Imagine Hunting For Your Appointment Here Dr. Chester Hunt Office Windham I'd been holding onto my pictures and "story" of this building for at least a decade. I'm tired of waiting, so here we are: on the Windham Green and the cute little Dr. Chester Hunt Office building. What was I waiting for? At some … [Read more...]
Rick Nicita Gallery & Cinema Archives
NiceTaSeeya Nicita, if Only for a Minute Middletown (Google Maps location) February 20, 2016 How many words can I possibly write about this tiny little place? Movies. Film. Cinema. I went decades of my adult life not caring a whit about this whole world of culture and art. I probably went years without seeing … [Read more...]
Litchfield Mid-Century Modern Tour
Something's Breuering Mid-Century Modern House Tour, Litchfield When asked, everyone familiar with Connecticut knows that Litchfield is home to large old historic homes and the center of town is filled with colonials. And they'd be mostly right. The Oliver Wolcott House and the Tapping Reeve House and Law School to … [Read more...]
The Bleach House
Bleachy Keen World's Only Piano Key Bleach House Deep River I touched on this thing when I wrote about our visit to the Deep River Historical Society Museum at the Stone House. But after reading more about the bleach house itself, which sits off by itself in the yard, away from the house, I realized it deserved … [Read more...]
Charles and Frank Underwood Houses
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...]
22 Lyme Street
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...]
Oliver Wolcott Library
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...]
Potsdam Cottages
Where There's Huy, There's Hope Potsdam Cottages Hartford Aside from Fishfry Street in Hartford, my favorite street names are those down around Coltsville. The mix of Dutch and Algonquin (or similar) is trippy. Van Block, Van Dyke, Huyshope, Hendrixson, and Curcombe intersect with Warwarme, Masseek, Weehasset, … [Read more...]
Eliot Noyes House
Bring the Noyes New Canaan (Google Maps location) November 13, 2020 The pandemic year of 2020, we can all agree, was pretty terrible. My little family of four was fortunate to make it through the year uninfected, but we knew many who were not so lucky. Calvin and I remained as active as we could, hiking and … [Read more...]
The Boat Building
We're Not Gonna Need a Bigger Boat The World's First Two-Sided Building, Hartford Yes! Another page about another insurance company in Hartford. This isn't a surprise, is it? After all, the capital city laid claim to being the "Insurance Capital of the World" for a century. (While people still say it, I believe … [Read more...]
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