Around New England · Worcester For Subscribers Worcester Was Once Valentine Capital By Tom Joyce February 14, 2017 · 8:18 AM EST · Updated June 16, 2025 3:26 PM Advertisement Listen to audio version of this article Members only Subscribe to listen Sending valentines became fashionable in America around the 1840s. A business in Worcester once pumped out thousands of them. Sending valentines became fashionable in America around the 1840s. A business in Worcester once pumped out thousands of them.… Advertisement Read Next Hollywood Vampires Documentary Premieres In Boston With Alice Cooper and Joe Perry Burger King Dragon Ball Super Toys: What Comes in the New Power Up Pack? Ron Chernow’s Mark Twain Falls Far Short of His Best Work Maura Healey Slams ICE After Fatal Shooting During Maine Immigration Stop