Tag: Southington CT

This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”).  If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as […]

What struck me odd about this abandoned bakery was not so much that it was abandoned but rather where it was located.  The picture gives the impression that it’s in the middle of the woods but it sits in a rural residential neighborhood of Southington CT. There are beautiful homes […]

The Aqua Turf Club 556 Mulberry St. Plantsville, CT 06479 (860) 621-9335 Cheryl and I made a stop at the Aqua Turf on a day when they weren’t holding any weddings or events so the grounds were empty. We were in and out in 15 minutes. My main purpose in […]

A cornerstone of the community for nearly a century the Ideal Forging Company filed bankruptcy in 2003 and closed. At it’s heyday it employed nearly 1000 people but was demolished to make way for new housing in 2015. I myself, personally, called upon this factory as a field salesman for […]

This large red barn fades into the evening as the beautiful lights from a New England sunset bring the day to a close on the outskirts of Southington CT.  The farm owners home is seen peeking behind the left side of the barn. Photographed with a Nikon D7100, 18-55 @ […]

This old beauty caught my attention. “Old Glory” shines so bright against the backdrop of a beautiful fading barn from yesteryear in Southington CT. Photographed with a Nikon D7100, 18-55 mm lens @ 32 mm (32 mm = 48 mm in 35 mm). 1/100th, f11, ISO 200.

This wall art is located on the side of a building in the 1000 block of the Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike in the Plantsville section of Southington, CT.  It is adjacent to the entrance to what once was the Southington Drive-In Theatre.