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Located at Lafayette Square on Rte. 30 near Rte. 31 in Vernon, Connecticut

This Mickey D's opened sometime in 1984 and was in that location for about twenty years before it moved in 2004 to Rte. 31 across the street from Burger King that is near the highway on I-84.

That mansard roof building was later demolished and Dunkin Donuts as well as few other businesses in that multi-purpose building currently occupy that site.

Can anyone try to colorize this black and white picture? It originally had a brown roof until it was repainted red in later years. Looks like that pic was taken shortly before it relocated.

Plastered in an entry way into Kmart plaza in Vernon, CT back in 1975 when Kmart opened its doors.

I love reading books and I visit libraries often. I love libraries and I enjoy traveling. I also love the cool features they have inside libraries especially fireplaces. I'm fascinated by old and vintage things.

Check out some of the interesting fireplaces that are found inside good old public libraries around New England.

I love reading books and I visit libraries often. I love libraries and I enjoy traveling. I also love the cool features they have inside libraries especially fireplaces. I'm fascinated by old and vintage things.

Check out some of the interesting fireplaces that are found inside good old public libraries around New England.

Big Kmart -- store #3216

That small fire inside that Kmart occurred on July 27, 2000. Here you can see pictures of what Big Kmart was like in 2000 while showing signs of fire as firefighters were trying to extinguish smoke inside a few aisles that were impacted by smoke. Also featured are a few newspaper snippets from the Hartford Courant.

Credit: Vernon, Connecticut Fire Department archives

Big Kmart -- store #3216

That small fire inside that Kmart occurred on July 27, 2000. Here you can see pictures of what Big Kmart was like in 2000 while showing signs of fire as firefighters were trying to extinguish smoke inside a few aisles that were impacted by smoke. Also featured are a few newspaper snippets from the Hartford Courant.

Credit: Vernon, Connecticut Fire Department archives

Big Kmart -- store #3216

That small fire inside that Kmart occurred on July 27, 2000. Here you can see pictures of what Big Kmart was like in 2000 while showing signs of fire as firefighters were trying to extinguish smoke inside a few aisles that were impacted by smoke. Also featured are a few newspaper snippets from the Hartford Courant.

Credit: Vernon, Connecticut Fire Department archives

Big Kmart -- store #3216

That small fire inside that Kmart occurred on July 27, 2000. Here you can see pictures of what Big Kmart was like in 2000 while showing signs of fire as firefighters were trying to extinguish smoke inside a few aisles that were impacted by smoke. Also featured are a few newspaper snippets from the Hartford Courant.

Credit: Vernon, Connecticut Fire Department archives

Seen at Golf Land in Vernon, Connecticut last Friday where they host cruise nights every Friday night

Eeerie silence in the library

My local library in Rockville, CT had a mini power outage yesterday in the late morning when winds combined with rain itched the power lines a little bit from out front but the power eventually got restored a few hours later. I happened to be a patron visiting the library at around 11:30 in the morning when I realized what had occurred in the first place. I took these pictures around that time

While the reading room in the front part of the library had no issues, portions of the stacks areas especially nonfiction upstairs lost power for a few hours. The Children's Room however had full power all of this time.

That doesn't happen too often... Being dark in the library is like being sad and lonely while books fall into deep sleep. When the lights are on, libraries are happier places that are safe and welcoming for everyone to enjoy visiting to look for books.

This location at Tri-City Plaza opened in October 1976 which replaced W.T. Grant department store. This store closed when Caldor went out of business in 1999. This location was eventually occupied first by Ames (also went out of business three years later), Price Chopper supermarket and then (currently) ShopRite supermarket.

The library is in downtown Norwich

This building is modern however the library was originally in a really old architecture where Stella's Restaurant is now. I think the original Otis library building was erected in 1870.

The library is really big and it is a wonderful place for the Norwich community. The library staff are nice and courteous. It features the Library of Things collection, the World Language collection, the Teen room, a LEGO replica of the original Otis Library building Information Desk, Urban Fiction collection, a separate section for paperback books, and many more.

I have a question for y'all Norwich history buffs:

Was the guy who helped build the library have any relationship or family connection to the inventor and manufacturer of elevators under the sake name Otis?

Feedback is appreciated. Enjoy the album!

Seen at the local cruise night