Tag Archives: Hartford
Thursday Doors – St. Patrick – St. Anthony Church
Back in April, I began an exploration of the Anne Street Historic District with some buildings along the southern end of the district, a.k.a. Pearl Street. There are many stories doors in this western edge of downtown Hartford, but today’s … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, History, Thursday Doors
Tagged fire, flood, Hartford, Holy Trinity Church, St. Anthony, St. Patrick's
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Thursday Doors – Pearl Street
This is one of those doors posts that is hard to start and hard to end. It’s like painting the molding in your house, where the door trim leads to the baseboard and so on and so forth. This started … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – At the Reservoir
About a year ago, I shared doors from the Saville Dam at the Barkhamsted Reservoir. That reservoir was built to help augment the water supply for the city of Hartford, Connecticut and as it grew and began its expansion into … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, History, Thursday Doors
Tagged Hartford, Hiking, MDC, Recreation, Reservoir, water, West HArtford
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Thursday Doors – Lewis Street
Once again, arriving early for a haircut appointment allowed time for a mini-doorscursion. I wanted to walk half way around the block to get a picture of the Mechanics Savings Bank entrance. When they built their new home office, they … Continue reading
California Dreaming
“What’s with the palm tree photos?” “I was in southern California early this week.” “And you just had to put those out there so us schlubs back here in the cold would know.” “I don’t really put a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, If having a beer, Travel
Tagged bacon, California, Colt, Coltsville, Great River Park, Hartford, In-N-Out, photography, SoCS, weather
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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
Posted in Connecticut, History, Thursday Doors
Tagged Boat Building, Bushnell Park, Connecticut, CT, Hartford, insurance, insurance row, Thursday Doors
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Thursday Doors – The Gold Building
Thirty-five years ago this week, I rolled into Hartford, Connecticut for a permanent stay. I had been here in June 1981 for an interview, but it wasn’t until August 3rd that I arrived here from Seattle, Washington via the Trans-Canada … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friends, Nostalgia, Thursday Doors
Tagged Connecticut, Doors, Dutch Door, family, Gold Building, Hartford, Peat Marwick, reflections, Thursday Doors, United Technology, UTC
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