When a No-Longer Non-Museum Museum is Still a Museum To Me Seven Buildings, New Haven Various Dates Dec 2010 Update: I received a comment on an old museum page about the modernist Knights of Columbus Museum from a woman representing the New Haven Preservation Trust who says that a survey is being done in 2010 … [Read more...]
133. Philip Johnson’s Glass House
My Love of this Place is So Transparent New Canaan (Google Maps location) August 1, 2009 Finally. A visit to the Glass House. Finally. (This was one of the most anticipated visits in the history of CTMQ.) Finally. (I tried to get a Saturday tour here for two years before I finally did.) Finally. … [Read more...]
141. Topsmead
Totally Tops Litchfield (Google Maps location) October 10, 2009 I used to maintain a personalized list on CTMQ called "Hidden Gems." After a while, however, I realized that there were just too many and defining what was hidden became impossible. So I scrapped the whole thing. If I had kept up with it, Topsmead … [Read more...]
111. Gillette Castle
The Best (Castle) a Man Can Get East Haddam & Lyme (Google Maps Location) May 31, 2009 2018 Update: I've since visited Gillette Castle many times, for many different reasons. In fact, there are 4 other CTMQ pages about the state park, often with much better pictures. Aha! A rarity on CTMQ: A museum I’d … [Read more...]
NHL: A. Everett Austin House
A. Everett Austin House National Historic Landmark 130 Scarborough Street, Hartford (Empty, Private - Donate large to the Wadsworth and get inside) I love this one. I loved learning about this quirky house a year ago when completing the Wallace Stevens Walk (Here). I loved learning more about it during my tour … [Read more...]
NHL: State Capitol Building
CT National Historic Landmark State Capitol Building Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut (Open to public) I've said it before and I'll say it again - our Capitol building is unique, beautiful and has a trove of really interesting things inside it. Of course, most states can make that same boast, and I'm sure a … [Read more...]
Cadillac Joe’s Stone House
This Guy's Got Some Serious Stones Cadillac Joe's Stone House, Woodbury This is one of those pages that gets a lot of intentional traffic. By that I mean that no one winds up here by accident. Since you're reading this, you probably know what I mean; you heard about Cadillac Joe or you passed his crumbling … [Read more...]
10. Russell House
Russell House Middletown Heritage Trail Site 10 350 High Street Continuing the tradition of completely useless information other than locations, the Heritage Trail brochure states, "Samuel Russell & the China trade; an elite neighborhood; presidents in Middletown." I don't understand that, so lets dig a bit … [Read more...]
Willimantic Brewing Company
Willi Or Won’t He? (Listen to Reddit Again) Willimantic Restaurant & Pub Brewery, Willimantic A’ight, listen up. I went to Willimantic Brewing Company, officially the Willimantic Restaurant & Pub Brewery, colloquially just Willibrew, which is how it shall be referred to henceforth – years before I started CTMQ. I … [Read more...]