Tag Archives: CT
Thursday Doors – Elm Street Hartford
Elm Street sits along the southern edge of Bushnell Park in Hartford, Connecticut and it boasts several of the city’s listed historic buildings. Today, several of these buildings are occupied by CT government departments – Hartford is the state capital, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boat Building, Bushnell Park, Connecticut, CT, Hartford, insurance, insurance row, Thursday Doors
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Thursday Doors – Maple Street
I should begin with a quick disclaimer for Paul over at Shadow & Substance – no monsters were harmed during the research for this post. In addition to being a favorite Twilight Zone episode, and the highway exit that I … Continue reading
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Tagged Connecticut, CT, Doors, history, Maple St, New England, Somers, somersville, Textile Mills, Thursday Doors, water power, waterfall
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Thursday Doors – Connecticut Capitol
Everything traffic-related aligned last week, and I ended up with about 20 minutes in between the end of my haircut and my breakfast with my friend John. I decided to put that time to good use. Of course, that means … Continue reading
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Tagged Bushnell Park, Capitol, Connecticut, CT, Doors, Ella T. Grasso, Governor, Hartford, history, ThursdayDoors, windsor locks
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Thursday Doors – Tunxis Hose Company 1
I first noticed this old fire house last spring when our daughter was recovering from surgery. She had been given permission to “walk up to two miles” and she clearly wanted to take that walk. I drove her into the … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, CT, Firemen, First Responders, history, Landmark, National Registry of Historic Buildings, ThursdayDoors, Tuxedo Cats, Unionville, volunteer
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Great River – Great Park
In our rush to get to Riverside Park in time to catch the sun rise over the Connecticut River, we left one car about 100 feet from the entrance to another river-side park. Great River Park lies on the east … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, Family, New England Life, Photography
Tagged bulkeley bridge, Charter Oak, CT, CT River, East Hartford, flood, Flood control, Great River Park, Hartford
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Thursday Doors–Come Ye Thankful People
Somehow, I knew that with Thanksgiving always being celebrated on a Thursday, that my choice for Thursday Doors was going to be thankful. I knew it and yet, I couldn’t quite figure it out. Then, on Sunday morning, it hit … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, CT, Doors, East Windsor, Renovations, Siding, St John's Episcopal Church, Thanksgiving, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors–First Church in Windsor
One of the first people I met after moving to Connecticut was my best friend John. One of the first places he took me was a local hot dog stand called Bart’s for a dinner of hot dogs and burgers. … Continue reading
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Tagged Connecticut, CT, CT River, Doors, First Church, hang first witch, history, oldest Congregational Church, Windsor
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