My latest video is about the block on the west side of Main Street from Trumbull Street to Ann Uccello Street. The section from Trumbull Street to Pleasant Street that’s being redeveloped was once home to many lost structures, including the one that was called the “Butt Ugly Building.” Other lost landmarks in the vicinity included an infamous hotel and a movie theater. More historic buildings survive in the section from Pleasant Street to High Street, including several “Perfect Sixes” and the Flatiron Building.
BTW, the used car lot shown at 3:41 in the video was opened by the Beeman-Griffin Motor Company of 1214 Main Street in 1934 and was later operated by Sloate Chevrolet and then Capitol Motors. Learn more in my latest Substack.
Lost and Surviving Buildings Along Hartford’s Main Street, between Trumbull and High Street