Construction and Development

Casa Frouge, “Bridgeport’s First Luxury Apartment Building”
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Casa Frouge, “Bridgeport’s First Luxury Apartment Building”

By Andy Piascik When the 84-unit Casa Frouge high-rise on Cartright Street on Bridgeport’s West Side opened in 1955, its developer the Frouge Construction Company billed it as the city’s “first luxury apartment building” and “the outstanding apartment residence in New England.” Located across North Avenue ...

Father Panik Village:  the Place Where Dreams Refused to Die
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Father Panik Village: the Place Where Dreams Refused to Die

By Britney Murphy On December 22, 1939, Father Stephen J. Panik, proudly addressed the audience attending the groundbreaking ceremony for Bridgeport’s first public housing project. The erection of what would become Yellow Mill Village was the culmination of years of hard work on the part of ...