Test your knowledge of West Hartford history with this ‘Thursday Throwback,’ courtesy of the Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical Society.
By Ronni Newton
Courtesy Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society
It’s Throwback Thursday (#tbt), and time to take a look back into West Hartford’s past to either stir up some memories, reflect on how much things have changed, or both. And if you have no idea, we love the photo captions, too!
Last week’s photo (at right and in larger size below) elicited no comments. None.
This may not be an easy photo to identify, but no one even took a guess? Was it the snow that threw you off? Or is everyone on vacation and offline?
Rather than providing the answer, I’m going to give everyone another week to ponder the buildings and the location of the Aug. 11 photo. The answer will be posted next week.
Courtesy Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society
Just to challenge everyone, here’s another tough photo (at right and in larger size below).
Who knows where this photo was taken?
When do you think this photo was taken?
What is the building in the photo?
What is in this location today?
Please share your memories below.
Thank you to the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society for providing us with the images. They are always looking for new images to add to the collection. Visit their website at www.noahwebsterhouse.org for more information about membership and programs.
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Courtesy Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society
Courtesy Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society
I think this is Bishops tobacco barn.
I’m attempting to answer this because no one has yet! The photo of the old house has the word “druggist” on its signage, and I believe the word “Judd” too, and if that’s the case, this is most likely the SW corner of Farmington and South Main, probably in the 1910s or 20s. The Judd druggist shop later built the building that is still there on that corner. I’d love to know more about the building’s history!
Wow, John Stanley, I think you’re right about it saying “Judd”, I hadn’t been able to see that, only the drugstore part. Didn’t the green, which would be in the foreground, have that big fountain-y thing? I can’t think of many seemingly big intersections in town of main roads that are that flat. Your guess would fit the topographical bill.I want to know more also.
I’m also very intrigued with the Bishop tobacco barn. I don’t know much about that either. It appears to be a dual level building with three floors. It doesn’t have those long slat sides that I think of with tobacco barns, but they may just be drying barns.
Ronni, you’ve picked some real stumpers!