Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5105 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Asylum Street View, 36 Floors

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling (American, 1926 - 2009)

Datebefore 1984

MediumScreen print; black ink on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 24 x 18in. (61 x 45.7cm) Sheet (height x width): 24 x 18in. (61 x 45.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

Object number2012.284.5105

DescriptionPrint depicting the construction of City Place on Asylum Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Thirty-six floors of City Place are complete, and there are two cranes visible above the topmost story, and one at ground-level. The Goodwin Building on Asylum Street is in front of City Place, and there is one other building in the foreground and several others in the background. Automobiles are shown on the street, which contains a landscaped median strip. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk.

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