Not Just Marsh Plants New Haven (Google Maps location) August 4, 2010 I went to a lot of places on August 4, 2010. It was my one day per year I purposely take off from work in order to visit as many weekday-only joints and I was on the go all day. I went to a few places you wouldn't necessarily call museums, … [Read more...]
NHL: Othniel Charles Marsh House (Marsh Hall)
CT National Historic Landmark Marsh Hall 360 Prospect Street, New Haven I just got done writing up another New Haven NHL, the James Dwight Dana House. (CTMQ Visit here.) I claimed it to be my favorite one to learn about. I claimed too soon I think… Because I’m loving this Marsh guy. I already knew a bunch … [Read more...]
First Agricultural Station in US
In CAES You Didn't Know... CT Agricultural Experimental Station New Haven Some CTMQ readers may roll their eyes at this one, but you really shouldn't. To put science to work for society, the Connecticut Agricultural General Assembly chartered The Station to investigate plant and their pests, insects, soil, and … [Read more...]
NHL: CT Agricultural Experimental Station
CT National Historic Landmark Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station 123 Huntington St, New Haven Yet another (sorta) Yale-New Haven associated National Historic Landmark that I could put on the "Historic science sites around town" tour. This one is a double whammy: Not only is it a National Historic … [Read more...]
NHL: James Dwight Dana House
CT National Historic Landmark James Dwight Dana House 24 Hillhouse Avenue Right around the corner from the last NHL, the oh-so-Queen Annish Russell Henry Chittendon House (CTMQ Visit here), is this Italianate beaut on Hillhouse Avenue. If you ever want to take a stroll up and down an “important” street in … [Read more...]
NHL: Russell Henry Chittendon House
CT National Historic Landmark Russell Henry Chittendon House, New Haven 83 Trumbull Street As you may know if you are actually reading this sentence, New Haven is a trove for National Historic Landmark buildings. You can chalk up the bulk of them Yale of course, but probably also to a diligent preservation … [Read more...]
NHL: Lafayette B. Mendel House
CT National Historic Landmark Lafayette B. Mendel House 18 Trumbull Street, New Haven I collected this NHL during a full day of CTMQ’ing in and around New Haven. At the time I snapped my picture, I had no idea who Lafayette Mendel was. As it turns out, he was a pivotal force in bringing the study of nutrition … [Read more...]
Trinity College Squash
Squashing! A Day with the Trinity Squash Men's Team Hartford Simply put, squash is the worst name for a sport. Worse than ping-pong, worse than cricket and worse than cock-fighting. A squash is a vegetable. To squash something is to smoosh it. Why in the world it’s also the name of a fast-paced enclosed racket … [Read more...]
196. Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery at MCC
A Show of Hans… Who Likes Quilts? Manchester (Google Maps location) November 20, 2010 To answer my title, I do not like quilts or quilting. And judging by this picture, neither does Damian. Just not our thing. Oh sure, I like how they keep me warm and there’s the whole old school quilting of historical … [Read more...]
#1 Yale Hockey Game
Boola, Boola, Boola, Boola, Boola, Boola! # 1 Yale vs. Union, New Haven December 4, 2010 2020 Update: I'm not going to change anything below, but please notice the year this was written above. In Connecticut it’s easy to think we have two collegiate sports teams: The UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams. … [Read more...]
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