I totally forgot about this; lost in the craziness that was the CTMQ site redesign. That's not to say I'm not proud of it. After almost 9 years of visiting almost 300 museums around Connecticut, I've finally made it in to a museum. In as in, "Part of a display." Yes, the Connecticut Historical Society … [Read more...]
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Chartering the Oak Hartford (Google Maps location) January 2011 (& Others) The museum was "rebranded" from the Connecticut Historical Society Museum to the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History in August 2023. I’m a planner. Some would accuse me of being obsessive, but I don’t think I’m that bad. I just … [Read more...]
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch Bushnell Park, Hartford 116' high There are so many cool things in and around Hartford's Bushnell Park, I wouldn't have any idea where to begin explaining it all. Actually, that's a stupid statement because it's pretty clear that one would begin at the Capitol building (my … [Read more...]
Portugal: O’Camelo
Oh Oh Camelo! Park Street, Hartford April 27, 2013 This was the first event of the CTMQ CT Restaurant Tour of the World. I did it! I got over myself and my introversion and pushed through to organize and pull-off the very first Connecticut Restaurant Tour of the World dinner! I don’t want to get all … [Read more...]
246. Hartford History Center & ArtWalk
ArtKayak Hartford Public Library, Hartford (Google Maps location) January 8, 2013 I have a few pages that concern libraries here on CTMQ. More than a few, actually. Not all are about those which contain museums or museum-like places either. I’ll let you poke around and find others if you’re interested. Ah, … [Read more...]
Site of Stephen A. Douglas Speech
A Slightly Less Annoying Stephen A. Site of Stephen A. Douglas Campaign Speech Main and Pearl, northwest corner, Hartford Here on CTMQ, I only feature the more random and esoteric plaques and stuff around the state. (Otherwise, I’d go insane – and besides, other existing resources catalog this stuff really well.) … [Read more...]
Beatrice Fox Auerbach House
Foxy Lady Beatrice Fox Auerbach House, Hartford September 13, 2012 All Things Auer Farm My page about City Steam Brewery, which is in a beautiful part of the old G. Fox Department store Many people write blogs as a means of getting free crap. Mommy bloggers (apparently) love free yogurt and laundry … [Read more...]
Site of World’s First Pay Phone
I'm Writing This on my Phone Site of First Pay Phone in US, Hartford Southeast Corner of Main and State Streets I'm at a payphone trying to call home All of my change I spent on you Where have the times gone Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two? Really Maroon 5? You're at a pay phone? In … [Read more...]
City Steam Brewery Cafe
I Could Go For A Steam City Steam Brewery Café, Hartford Several Visits over the years City Steam closed in March 2024. [*What follows is a somewhat long, but fascinating (to me) history of the building and all things steam in downtown Hartford. So here’s the elevator conversation about City steam: Really cool … [Read more...]
Confucius Statue
Confucing Confucius Statue, Hartford Thomas Hooker. Marquis De La LaFayette. Adriaen Block. Confucius. Important historical Connecticut figures all. I kid, I kid... So why in the world is there a rather nice, rather large statue of Confucius, a guy erroneously known for fortune-cookie-isms who lived 2500 … [Read more...]
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