Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5063 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Ann Street Construction

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling (American, 1926 - 2009)

Date1979

MediumDrawing; black ink on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 x 22in. (40.6 x 55.9cm) Sheet (height x width): 16 x 22in. (40.6 x 55.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

Object number2012.284.5063

DescriptionDrawing of construction work, probably on the Civic Center during the reconstruction of its roof, on Ann Street (now Ann Uccello Street) in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. From street level, the drawing depicts the building covered partly in scaffolding, with a crane next to it. There is a construction worker next to the crane and one on top of the roof. There is an automobile passing by.

Collections

Richard Welling Collection

NotesSubject Note: At 4:15 a.m. on 18 January 1978, during a major snowstorm, the roof of the arena of the Hartford Civic Center collapsed and fell 83 feet to the floor. Just hours earlier, the arena had been packed with spectators at a hockey game.

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