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Gift of Ruth Goodale, 2006.44.1  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Parkville, with part of the West End, and one view of Avon
Gift of Ruth Goodale, 2006.44.1 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Parkville, with part of the West End, and one view of Avon

Date1966-1970
MediumPhotography; color slides on plastic in cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7/8 x 1 5/16in. (2.2 x 3.3cm) Mount (height x width): 2 x 2in. (5.1 x 5.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Ruth Goodale
Object number2006.44.1-.20
DescriptionColor slides document demolition and construction in Parkville and the West End Section of Hartford, showing the Park Street Development Area, the Pope Park Development Area, the Underwood Typewriter Factory, and other local businesses. Several slides were taken from near the New Park Avenue School; several others at the corner of Park Street and Newton Street. Another group of slides depicts construction near the junction of South Whitney Street and Capital Avenue in Hartford. Individual slides show construction at the corner of Quaker Lane and Prospect Street in West Hartford and a house about to be torn down at the corner of Waterville Road, Nod Road, and Route 44 in Avon.
NotesDate Note: Most photographs are dated 1966, but a few are dated 1967 and one is dated 1970.
Status
Not on view
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