The Chene Gang The Cheney Silk Vaults Manchester I've written fairly extensively about various buildings within Manchester's Cheney Brothers Historic District and I thought I was done with it. Then Calvin and I rode the full Cheney Rail Trail which took us right into the heart of the historic mills and out to … [Read more...]
Cheney Hall
Silky Smooth Cheney Hall, Manchester (Location) January 2017 Connecticut museum visit #342. Long time readers are surely tired of me writing the following: Yes, I know, this isn’t a museum. Get over it. By now everyone knows that the definition I use for museum on CTMQ is pretty broad and inclusive. And … [Read more...]
Cheney Rail Trail
Yup, There are Hobos Here Cheney Rail Trail, Manchester December 2016 & May 2020 This is a Manchester Land Conservation Trust property. I revisited this trail in 2020 with Calvin on our bikes. The trail has been extended on its southern end and improved elsewhere. Below you'll first read the original 2016 stuff … [Read more...]
Cheney Homestead Museum
Back on the Cheney Gang, Yeah-eah eah Cheney Homestead Museum, Manchester (Location) June 2012 Connecticut museum visit #233. I hate to admit the following, but I feel I must: I probably only experienced 70-80% of this museum. I was barely able to listen to the docent. And my pictures are terrible at … [Read more...]
NHL: Cheney Bros Historic District
Cheney Bros Historic District National Historic Landmark Blocks around Pine Street in Manchester, Mixed Ugh. How to capture a whole “district” in one of these short little posts? Impossible. Especially one like this one – which I happen to feel is a very important chapter in our county’s industrial … [Read more...]
Manchester History Center
A Fine Museum is Looming... Manchester History Center, Manchester (Location) May 2009 Connecticut museum visit #105. Perhaps inspired by the … [Read more...]
Connecticut Firemen’s Historical Society Museum
C'mon Cheney Light My Fire! Connecticut Firemen's Historical Society Museum, Manchester (Location) August 2007 Connecticut museum visit #26. "Fire!" Just kidding - but it's okay to shout fire in an uncrowded website. Trust me. "Fire!" See? Nothing happens. But something IS happening in Manchester at the … [Read more...]
Old Manchester Museum
A Text(ile)Book Town Museum Old Manchester Museum, Manchester (Location) August 2007 Connecticut museum visit #25. My friend EdHill was up in Connecticut for a long weekend and proposed spending a full day with me. Hit up the bar and hang out? Nah. We headed out for a full day of CTMQ nonsense... up Routes 44 … [Read more...]