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 ...
Golden Memories of the City I Love By Richard Sattanni I have many fond memories growing up here in Bridgeport. I was born and raised in the city’s Hollow Section. Life was pretty simple then - not complex like it is today. Somehow we've become a different type ...
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 ...
By Andy Piascik In 1924, Nick Ozzi purchased a storefront building at 447-449 Coleman Street and established a shoe repair business, Ozzi’s Shoe Rebuilding, that lasted for 69 years. The business was located on the ground floor of a building that also included two apartments upstairs ...
by Abraham Lima This is Part 2 of a 5 Part Series at the Bridgeport History Center: For Part 1 click below: https://bportlibrary.org/hc/hispanic-populations-and-culture/when-the-aztec-eagle-began-her-soar-over-bridgeport-part-1/ For Part 3 click below: https://bportlibrary.org/hc/business-and-commerce/when-the-aztec-eagle-began-her-soar-over-bridgeport-part-3-men-of-maplewood/ How did Bridgeport’s Mexican community arise? It came about with a few separate chance incidents. A Few Early Arrivals: The Carmonas and ...
