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Gallery 14 - Blocks

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Savings InstituteThe Willimantic Savings Institute was the city's first brick block, built in 1869. It was also the first home of the Willimantic Normal School in 1892 -- the teacher training school that has evolved into Eastern Connecticut State University

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Kimbel BlockThe Kimbel block was built in 1879, and has been a significant business and retail building in town. This view is also from Rich's 1894 collection of local urban views.

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The Mazzola Block and the Heller Block The Mazzola Block and the Heller Block are seen in this 1964 view of Main Street. Tin merchant Levi Frink built the Heller Block in the 1860s. It was demolished in 1970. The Mazzola Block was built in 1892 by Daniel Flaherty, and housed saloons and grocery stores until Prohibition. After World War One it became the city's first Italian-American grocery store.

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Turner BlockThe Turner Block was built in 1877 by English-born merchant, Thomas Turner, who gave his name to Turner Street. It survived the 1968 St. Valentine's Day fire, but was demolished in the early 1970s to make way for the Liberty Bank building

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Murray BlockEveryone knows it today as Hurley's Department Store, but here it is pictured just two years after it was built on the site of the old Brainerd Hotel. It was built by Scotsman Hugh Murray in 1892, and known by several generations as the Murray Block, or Murray's Boston Store.

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Tilden's BlockThe Tilden's Block displays a sign that reads, “Stoves, crockery, glass, tin ware, furniture, carpets, oil cloths, dry and fancy goods, ladies and children's cloaks and suits.” The block was completely renovated, inside and out, in 1894. The facade was completely redone and a third floor was added. In 1906, Marshall Tilden sold the block to the Jordan Brothers. It became known as the Jordan Block and was destroyed by fire in 1916.

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Tilden-Jordan BlockHere is the Tilden Block following the renovation of 1894. Note that the whole front facade has been changed and a third floor added. In 1906 it became the Jordan Block and housed the Jordan Hardware Co. It was destroyed in the fire of 1916.

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Jordan BlockThis is the Jordan Block. It was completely rebuilt after the devastating fire of 1916.

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Union BlockThe Union Block stood on lower Main Street, across from the entrance of Church Street. It was built in 1864 by Allen Lincoln, and demolished in 1974 during redevelopment. The block was considered to be one of the city's premier commercial buildings. The shops pictured are those of C. M. Palmer (boots and shoes), Freeman and Tracy (grocers) and J. B. Baldwin (hats and caps). The second floor of the building housed the offices of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

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Walden's BlockThe Walden Block appears to be the block from 770-776 Main St. The Pic of the Week shows the occupants to be Flint's Drugstore, the Post Office and Stationery/Book Store. In 1890 there were 2 booksellers in Willimantic. One was Charles Utley (at the corner of Main and Church). The other was Sweeney and Dunn in the building pictured this week. In 1890, the address was 170 Main. Sweeney and Dunn advertised their business as the "Willimantic News Depot". They also had a business at 119 Main St. which was called the Brainard House Block. In later years, it looks like the building's right side front was remodeled and a second story added. By 1900, the stationery store was Wm.J. Sweeney and, by the 1950s, Wm J. Sweeney and Son.

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Walden Blocks The Walden Blocks were home to the dry goods store of H. E. Remington.

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Chapman BlockThe Chapman Block was built in 1876, and this 1894 photograph reveals the companies that were in business. On the left at 804 and 806 is A. C. Andrew Music Store. In the Center is T. R. Congdon's stove and tinware store. On the left is an unnamed flour and grain store.

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Chapman BlockChapman Block 1962

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The E.A. Buck buildingE. A. Buck was a dealer in Flour, Grain, Feed, Lumber, etc. The company served as millers, and contractors for all kinds of hard-wood lumber, railroad ties, etc., and did both a wholesale and retail business,. It was located at No. 89 Main Street
(Thread City team note ---this was before the renumbering of Main St. at which time it became 646 Main St), and included two mills.

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