Hartford YMCA Building Demolition
PhotographerPhotographed by
Terry Harlow
(American)
Date1974
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (2020.21.1-.15): 10 × 8in. (25.4 × 20.3cm)
Primary Dimensions (2020.21.16): 8 1/2 × 11in. (21.6 × 27.9cm)
Primary Dimensions (2020.21.17): 10 × 8in. (25.4 × 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Terry Harlow
Object number2020.21.1-.17
DescriptionBlack and white photographs depicting various views of the 1974 demolition of the red brick and brownstone Gothic revival building that housed the Hartford YMCA [Young Men’s Christian Association] at 315-323 Pearl Street.
2020.21.1: Black and white photograph, head-on view of the demolition of the front left corner of the Hartford YMCA building with industrial vehicles and workers in the foreground.
2020.21.2: Black and white photograph, left-angle view of the demolition of the front of the Hartford YMCA building taken from Bushnell Park with a portion of the park in the foreground. The demolition efforts began at the left corner and progressed towards the right.
2020.21.3: Black and white photograph, left-angle view of the demolition of the front of the Hartford YMCA building taken from Bushnell Park with a portion of the park in the foreground. The demolition efforts began at the left corner and progressed towards the right.
2020.21.4: Black and white photograph, head-on view of the demolition of the front left corner of the Hartford YMCA building with industrial vehicles and workers in the foreground.
2020.21.5: Black and white photograph, left-angle view of the demolition of the front of the Hartford YMCA building taken from Bushnell Park with a portion of the park in the foreground. The demolition efforts began at the left corner and progressed towards the right.
2020.21.6: Black and white photograph of the YMCA building before demolition by Sally Weeks. The photograph was taken from Bushnell Park with a portion of the park in the foreground.
2020.21.7: Black and white photograph of the YMCA building before demolition by Sally Weeks. The photograph was taken from Bushnell Park with a portion of the park in the foreground.
2020.21.8: Black and white photograph by Terry Harlow, April 15, 1974, side-view of the demolition of the left side of the YMCA building. The photograph was taken from a parking lot with a car and a portion of the lot in the foreground. The Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument occupies the right middle-ground of the photograph with a large crane in front of the Monument.
2020.21.9: Black and white photograph by Terry Harlow of two handmade signs placed in a beam at the Goodwin Building, Asylum Street protesting the demolition of the Hartford YMCA. The sign on the left depicts the YMCA logo, a stylized letter “Y”, with its upper-right bar replaced by a triangle, and the sign on the right depicts the logo with the triangle fallen and cracked and the phrase, “Hartford Loses Again.”
2020.21.10: Black and white photograph taken by Terry Harlow on Good Friday, 1974 [April 12, 1974] of two handmade signs placed in a beam at the Goodwin Building, Asylum Street protesting the demolition of the Hartford YMCA. The sign on the left depicts the YMCA logo, a stylized letter “Y”, with its upper-right bar replaced by a triangle, and the sign on the right depicts the logo with the triangle fallen and cracked and the phrase, “Hartford Loses Again.”
2020.21.11: Black and white photograph of a Caterpillar brand industrial machine picking up debris from the 1974 demolition of the Hartford YMCA.
2020.21.12: Black and white photograph of a Caterpillar brand industrial machine picking up debris from the 1974 demolition of the Hartford YMCA.
2020.21.13: Black and white photograph of a Caterpillar brand industrial machine picking up debris from the 1974 demolition of the Hartford YMCA.
2020.21.14: Black and white photograph of a Caterpillar brand industrial machine picking up debris from the 1974 demolition of the Hartford YMCA.
2020.21.15: Black and white photograph of a Caterpillar brand industrial machine picking up debris from the 1974 demolition of the Hartford YMCA.
2020.21.16: Black and white photograph mounted on black paper, head-on view of the demolition of the front left corner of the Hartford YMCA building with industrial vehicles and workers in the foreground.
2020.21.17: Black and white contact sheet with photographs of the demolition of YMCA building.
2020.21.1: Black and white photograph, head-on view of the demolition of the front left corner of the Hartford YMCA building with industrial vehicles and workers in the foreground.
2020.21.2: Black and white photograph, left-angle view of the demolition of the front of the Hartford YMCA building taken from Bushnell Park with a portion of the park in the foreground. The demolition efforts began at the left corner and progressed towards the right.
2020.21.3: Black and white photograph, left-angle view of the demolition of the front of the Hartford YMCA building taken from Bushnell Park with a portion of the park in the foreground. The demolition efforts began at the left corner and progressed towards the right.
2020.21.4: Black and white photograph, head-on view of the demolition of the front left corner of the Hartford YMCA building with industrial vehicles and workers in the foreground.
2020.21.5: Black and white photograph, left-angle view of the demolition of the front of the Hartford YMCA building taken from Bushnell Park with a portion of the park in the foreground. The demolition efforts began at the left corner and progressed towards the right.
2020.21.6: Black and white photograph of the YMCA building before demolition by Sally Weeks. The photograph was taken from Bushnell Park with a portion of the park in the foreground.
2020.21.7: Black and white photograph of the YMCA building before demolition by Sally Weeks. The photograph was taken from Bushnell Park with a portion of the park in the foreground.
2020.21.8: Black and white photograph by Terry Harlow, April 15, 1974, side-view of the demolition of the left side of the YMCA building. The photograph was taken from a parking lot with a car and a portion of the lot in the foreground. The Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument occupies the right middle-ground of the photograph with a large crane in front of the Monument.
2020.21.9: Black and white photograph by Terry Harlow of two handmade signs placed in a beam at the Goodwin Building, Asylum Street protesting the demolition of the Hartford YMCA. The sign on the left depicts the YMCA logo, a stylized letter “Y”, with its upper-right bar replaced by a triangle, and the sign on the right depicts the logo with the triangle fallen and cracked and the phrase, “Hartford Loses Again.”
2020.21.10: Black and white photograph taken by Terry Harlow on Good Friday, 1974 [April 12, 1974] of two handmade signs placed in a beam at the Goodwin Building, Asylum Street protesting the demolition of the Hartford YMCA. The sign on the left depicts the YMCA logo, a stylized letter “Y”, with its upper-right bar replaced by a triangle, and the sign on the right depicts the logo with the triangle fallen and cracked and the phrase, “Hartford Loses Again.”
2020.21.11: Black and white photograph of a Caterpillar brand industrial machine picking up debris from the 1974 demolition of the Hartford YMCA.
2020.21.12: Black and white photograph of a Caterpillar brand industrial machine picking up debris from the 1974 demolition of the Hartford YMCA.
2020.21.13: Black and white photograph of a Caterpillar brand industrial machine picking up debris from the 1974 demolition of the Hartford YMCA.
2020.21.14: Black and white photograph of a Caterpillar brand industrial machine picking up debris from the 1974 demolition of the Hartford YMCA.
2020.21.15: Black and white photograph of a Caterpillar brand industrial machine picking up debris from the 1974 demolition of the Hartford YMCA.
2020.21.16: Black and white photograph mounted on black paper, head-on view of the demolition of the front left corner of the Hartford YMCA building with industrial vehicles and workers in the foreground.
2020.21.17: Black and white contact sheet with photographs of the demolition of YMCA building.
Status
Not on view
