Building Being Demolished, Hartford, Connecticut
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
(American, 1926 - 2009)
Date1980
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 1/2 x 14in. (41.9 x 35.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 1/2 x 14in. (41.9 x 35.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 1/2 x 14in. (41.9 x 35.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the demolition of a building on Asylum Street in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, near the Goodwin Building, which is depicted in the background on the right. The building is six stories high, and the top two stories are actively being demolished. There is a crane in front of the building with some kind of wrecking device suspended from it, carrying materials in its jaws. In the background on the left, a building can be seen with the street number 163 on it.
Object number2012.284.5198
NotesSubject Note: The building depicted might have been located on Asylum Street. There were three buildings, 173-183 Asylum, 151-165 Asylum, and 167-169 Asylum, that were demolished in the 1980s to make room for City Place.On View
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