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It's the 19th of August 2022. The high and dry “Dog Days of August” are here in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Out here on the placid waters of Long Island Sound near Great Captain’s Island, we have plenty of company nearby.
I want to thank Peter Alexander for taking us out on his boat, and also thank Greenwich Realtor James O’Brien for his company and for treating us to shrimp sushi for lunch.
Belle Haven is home to one of the first and most spectacular residence parks from America’s Gilded Age. The New York Times called it “the flower garden of Greenwich, and, indeed, of the whole Connecticut shore.”
On today’s show you’ll hear about the Bruce Cottages -the first homes constructed in Belle Haven Park for Robert M. Bruce, who was one of Greenwich, Connecticut’s most influential philanthropists.
“A feature of summer life in Greenwich,” said the Greenwich Graphic in 1895, “is the annual ball of the Riverside Yacht Club. Here, by the water’s side on a summer’s night, are pleasures enjoyed that are not to be realized in the crowded drawing room of a city mansion, or associated with social events of city life.” You’ll hear more about that magical evening.
Greenwich has long been a destination by international visitors In August, 1925, the ambassador from Argentina and his family paid a visit to Greenwich’s Putnam Inn on West Putnam Avenue while on their way to Newport, Rhode Island.
On Crimes and Misdemeanors -our weekly salute to the Greenwich Police Department as it continues to observe its 125th anniversary- Prohibition was in full swing in Greenwich in August, 1920 when federal agents found many thousands of dollars worth of liquor was hidden under loads of cabbage and garlic.
Greenwich, Connecticut has been well-known as a center of wealth since the latter years of the 19th century. The Greenwich News & Graphic reported on the 13th of August 1920 that there were those who thought such promotion was detrimental to the town’s image. The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce published a statement to this regard, suggesting a different slogan -one that you’ve probably heard used quite often, even in the early years of the 21st century.
From The Judge’s Corner, Judge Frederick Augustus Hubbard in March, 1932 called ‘East Stanwich’ misnamed for all of the Stanwich section of town, the path of the Merritt Parkway and more.
The future of electricity in 1922 was a new technology impacting the people of Greenwich and the rest of the world. A story appeared with some observations about this and new technologies. I’ll share that with you.
Erwin Edwards commented in June, 1922 about the evolving history and changes in Greenwich over the previous forty years.
The landscape of Greenwich is dotted with the development of various types of planned communities. In 1920, “A New Little City” to be named Arbor Health, was planned and announced to receive a severe housing shortage for Old Greenwich at the intersection of East Putnam Avenue and Sound Beach Avenue. What happened?
I'll have more about Discover Greenwich Creating a Sense of Place, celebrating the 90th year anniversary of the Greenwich Historical Society. I'll have news of exhibits, activities and events for the public.
You’ve come to the right place to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, one of America's most interesting and extraordinary communities.
We’ll have all this -and more- as history continues to unfold.
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