton142 Waltham141 Brookline127 Dorchester121 Newton120 Fall River113 Lowell108 Quincy106 Lynn101 Somerville93 Pittsfield88 Woburn88 Braintree87 Lawrence87 Peabody86 Burlington83 Natick78 Malden77 Salem74 Dedham72 Hyannis71 Lexington71 Wakefield70 Norwood65 Wellesley65 Andover64 Medford63 Danvers61 Taunton61 Beverly60 Leominster60 New York60 Needham59 Wilmington59 Marblehead58 Watertown58 Holyoke57 Randolph57 Gloucester56 Hingham56 Canton55 Arlington54 Westfield53 Everett51 Haverhill51 Attleboro49 Brighton48 Chelmsford48 Fitchburg46 Marshfield45 Northampton45 Stoughton45 Roxbury44 Revere43 Acton41 Billerica41 Methuen41 Reading41 Amherst40 Concord40 Stoneham40 Belmont38 Chelsea38 Falmouth38 Melrose38 Milton38 E Boston36 Hanover36 W Springfield36 Greenfield35 Saugus35 Sudbury34 Westwood34 Chicopee33 Tewksbury33 Winchester33 Hyde Park32 Marlboro32 N Attleboro31 Plymouth31 Bedford30 Chestnut Hill30 Wayland30 Auburn29 Ludlow29 Milford29 Roslindale29 S Boston28 Sharon28 Weston28 Agawam27 Allston26 Duxbury26 Winthrop26 Mansfield25 Bridgewater24 Franklin24 Hudson24 Manchester24 Newburyport24 Walpole24 Webster24 Charlestown23 Dracut23 Marlborough23 Providence23 Wareham23 Weymouth23 Amesbury22 Avon22 Fairhaven22 Mattapan22 Scituate22 Somerset22 Swampscott22 Cohasset21 Nantucket21 W Roxbury21 Wilbraham21 Holliston20 Jamaica Plain20 Plainville20 S Yarmouth20 Westport20 E Longmeadow19 Medway19 Pembroke19 Sandwich19 Shrewsbury19 Wrentham19 Abington18 Lincoln18 Longmeadow18 Lynnfield18 N Adams18 Orleans18 Provincetown18 Seekonk18 Ipswich17 Middleboro17 N Dartmouth17 Norwell17 W Yarmouth17 Chicago16 Dover16 Kingston16 Rockland16 Westford16 Buzzards Bay15 Foxboro15 Hopkinton15 North Andover15 Rehoboth15 Wellesley Hills15 Westboro15 Ashland14 Clinton14 Gardner14 Hanson14 Harvard14 Houston14 Medfield14 Millbury14 Millis14 Palmer14 Salisbury14 South Boston14 Swansea14 Acushnet13 E Falmouth13 East Boston13 Easthampton13 Hadley13 Mattapoisett13 Raynham13 W Newton13 Holbrook12 Lenox12 Newton Centre12 Norton12 S Weymouth12 Southbridge12 Topsfield12 Brewster11 Chatham11 N Easton11 N Scituate11 Newtonville11 Southboro11 Spencer11 Sterling11 Belchertown10 Bellingham10 Dennis10