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This original survey of Starr Street from 1835 and 1876 shows how the area has evolved over the years. It shows plots of land with property lines and handwritten information explaining the subdivision. As one note explains, for example, a couple of…

The exterior of the station remains largely the same as depicted here, though the surrounding landscape has changed greatly in the years since these postcards were made. In the place of the quaint building to the left of the station now lies a large,…

Through this historic photograph of two women sitting in the station’s waiting room, we see a glimpse into both the internal structures and decor of Union Station in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Though today’s Union Station looks remarkably similar to the 1887 original, some things have changed—namely the raised pedestrian footbridge, shown in this photograph, which was built in 1912 to aid passengers in crossing the tracks to the platform…

Postcards of Saint Mary's church.

Today’s Muddy Waters Cafe was once the Thames Crockery, a New London-family-owned business that supplied local restaurants with equipment. The Thames Crockery operated on Bank Street until 1999, when the owners decided to rent out their building to a…

The building in which Centro de la Comunidad is located was once Ohev Sholem Synagogue, which was built in the 1920s. 

Color photo of present day Exterior photo of Centro de la Communidad