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Here is the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from 1886. The small yellow square at 1050 Chapel Street is the Roger Sherman family home (built in 1770, in part by Roger Sherman), next door is the Warner Mansion (built in 1860; architect Henry Austin), later home to the Republican League, and behind the mansion is Carll's… Continue reading Parkville Market, Hartford, CT — May 1, 2022
"Thirty years ago, the center of Hartford was a busy, active, though never vibrant, area. There was no fear on the streets, and shops of every description abounded. Going there was fun. What has happened to Hartford?"
"Hartford is slowly recovering from the most terrifying and spectacular experience in its history — a flood, the vivid impressions of which will live forever in the memories of those who saw and went through it. Courant photographers 'covered' their city's greatest disaster in a manner that occasioned widespread and admiring comment. Here is a permanent record of their camera adventures. Many of these historically valuable pictures were obtained at great personal risk."