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Welcome to the 19th of September 2023 show.
On Greenwich in the Gilded Age, our visit will take us to Grahampton in Clapboard Ridge. It was constructed in 1917 for Henry W. Croft, and designed by Johnson and Abbot of Pittsburgh. The landscape architect was John Greenleaf. "Finished in 1917, it was built of brick with a slate-and-tile roof; it had eight bedrooms, eleven fireplaces and six chimneys."
Our journey is made possible on today's show by The Great Estates, Greenwich, Connecticut 1880-1930 by the Junior League of Greenwich.
It was during this period that Greenwich transformed from a rural community of farmers to a community known for its opulent mansions and gardens, when the name "Greenwich" became synonymous with the word "millionaire" before the Great Depression.
It may be available for purchase at the Greenwich Historical Society's Museum Store, or copies may be borrowed through Greenwich Library. Superbly illustrated with a wealth of detailed history, I strongly recommend it.
On Greenwich Life: As It Is -And Was, Erwin Edwards offered his readers his thoughts in 1921 on the cost of living then and what it was ten years before.
In 1906, the Greenwich Police Department was founded. We're pleased to take our listeners back in time on Crimes and Misdemeanors, a segment of the show chronicling crime and law enforcement.
In other historical happenings, a night school was established in Glenville in 1911. In the year 1893, prize fighting reared its head in town -to mixed reviews.
You'll hear a poem published, 'Summer's Farewell.' Constitution Week was marked in 1928, as well as news of a new, experimental medium called television. With the electoral season underway in 1911, there were predictions of a "tame election" in 1911. The First Baptist Church of Greenwich held a "Japanese bazaar" in September, 1908.
In 1928, Mrs. Betty Randolph, formerly of the Ziegfield Follies of New York, failed to show up for a wedding ceremony in Greenwich with her fiancee, the Rev. Benjamin J. Chudacek of Philadelphia. Why? You'll hear the details.
Greenwich has been the residence of important business executives for generations. One of them, Walter C. Teagle of Byram Shore -who was the president of Jersey Standard Oil, commented in 1911 about the importation of oil from Mexico.
There’s lots to see, to do, and to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich.
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 our history continues to unfold.
I'm Jeffrey Bingham Mead, your host. Thank you for listening to the weekly podcast released on Tuesdays.
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