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The Hartford Gun Club

October 4, 2020 by Steve 2 Comments

Bangin' The Hartford Gun Club Oldest Gun Club in America, East Granby & Windsor There are very few pages out of the (literally!) thousands here on CTMQ where I don't actually do the thing I'm writing about. This is one of those rare pages and I'm not even a little bit sore about it. Okay, maybe I am a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: East Granby, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hartford County, Other Companies and Businesses, Windsor

Old West Suffield Post Office

September 8, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Howdy Pardner West Suffield Post Office, Suffield I know that I'm the only one entertained by this, but I don't care. I found the rather unique font used at the post office in West Suffield funny. I know that's not actually funny. But let me be me. CTMQ's Libraries Post Offices, & Schools … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Hartford County, Other Companies and Businesses, post offices, Suffield

Pepperidge Farm Factory Outlet Store

June 14, 2020 by Steve 3 Comments

Nothing Fishy Here Pepperidge Farm Outlet Store Bloomfield I'm writing a page dedicated to this place because it's kind of my honey hole. I love it. For those of us who live in the area and especially if we have kids, it's a wonderful secret spot. Frequent readers of CTMQ know that I don't mind exposing secret … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Bloomfield, Hartford County, Other Companies and Businesses

Getting Off (RIP)

September 23, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Finished Getting Off, Winchester I regret to inform you that Getting Off has closed. Located next to Stop & Shop in Winsted, people can no longer shop at Getting Off. I never had the pleasure of shopping at Getting Off myself, so I can’t properly review what Getting Off is like, but this person on facebook … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Litchfield County, Other Companies and Businesses, Winchester, Winsted

The Scandinavian Gift Shop

August 7, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Scandi Candi Ain't So Dandi The Scandinavian Gift Shop, Ellington April 2019 The shop moved to a new location in East Windsor in 2020 In April 2019 I totally planned to visit this place and write a page about it. In May 2019 I totally scrapped that idea because really, it’s just a store that sells stuff and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: East Windsor, Ellington, Hartford County, Other Companies and Businesses, Tolland County

Redscroll Records

January 1, 2019 by Steve 3 Comments

DJ MacaDamian Nut Redscroll Records, Wallingford I know there are a few vinyl record shops that still exist around the state. Heck, I’ve already (sort of) profiled one in Vernon. And no, I think we agree that it is not part of this website’s mission to visit and chronicle them all. In fact, this will be the last … [Read more...]

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

Fake Bank Door

June 11, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Not a Door, but a D'Oh! Farmington Bank’s Fake Door, Burlington You are a bank robber. Desperate times and all of that. As you drive down route 4 through Burlington towards Canton and gawk at the large pink house on the right (home of the town’s historical society), you take note of the lovely colonial that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Burlington, Hartford County, Other Companies and Businesses

Putnam DMV

August 31, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Weird DMV Office Putnam You may question the inclusion of Putnam’s Department of Motor Vehicles satellite office on the esteemed pages of CTMQ. But c’mon. How could I not memorialize this anti-edifice here? I’m fascinated by it. You see, it’s a trailer. An important state of Connecticut office … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: Damian, Other Companies and Businesses, putnam, Windham County

Horse Ridge Cellars

August 1, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Not Horsin' Around Horse Ridge Cellars, Stafford July 2017 Since this site is mostly read by Connecticutters, I'll assume most of you are familiar with Horse Ridge Cellars. After all, Connecticut is "the richest state in the country," and Fairfield County is one of "the richest counties in America." Spoiler … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: cold war relics, Other Companies and Businesses, Stafford, Tolland County

Prospector Theater

July 8, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

This Place is Gold! Prospector Theater, Ridgefield June 2016 & 2017 What could possibly make me and my family drive all the way out to the center of bustling Ridgefield for a kid's movie? Two years in a row? A Smith-Magenis Syndrome Research Foundation fundraiser of course! Why would the SMSRF have a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Fairfield County, Hoang, Other Companies and Businesses, Ridgefield, Smith-Magenis Syndrome

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