Directly behind what was then the new state courthouse building, a plaza costing around $1million was built. Dedicated at a ceremony on October 10, 1974, the plaza was named after former Connecticut governor Raymond E. Baldwin Sr. The ceremony was held in the new plaza, with ...
Photograph: History of Mail Transportation, United States Post Office, Bridgeport. Mural Painted by Robert Lamdin According to art historian Patricia Raynor, "the United States-on post office walls large and small are scenes reflecting America's history and way of life. Post offices built in the 1930s during ...
BRIDGEPORT ROUTES: Exploring some places Written, translated and self-published by: Francisco Gabriel Lopez Fuentes English version; Online version November, 2024. © Copyright 2024 by Francisco Gabriel Lopez Fuentes. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced for sale by persons other than the author. All physical ...
by Andy Piascik In the second half of the 20th century, a change took place in the landscape of American dining as the places where we went out for a casual meal changed to “fast food” establishments. Like many industries, food service became increasingly monopolized. In ...
Bridgeport has often been called a "City of Neighborhoods." There are commonly used designations for the various areas of Bridgeport, each neighborhood historically attracting immigrants from a variety of ethnic groups. What has become the city of Bridgeport is the mixing of citizens who moved here ...
Theaters of the past, especially, in Bridgeport are indeed gone --virtually disappeared. No longer is Main Street bright with the marquees that once held our attention. Downtown Bridgeport has changed dramatically. I can remember so vividly the Loew’s Poli with the headliner letters announcing the latest ...
The Great Fire of 1845 When Bridgeport first became its own city in 1836, one of the first orders of business was to regulate the fire-fighting practices of the day. Without a professional fire crew, chaos reigned at every fire, with no one in charge and ...
By Abraham Lima To read the previous articles, use the guide below to navigate. Part 1 - https://bportlibrary.org/hc/hispanic-populations-and-culture/when-the-aztec-eagle-began-her-soar-over-bridgeport-part-1/ Part 2 – https://bportlibrary.org/hc/business-and-commerce/when-the-aztec-eagle-began-to-soar-over-bridgeport-part-2-from-puebla-york-oaxakeepsie-and-mexchester-2/ “I don’t remember the year they opened, it was in the 90s. When I arrived after a few years, the first Mexican restaurant that opened was La ...
