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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Front Street that exists in Hartford now is in stark contrast to what it was more than 100 years ago. “I’m a sentimentalist. I like the old style, the old times ...
Leaders of the newly-formed Merchants Association say a long-term marketing effort, including by the state office of tourism is needed to promote the street as a year-round destination.
Construction of apartments and retail space along Hartford's Front Street is affecting business next door at the Arch Street Tavern, one of the oldest surviving bar and restaurants in the city.
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Momentum is growing in downtown Hartford. For the first time in decades, every storefront in the city’s historic Pratt Street is under contract or close to it.
For decades, downtown Hartford’s Pratt Street seemed to have all the ingredients for revitalization: cool, historic architecture; a central location across from the XL Center; and, more recently ...
A historic cemetery in Hartford is getting support from the city after residents say it has fallen into disrepair. The city ...
Four historic homes on Lincoln Street were relocated to new locations within Hartford to make way for a new 9-story, $60M parking garage. This garage will serve Connecticut Children’s patient ...
Four historic homes on Lincoln Street in Hartford will be placed on truck beds and relocated Thursday, to make room for the Connecticut Children's new 900-space parking garage. Two of the homes ...
A contractor in Hartford, CT discovered an 1880s baseball card collection worth more than $70,000 while cleaning out an attic. It is now up for auction. By David Seideman Former Contributor ...
The Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) has joined forces with the Smithsonian Institution. Using the “Treasury Guard” flag, which draped President Lincoln’s box at Ford’s Theatre the ...