A new book will hit bookstores next week that will be of great interest to people across the city of Hartford and the state. “Ann Uccello, a Connecticut Trailblazer,” is an autobiography […]
A Hartford History Lesson
Shifting into High Gear for Hartford Development
When I first moved to my city of Hartford 21 years ago I was told by a wise person that the capital city had two speeds: slow and stop. “Progress comes at […]
50 Years Ago: Goldwater Takes on JFK in Hartford
50 years ago this month, people were starting to talk about the presidential election of 1964. President John Kennedy was expected to run for a second term, and was planning political trips […]
Hartford May Build New City Hall
courtesy: Andy Hart, the Hartford News One of my favorite buildings in Hartford is city hall. The marble atrium, the fountain, the brass fixtures and the ornate woodwork are fitting of a […]
What Hartford Might Have Been
When I first moved to Connecticut in 1992, I was given this poster and told this is what Hartford would like in 1995. I recently found it in a box and it is […]
Happy Anniversary Parking Lot!
20 years ago today, on a cold Sunday morning, a spectacular demolition was witnessed by thousands of people. A hotel that hosted weddings, John Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, other politicians and […]
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