Check out my latest Substack post: The building that is now home to Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford was several stories taller when it was built in 1855 and for decades it was occupied by a bookdinding business run by a man who once had a difficult buggy ride with Mark Twain.

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This Building went from being the home of Mark Twain’s Bookbinder to being a Souther Kitchen and Bar