History at the Corner of State and Main Streets, Hartford Connecticut

This video is about a historic corner of Hartford, Connecticut. What today is the Main Street side and entrance Pavilion of the State House Square complex was long a prominent site of now lost historic buildings and notable businesses. These included early 19th-century silverware producers, the publishers of Hartford's yearly Geer's City Directory, Goodwin's drugstore, and the well-remembered Harvey & Lewis Building.
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Some of the images used in this video:
State Street, Hartford, Connecticut : emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/object...
Exchange corner, State Street, Hartford: hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:19870
Main Street looking north from the corner of State Street, Hartford: hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:19885
L.H. Goodwin drug store, 336 Main Street, Hartford: hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:10936
Main Street, Hartford: emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/object...
Hartford Buildings: emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/object...
Hartford Buildings: emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/object...
State Street, Hartford, Connecticut: emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/object...
Circus Parade with Camels, Main Street, Hartford: emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/object...
Jacob Sargeant watch paper:
americanantiquarian.org/watch...
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[@jackd8602]

Once again, Dan brings history back to life

[@patriciabruhn5672]

The more I watch these great videos the more upset I get at what we lost in architecture.

[@alfredoleon2760]

Thank you for everything I enjoy every minute of your channel I was born and live in Hartford all my life and it's beautiful to see the history of Hartford

[@historywithdansterner263]

Thank you!

[@laurab1770]

Another great video and history lesson. Thank you.

[@junkandthangs]

I can’t wait to watch this tonight

[@Bee-sc2si]

Please do one on the Isl of Safety 25:09

[@centralctbench6843]

Amazing research and visuals as always. Great video!

[@junkandthangs]

My earliest memory of downtown was Main and State Street holding my mother’s hand as we turned off Main onto State Street passing the newspaper stand going to the Aisle of Safety. This had to be no later than 1975

[@carolyncasey8960]

Throughout the mid-60’s and the 70’s I often shopped at W T Grant’s which was on State St, and there was the “Isle of Safety.” I am disappointed you omit any mention of these well-known features.

[@historywithdansterner263]

That's for a future video. There's so much to cover along State Street that I had to divide it into sections. The story of the United Stated Hotel, Hoeniss Oyster House, W.T. Grant's and Regal Theater needs a video of its own. So stay tuned!

[@junkandthangs]

I agree… Dan, I thought you’d talk about the 60’s and early 70s as well along with the Isle of Safety and the Bank facade that’s still there. I’m sure you may have covered it in another video but I’m not sure

[@junkandthangs]

Thanks for the reply to Carolyn’s comment which also answered my concern

[@edwardj3988]

Dan - another good one, thanks. I had read that Hartford had its share of red light districts and that one famous house was somewhere around present day Gold Street? Is that correct?

[@historywithdansterner263]

Not sure. It could have been back in the 19th century before Gold Street was widened and it was a narrow alley.

[@SuperKillgill]

Hartford was forever ruined