When an Explosion Destroyed a Hartford Kitchen in 1919
Last year, I made a video about mansions on Prospect Avenue in Hartford.
Remembering Old Hartford
Stories about historic Hartford personalities, landmarks and great architecture.
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Lost Architectural Gem: Hartford's Holcombe House
Occupied by generations of a notable family, a lost mansion stood on Spring Street
ADDITION TO POST ON 201 WASHINGTON STREET
It appears that the house was damaged in a fire in 1973
Resident of a Lost Hartford House was Once Targeted by a Blackmail Ring. The House was Later a Hospital, a Clubhouse and a Restaurant.
People sometimes write to me asking about the history of specific lost buildings in Hartford that they remember.
A Shootout Near Trinity College [in 1880]
Insurance agent vs. a doctor.
Smokin' in the Courthouse
A story about lawyers and their cigar butts that I’ve wanted to share for a few years now. In my most recent video on YouTube, I explain why a historical plaque on a building on Trumbull Street is incorrect.
A Famous Hartford Tree
A landmark tree that wasn't the Charter Oak
The Old Pearl Street Fire Alarm Bell
I recently released a compilation of my videos about Pearl Street. While so much of my focus is on lost buildings, there is one artifact of old Pearl Street that you might have come across elsewhere in the city. This is the nearly 9,000-pound fire alarm bell that served the city for decades and is now preserved on the grounds of the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History. The original bell was…
What was the location of the Dutch House of Hope?
Going back to the earliest days of old Hartford, in 1633, a few years before the arrival of Thomas Hooker and the English settlers, the Dutch established an outpost called the House of Hope near the junction of the Connecticut River and the Little (aka Park aka Hog) River.
The East Side of Prospect Street
My latest YouTube video on Prospect Street is about the old houses that used to exist on the east side of Prospect Street.