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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5768  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unbuilt Parking Structure and Marina Over Connecticut River
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5768 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Unbuilt Parking Structure and Marina Over Connecticut River

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Dateafter 1984
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 18 1/8 x 24 1/8in. (46 x 61.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of a parking garage with a marina underneath it spanning the Connecticut River between Hartford and East Hartford. The structure, whether proposed or simply imagined, was never built. In the background, the buildings of Hartford are visible, including several that were proposed but never constructed. From left to right, the drawing includes Travelers Tower, Cutter Financial Center (never built), one of the PlazaWest towers (never built), City Place, and 180 Allyn (never built). The Bulkeley Bridge is on the right.
Object number2012.284.5768
MarkingsVerso, bottom left, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]NotesDate Note: City Place, which is pictured in the drawing, was not built until 1984. Many of the unbuilt buildings were proposed in the late 1980s.
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