By Sharon Bunyan Before I begin, I want to acknowledge the Golden Hill Paugussett Nation's ancestral land, which is the geographical area where the Little Liberia community was established. This land, rich in history and culture, is the location for the news articles I will discuss. The ...
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 Chelsea Gazillo Have you ever wondered why some neighborhoods in Bridgeport have more wealth than others? The disparity between the wealth held by residents of different neighborhoods in Bridgeport – often correlated with the racial composition of each neighborhood – were not created by chance. ...
By Abraham Lima PROLOGUE: The eagle eating a cactus perched on a snake was the symbol the god Huitlolopotchli gave to nomadic Nahuatl-speaking people as to where to build their new city. They found just that in the middle of Lake Texcoco and thus the city of ...
When the Aztec Eagle Began to Soar Over Bridgeport: Part 2 by Abraham Lima This is Part 2 of a 5 Part Series at the Bridgeport History Center: Part 1 “En El Principio” Part 2 – “From Puebla York, Oaxakeepsie and Mexchester Part 3 - “Men of ...
