All posts tagged "Meriden Conn."
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15.2K2New England PlacesThe Rise and Fall of the New England Motel
The family-owned motel that flowered along New England’s roads after World War II has grown increasingly scarce. Today, there are one quarter...
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13.9K1Business and LaborMichael Donlon, the Humble Irish Hero of Meriden
It was a lucky day for Malvina Gauthier and her daughter Delcina when Michael Donlon decided to leave behind his native Ireland...
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27.7K3ConnecticutThe 1919 Christmas Eve Massacre and the Mobster Who Got Away With Murder
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in 1919 a tidal wave of patients began showing up at the hospitals in Western Massachusetts...
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21.9K23ConnecticutHow the Italian Immigrants Came to New England
Italian immigrants put their stamp on New England as indelibly as any Puritan. New England, in fact, is the most Italian region...
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23.1K19Business and LaborThe Glory Days of the Berlin Turnpike
In the early 1950s, the king of Connecticut’s roads was the Berlin Turnpike, lined with colorful kitschy roadside architecture. It was the main...
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8.8K14ConnecticutFlashback Photo: Meriden, Conn., Begins to Emerge From the Great Depression
Photographer Russell Lee took these photos of Meriden, Conn., in October 1939 for the Farm Security Administration. The FSA was a New...
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