This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Bridgeport from the Turnpike a Nighttime Skyline Study
A midnight to night view along the Connecticut turnpike reveals Bridgeport’s terrain and industry. Elevations reveal landmarks from Pleasure Beach to Black Rock with neon signs for Bead Chain, GE, Dictaphone and United Illuminating. The metropolis appears as an illuminated industrial canvas.
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Bridgeport
New
Connecticut Turnpike
Edwards Street
Reservoir Avenue
Tunxis Hill Road
Fairfield
Daniels Farm Road
Tulip Street
Trumbull
Upper Broadbridge Avenue
Stratford
Shelton Road
Merritt Highway
South Avenue
Pleasure Beach
Black Rock
Housatonic Avenue
Beac Chain Manufacturing Company
Wordin Avenue
Cedar Creek
East End
Midtown
Bead Chain Manufacturing Company
Harvey Hubbell Company
Alcoa
General Electric
Boston Avenue
Jenkins Bros
Underwood Corporation
Bassick Company
United Illuminating Company
Dictaphone Corporation
Howard Avenue
Connecticut