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)
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
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.
Object number2020.21.1-.17
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