Hartford CT's Lost Needham's Corner, Main Street Before the Highway

The building at Needham's Corner, right at the point where Main Street in Hartford, CT bends to the northwest, existed for over 90 years before it and its neighbors was demolished circa 1961 to make way for Interstate 84. The building was erected in 1868 as the home and liquor business of Michael C. Needham and was later occupied by the liquor business of Colonel William Donague and his partner Philip S. Kennedy. During Prohibition, other businesses moved in, but from 1933, until it was taken down, the building was home to two restaurants: first the Tally-ho and then the Tiara.
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Imagine a time when they made buildings as fancy and attractive as possible.

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Wow! Thanks for doing this Dan

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Thanks!

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It’s so hard to find this channel… but I put in the effort

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Big up to Dan the man!!

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In 1931, my father, an Irish cop, was directing traffic on a rainy night at Needham Corner when he was run over by a car driven by a woman. Both of his legs were fractured.

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