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This large, wooden arch was erected over Atlantic Street at the corner of Bank Street in 1892 when the Town of Stamford celebrated the 250th Anniversary of its founding. Three U.S. Navy ships were anchored in the harbor for the occasion and a mammoth…

Two weeks of intermittent rainfall was climaxed by a heavy downpour on Tuesday, July 30, 1889 which choked up sewer inlets and flooded many sections of the town. The Mill River rose to within ten inches of the plank bridge on Broad Street.

The gift of $43,000 by John Clason in 189, subsequent donations of other Stamford Citizens and a State grant of $25,000 in 1895 provided the sum of $100,000 to establish the Stamford Hospital. The first Hospital opened May 1896 on East Main Street…

Looking toward Long Island from Pulaski Street Bridge. From The Old Time Print Collection

The old Shady Side which ran from Stamford to New York

View of The Ferguson Library, and Caldor

The C.O. Miller Store, Atlantic Square. Bunting decorates downtown buildings during the 250th anniversary

Looking Norht on Quintard Terrace

Laying of the corner stone of The Old Town Hall. Looking South on Atlantic Street.