142-Year-Old Pipe Tobacco Shop on Harvard Square

[jerry]

I used to smoke DPE and Cake Box many years ago ... I tried them again a year ago. Pleasant enough, but not as good (for me) as what I'm currently smoking from Peretti and Watch City.

 

[Mrs. Pickles]

I just sent them an email, as their site says they restrict shipping of all tobacco products to Arizona.

Not cool, and unfounded as AZ is still a free state of tobacco…

Did the reply / change their policy on this yet?

They used to ship to AZ some years ago. I’m surprised to see this change.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Did the reply / change their policy on this yet?

They used to ship to AZ some years ago. I’m surprised to see this change.

No response, forgot all about it…

 

[Mrs. Pickles]

No response, forgot all about it…

Bummer!

 

[AJL67]

From the late 80s through the 90s to about 2004 i walked by them 2 times a day to and from the T stop going to work and home. Been in a bunch off times, didn’t smoke a pipe then so that’s where i bought my smokes.

 

[jguss]

I wasn't a pipe smoker forty+ years ago when I lived in Cambridge so I never visited the legendary tobacco shops of the area (I have since remedied that deficit). Because someone referenced this thread elsewhere earlier today this seems like a good a time to post a lengthy piece about the history of Leavitt & Pierce. It was written in the 1960s and used to be available online years ago, but like so many digital resources it disappeared. Luckily I saved a copy and here it is:

 

[forloveoffreedom]

Thank you @jguss , excellent read with a bowl!

 

[Boko_Fittleworth]

Thanks for posting jguss!

 

[khiddy]

That was a fantastic read. Now I want to go to there. And get some Cake Box blend.

Any other recommendations from their house blends?