C'mon, Peeples Peeples, 2013 I pretty much watch two kinds of movies these days: Oscar Best Picture nominees and terrible "Connecticut movies." As you've probably surmised, 2013's "Peeples" falls in the latter camp. (Okay, it's not totally terrible, and I've seen much worse, but it is a "Tyler Perry Presents" flick … [Read more...]
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Monticello in Somers
Thomas Jefferson Would Not Approve Monticello Replica, Somers Before we get going, let's get some background on Thomas Jefferson from Monticello.org. The real Monticello. While Jefferson was a firm theist, the God in which he believed was not the traditional Christian divinity. Jefferson rejected the notion … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Bright Silver Star
He's Rich, Young, Handsome, Tortured, Gay, and... Dead The Bright Silver Star, David Handler (2003) This is the third in David Handler's Berger and Mitry Mystery series. As always, I will sprinkle in random passages because they are just so Connecticut. I read this book over Christmas week when I was at my … [Read more...]
Mill Bridge
Abridged Mill Bridge, Durham Have you heard the one about the bridge over a bridge? No, no... I don't mean like the bridge over a bridge like the Ghost Highway Stack above I-84 in Farmington. I mean the bridge built over a bridge kind of like a larger doll fits over a smaller nested doll... that no one knew about? … [Read more...]
The Matchbox Man (2021)
I've Met My Match The Matchbox Man, 2021 Gorman Bechard has made a wide range of "Connecticut movies," from schlock horror to documentaries. This 21 minute doc hardly qualifies as a "Connecticut movie," yet... here we are. I'm only documenting the documentary because of its subject matter: a Connecticut museum. … [Read more...]
Adath Israel Judaica Museum
Oy vey Middletown (Google Maps location) December 2023 CT museum visit #513. I don't quite remember how I first came to learn of the small museum at this synagogue in Middletown. I would guess it was more than a decade prior to my visit. I probably was poking around online when I was completing my walk around … [Read more...]
Polmart Post Office
Polishing Off Another Superlative Polmart Post Office, New Britain In a sense, we could find infinite things that are only in Connecticut. Like, "only Whole Foods that used to be a Wild Oats that's only a mile or two away from two other Whole Foods" (West Hartford) or "Only town that is shaped like a wallaby" (New … [Read more...]
Hotel Marcel
Something's Breuering Hotel Marcel, New Haven August 2023 Since when did I start staying in and writing about "Hotels of Connecticut?" Today, I guess. Just don't let me get any notions of pursuing "Motels of the Berlin Turnpike" please. There are a few high-end hotels on a couple lists I've been … [Read more...]
First Safety Fuse in the US
Slow Burn First Safety Fuse in the US, Simsbury The Ensign-Bickford Company of Simsbury is responsible for the early manufacture and widespread use of the safety fuse in America. Developed in 1831 by Cornishman William Bickford, the Miner’s Safety Fuse was introduced to Farmington Valley mining operations in 1836. … [Read more...]
The Durham Fair
Giving it a Fair Shake Durham September 2023 As a general rule, I do not write about Connecticut's town fairs unless they have a superlative attached to them like the Brooklyn Fair (the oldest fair in the US). However, several have museums onsite and therefore I must go. The Durham Fair does, indeed, … [Read more...]
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