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CTMQ > derby

Sterling Opera House (Abandoned)

January 25, 2023 by Steve 1 Comment

No Ficken Joke Sterling Opera House, Derby I suppose I could have tried to get a personal tour of this place. After all, NBC30 did. So did Atlas Obscura as well as Damned Connecticut. In a way, I consider all three of those outlets peers. I'll also consider them primary source material for this page. Because, as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, derby, New Haven County, theaters

Old Derby Uptown Burying Ground

January 16, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

Derb Nap Old Derby Uptown Burying Ground, Derby December 2022 There's a lot of CTMQ-worthy stuff crammed into tiny little Derby. When I began compiling all of that stuff, I was rather surprised to learn that the "oldest public burying ground in the US" is located here, on a sweeping hillside above the Naugatuck … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art, Superlatives Tagged With: Cemeteries, derby, Dubious Claims, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, New Haven County

Osborndale State Park

December 17, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Osborndale State Park Derby & Ansonia It's kind of amazing that a 350-acre state park even exists (almost entirely) within the teeny tiny city of Derby. The land was once the lushly forested hunting grounds of the Paugussett Indians of course, but its preservation as public land is directly tied to the two museums … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: derby, New Haven County

Books by the Falls

October 7, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Falls of Man Books by the Falls, Derby Nobody reads books anymore. Personally, I used to read maybe 30-35 books a year, but thanks to 2020 being the most insane timeline, I find myself staring at screens following the reality show our government has become... with a half finished book by my side on too many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: book store, derby, New Haven County, Other Companies and Businesses

BAD SONS Beer Company

January 12, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Derty Derb BAD SONS Beer Company, Derby January 2018 I don’t care if the beer at BAD SONS turns out to be the best beer on the planet at some point, it still won’t be better to me than the name BAD SONS. On the surface, BAD SONS sounds dumb. Coupled with the whole George Thorogood “motorcycle rebel” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: bad sons beer company, derby, New Haven County

Gilder Boathouse

January 10, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Gilder... Or Gilded? Gilder Boathouse, Derby I'm not sure why I'm writing about this place other than it's a cool building. Wait, I think I'm writing about this place simply because it's a cool building. A building I haven't been inside and don't really have a particular need to ever be inside. But here we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: boating & sailing, Colleges & Universities, Cool Architecture, derby, Modern Architecture, New Haven County, Yale

Derby’s Carnegie Library

January 10, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Derby Neck Library Derby There were 11 total Carnegie Libraries built in Connecticut. Today, only six remain as libraries. Back in the day, wealthy business magnates sometimes did cool philanthropic things like give money for libraries all over the world. Andrew Carnegie was one such rich guy, helping to build … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: carnegie libraries, derby, Libraries, New Haven County

227. Kellogg Environmental Center

November 16, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Not Corny or Flakey Derby (Google Maps location) March 24, 2012 Since you lot are undboubtedly smarter than I, you will be sure to visit the Kellogg Environmental Center between May and October. That’s when the Kellogg’s sister museum, located right there is also open. We, on the other hand, visited in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Damian, derby, Free Museums, Nature Centers, New Haven County, osbornedale state park

Derby’s Town Trails

October 23, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Derby’s Town Trails Little Derby with two little Derby trails. There is a very nice state park in Derby... leaving us with just one little paved riverside trail (which is actually the Derby Greenway) and one little postage stamp park with anything that can be construed as having something resembling trails. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: derby, New Haven County

CTMQ’s Guide to Derby

September 23, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Derby I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Derby CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: derby, New Haven County

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