History of the NW corner of Main & Pearl Streets in Hartford, Connecticut

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Discover the history of a historic corner of Hartford, Connecticut through historic images and maps.
Currently dominated by the large building at 777 Main, the northwest corner of Main & Pearl Streets in Hartford has had an interesting series of buildings. The 1600s house of early settler Thomas Olcott was replaced in the 1820s by Union Hall (where Dr. Horace Wells was inspired by a demonstration of laughing gas), followed by the building of c. 1870 of the grand headquarters of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, which was greatly expanded by the Hartford National Bank & Trust Company in the 1920s before being torn down in the 1960s.
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5 сен 2024

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@edwardj3988 2 года назад

As a boy in 1964, I remember there was a problem demolishing the building in order to build the Hartford National Bank. The wrecking ball kept bouncing off the building.

@MarianaGarcia-hx9wq 3 года назад

Wonderful work! Who in their right mind would demolish that beautiful building?

@raymonddubois9242 Год назад

I am a lifelong resident of hartford connecticut. Unfortunately, in those days, people weren't in their right mind And that's why they destroyed such beautiful buildings.😔

@1212pinto 3 года назад

great history, many thanks for sharing

@boathousejoed9005 3 года назад

Outstanding! Pretty sure I remember that clock at it's original location

@christinemob 3 года назад

Very interesting!!

@janpeake800 Год назад

Great presentation today about that amazing fashionn block in Hartford. Jan Peake

@historywithdansterner263 Год назад

Thanks Jan!

@lulumoonshine6703 2 года назад

I'm loving these videos so much!

@marthabando66 2 года назад

This was an awesome presentation Dan! I'm really enjoying learning about the history of downtown Hartford!

@historywithdansterner263 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@jeniphersage-robison4909 3 года назад

Wow! That was fantastic! So well done. I especially loved the information about the statuary. I wonder what happened to it all after it was removed? Excellent use of photographs and the Hartford Courant. Thank you so much for your work. ( Also, I immediately thought that clock looked familiar. :-) )

@andrewdunn49ers 2 месяца назад

Great research and very well put together videos. Awesome reminder of the history of Hartford but also sad how the city ultimately ended up after over done urban zoning, demolition, and the highway which of course largely blocks the river.

@historywithdansterner263 2 месяца назад

Thanks!

@Chicken-Feet-88 2 года назад

Excellent video! I work in Hartford. New sub. Looking forward to more.

@bedfordave2757 2 года назад

I hope you keep these coming. There's alot of History is the north end as well. I grew up in Stowe village an history is my favorite subject. New subscriber an again I hope you continue this. Peace!

@historywithdansterner263 2 года назад

Thank you!

@Ricardo-ls5uf Год назад

I love you work

@historywithdansterner263 Год назад

Thank you!

@CTeale1 Год назад

The two lions in front of the Phoenix building are now resting at the south entrance of City Hall on Arch Street.

@historywithdansterner263 Год назад

Check out my video about them: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-siGINYqtu5Q.html

@d.r.h8602 3 года назад

Worked in the building in the late 70s. The bank lobby was beautiful, all marble, with pillars inside. I’m sure that’s all gone today. Bank lane, behind the building was always a very busy place as well. Somehow, apartments don’t seem a good fit for the building or area, but old Down Town is gone, no longer the place to go, shame!

@brianc3080 3 года назад

Well done! Fantastic local history, put together in a very technically adept fashion. Please give us more.

@historywithdansterner263 3 года назад

Thank you!

@jeffdevine6903 Год назад

Spent many an afternoon at the close of the work day on Bank Lane behind the bank next to the clock waiting for our van pool to be filled for the ride home. 1986-1995.

@SuperKillgill 3 года назад

Great work 👏 please do the area where the mdc is located

@historywithdansterner263 3 года назад

I would love to do that in the future. I could go into that area in great detail and there and many photos that depict the area over time. The problem is that in making these videos I have to stick to images that are in the public domain. A lot of the images I'd want to use are in the collections of institutions like the CT Historical Society and the Hartford History Center, and they ask for a lot of money for permission to use them.

@markrichards6863 3 месяца назад

Leave It to Hartford to turn a historical location to a nondescript high rise. Then the uninteresting high rise gets preserved. It's cool that there are so many records and photographs are preserved.

@williammacdonnell6965 3 года назад

Dan great presentation especially about the the Discovery of Anesthesia by Horace Wells in 1844!! The information about Union Hall. (1926) Do you have any photos of the building that Horace Wells office was in? What about any info on the corner of main and Asylum where Wells office wa? Thanks very much!

@historywithdansterner263 3 года назад

I can do that in an upcoming video. Thanks for the suggestion!