Sleep Tight Knowing This Bedding Plant Capital of Connecticut, Cheshire Normally something like this wouldn’t rate a CTMQ page. But over the years, I’ve come to learn that people often confuse Cheshire’s town motto with what it means – and what they think it means. I actually lived in Cheshire for about 10 … [Read more...]
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The Farm at Carter Hill
Marlborough Gotta Marlborough The Farm at Carter Hill, Marlborough July 28, 2019 Marlborough is one of our 169 towns with… not much to CTMQ-do. One art gallery, a few little trails here and there… a cool roadside rock… um… and this place. Whatever this place is. You’ve got me. The Farm at Carter Hill seems … [Read more...]
Getting Off (RIP)
Finished Getting Off, Winchester I regret to inform you that Getting Off has closed. Located next to Stop & Shop in Winsted, people can no longer shop at Getting Off. I never had the pleasure of shopping at Getting Off myself, so I can’t properly review what Getting Off is like, but this person on facebook … [Read more...]
Perfection Screw (Gone)
I’m a Child Perfection Screw, Wolcott Perfection Screw was bought by another company in April 2019 and is no longer. There’s no need for this on the esteemed pages of CTMQ. Yet, here we are. Perfection Screw and Rivet (whose signage only said “Perfection Screw”) was founded in 1952 and produced thousands of … [Read more...]
The Scandinavian Gift Shop
Scandi Candi Ain't So Dandi The Scandinavian Gift Shop, Ellington April 2019 The shop moved to a new location in East Windsor in 2020 In April 2019 I totally planned to visit this place and write a page about it. In May 2019 I totally scrapped that idea because really, it’s just a store that sells stuff and … [Read more...]
Archer-Gilligan House
Arsenic and Old Lace House Archer-Gilligan House, Windsor My son Calvin was with me when I drove by this large and rather bland brick house near the center of Windsor. I had the idea that I’d ask him to hop out of the car and pose in some goofy way in front of the house. You know, to add some flavor to this … [Read more...]
The Legacy of the Dexters
There’s A Lot Going on Here Dexter Coffin and the Dexter Company Windsor Locks & East Windsor I drive over the Dexter D. Coffin, Sr. Bridge every day. Many of you probably do as well, whether you know it or not. It is the I-91 bridge that connects Windsor Locks to East Windsor across the Connecticut River. I’ve … [Read more...]
Redscroll Records
DJ MacaDamian Nut Redscroll Records, Wallingford I know there are a few vinyl record shops that still exist around the state. Heck, I’ve already (sort of) profiled one in Vernon. And no, I think we agree that it is not part of this website’s mission to visit and chronicle them all. In fact, this will be the last … [Read more...]
Gay Manse
Gay Manse. That's It. Just Gay Manse Suffield Y'know, I'm a liberal man who is proud to be a liberal, fighting for liberal causes... including equal rights and recognition for all GBLT (etc.) people But I'm also a dopey guy. And as a dopey guy, I can't ignore a historic building named "Gay Manse." If it was … [Read more...]
WWII POW Camp (RIP)
POW! Right in the Kisser! WWII POW Camp Windsor Locks Windsor Locks is, in its own way, one of the weirder towns in Connecticut. Sure, it was once a thriving "port" city thanks to the locks along the Connecticut River that gave the town its name. Today, there stands a mile of empty factory shells that stand … [Read more...]
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