Neighborhoods
Bridgeport has often been called a “City of Neighborhoods.” There are commonly used designations for the various areas of Bridgeport, each neighborhood historically attracting immigrants from a...
View ArticleBridgeport Post Office Mural
Photograph: History of Mail Transportation, United States Post Office, Bridgeport. Mural Painted by Robert Lamdin According to art historian Patricia Raynor, “the United States-on post office walls...
View ArticleThe Great Fire of 1845
The Great Fire of 1845 When Bridgeport first became its own city in 1836, one of the first orders of business was to regulate the fire-fighting practices of the day. Without a professional fire crew,...
View ArticleBaldwin Plaza in 1974
Directly behind what was then the new state courthouse building, a plaza costing around $1million was built. Dedicated at a ceremony on October 10, 1974, the plaza was named after former Connecticut...
View ArticleRecollections of Theaters from Bridgeport’s Past
Theaters of the past, especially, in Bridgeport are indeed gone –virtually disappeared. No longer is Main Street bright with the marquees that once held our attention. Downtown Bridgeport has changed...
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