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Charles and Frank Underwood Houses

November 18, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

FU House Charles and Frank Underwood Houses Tolland When I first learned of these two ornate houses on the Tolland Green, I was initially drawn to the name Frank Underwood. That was the name of Kevin (Eww) Spacey's character in "House of Cards." He wasn't shy about the double meaning of his initials. But then … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Cool Architecture, Tolland, Tolland County

Eastford Public Library/Ivy Glenn Memorial

November 17, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

They Should Grow Ivy on Its Walls Eastford Public Library/Ivy Glenn Memorial Eastford Here's the thing: I can feature whatever I want on this website. Granted, a lot of what I do is fairly well defined. A trail. A museum. A winery. But then there are the buckets of things where I sort of just get to decide. Take … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: Eastford, Libraries, Windham County

Bantam Cinema

November 3, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

A True Bantamweight Bantam Cinema, Litchfield October 2015 Sorry so many of my pictures are so terribly out of focus. At some point in the life of CTMQ I decided to visit and document Connecticut's small, independent, historic theaters, as they are a dying business unfortunately. (As well as visit and document … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Dubious Claims, Hoang, Litchfield, Litchfield County, theaters

Sub Way

October 13, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Underwater Franchisees? Sub Way and Subway, Milford For whatever reason, people are often surprised that Subway is a Connecticut Company. Why? Every company has to start somewhere. Maybe because in Connecticut sub sandwiches on sub rolls are called grinders on grinder rolls. (And where I grew up, they're hoagies on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Milford, New Haven County, Other Companies and Businesses, Roads and Tunnels

Milford’s Oatmeal Lots

October 6, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Quaking Mad The Oatmeal Lots, Milford This whole thing fascinates me. When I first learned of the Oatmeal Lots, I thought they were all over the country. Turns out, they were not. They were in only one place, and that place was Milford, Connecticut. Starting in 1902(!), Quaker Oats oatmeal boxes came with a coupon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Milford, New Haven County

Ashford Transfer Station Library

September 16, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Really Want to Call This "The Town Dump Library" Ashford Transfer Station, Ashford September 2021 I wish I could remember where I first came across information regarding this wonderful oasis in the midst of, well, trash. Refuse. Garbage. Junk. Because I really want to know how it was billed. Obviously it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, Libraries, Windham County

Lakewood Road Post Office

August 13, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Stamping Out Architectural Design Lakewood Road Post Office, Waterbury I've become enamored with out of place post offices in Connecticut. We have a bunch of them, so stay tuned over the next few decades as I uncover and expose them all here. Perhaps, when all is said and done, I'll have the definitive collection … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: New Haven County, post offices, Waterbury

22 Lyme Street

May 26, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Heavenly 22 Lyme Street House, Old Lyme When I put together all 169 CTMQ Town Guides, I had a checklist of certain sites and things I'd read to make sure I was catching everything I'd want to feature on my site. No, I'm not pretending things don't fall through the cracks, but I do think I've been pretty thorough. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: churches temples & synagogues, Cool Architecture, New London County, Old Lyme

Amato’s Toy and Hobby

May 6, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

You Say Amato, I say Amayto Amato's Toy and Hobby, Middletown November 2014 Amato's Toy and Hobby of New Britain closed at the end of February in 2022. I blame the terrible movie that was filmed there. Yes, there is an Amato's Toy and Hobby on Main Street in New Britain that has also been there forever. Yes, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hoang, Middlesex County, Middletown, Model Trains, Other Companies and Businesses, Trains and Trolleys

Oliver Wolcott Library

April 19, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

This Library is a Hoot Oliver Wolcott Library Litchfield I'll admit, I'm not your typical "center of Litchfield" photographer. Sure, the main block of businesses is pure New England. Everyone is drawn to the First Congregational Church and its picture book white steeple. The row of historic homes on South Street … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Cool Architecture, eliot noyes, Libraries, Litchfield, Litchfield County, litchfield national historic district, Modern Architecture

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