Thursday Doors: Ahern Funeral Home

Thursday Doors: Ahern Funeral Home

Is it just me, or can you tell that a home is a funeral home before you even see the sign? There is just a certain look about most funeral homes that gives their true purpose away. Not so with the Ahern Funeral Home in Hartford, CT. I noticed the pristine appearance and stunning architecture…

Thursday Doors: Aetna, I’m Glad I Met Ya!

Thursday Doors: Aetna, I’m Glad I Met Ya!

Remember this tag line? Introduced by Aetna in 1982, it helped to create brand name recognition for the company across the nation. I met a friend for coffee at Aetna today and decided the building would be a great subject for Thursday Doors, a weekly round-up hosted by Norm 2.0. According to the website’s history…

Thursday Doors: Westmoor Park

Thursday Doors: Westmoor Park

How many towns can boast their own demonstration farm offering a wide variety of programming to its residents? I would venture to say not very many! Thanks to the foresight and generosity of Mr. Charles Hunter who left the property to the Town of West Hartford when he passed in 1961, West Hartford residents are…

Thursday Doors: Sisters of Saint Joseph Convent

Thursday Doors: Sisters of Saint Joseph Convent

What do you do with a massive 185,000 square foot brick building that is no longer useful for its original intended purpose? A building with beautiful architecture and an integral component of the street scape in the local area? We have just such a scenario in my current home town of West Hartford with the…

Thursday Doors: The First Church of Christ, Wethersfield

Thursday Doors: The First Church of Christ, Wethersfield

Although I’m not a particularly religious person, I thought sharing a church door would be appropriate on Thanksgiving Day as one place where people traditionally go to pray as well as express gratitude for their blessings in life. I’m grateful for so much this Thanksgiving Day, most importantly my family (including my pets!), my health, my friends,…

Thursday Doors: Comstock, Ferre & Co.

Thursday Doors: Comstock, Ferre & Co.

Just a short twenty-minute ride from my current hometown of West Hartford lies Old Wethersfield, CT which has the distinction of being the largest historic district in the state with over 1,100 contributing structures. The area was settled in 1634 and by some counts is the first settlement in the state (there is some debate over that!)…