Lord's Indexed Map of Greater Hartford, Connecticut
PublisherPublished by
Harry D. Lord & Son
(American)
Date1961
MediumLithography; colored printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 53 1/4 x 41 1/2in. (135.3 x 105.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 59 1/4 x 42 1/2in. (150.5 x 108cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.173
DescriptionStreet map, on an alphanumeric grid, of greater Hartford, Connecticut, extending from Windsor Locks to the North, to Manchester to the east, to Berlin and Rocky Hill to the south, to Farmington and Simsbury to the west. Bodies of water are denoted in blue; town boundaries in red; and parks, cemeteries and other public spaces in pink. The map legend, at the center bottom, provides information about how railroads, town boundaries and street numbers are depicted. Seven insets provide more detailed maps of parts of Simsbury, Windsor Locks, Berlin, Avon, Farmington, Manchester and Glastonbury.
Label TextLord's Street Map of Greater Hartford documents the tremendous growth of Hartford's suburbs in the post-World War II period. "Greater Hartford" was a term that first came into use in the 1890s to describe the city together with the towns linked to it by the network of trolley lines. Though many people in these outlying towns worked in Hartford, the concept of Greater Hartford appears to have originated with local businessmen, who were primarily concerned with those people who came to Hartford to shop. Even as late as 1961, shopping facilities in the suburbs remained limited and many people still came to Hartford on shopping excursions, especially at the holidays and when it was time for children to go back to school in the fall.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 2 1/4 inches to the mile. The Simsbury, Berlin, Manchester and Glastonbury insets are at half-scale.Status
Not on view
