The neighborhood of Broad Brook in the town of East Windsor was once a mill village for the Broad Brook Company, which manufactured textiles from 1849 to 1854. In 1892 the company erected the building at the corner of Main and Depot Streets, next to the Broad Brook Dam. The building had a company salesroom and shipping department on the first floor and a public hall, called the opera house, on the top floor which was used for community events. After the company moved its departments out in 1920 the first floor was used for retail stores. The Opera House on the second floor continues to host live shows today.

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Broad Brook Opera House (1892)

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  • June 26, 2023 at 11:44 am
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    Why would they deface a beautiful historic building like that, with that ugly mural. And who allows such vandalism? Terrible.

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