History of Stamford, Connecticut / History of towns in United States

Country: United States
State: Connecticut
County: Fairfield
City: Stamford
Stamford was known as Rippowam by the Native American inhabitants to the region, and the very first European settlers to the area also referred to it as such. The name was later changed to Stamford after the town Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. The deed to Stamford was signed on July 1, 1640 between Captain Turner of the New Haven Colony and Chief Ponus. By the 18th century, one of the primary industries of the town was merchandising by water, which was possible due to Stamford's proximity to New York.
In 1692, Stamford was home to a less famous witch trial than the well-known Salem witch trials, which also occurred in 1692. The accusations were less fanatical and smaller-scale but also grew to prominence through gossip and hysterics.
Starting in the late 19th century, New York residents built summer homes on the shoreline, and even back then there were some who moved to Stamford permanently and started commuting to Manhattan by train, although the practice became more popular later. Stamford incorporated as a city in 1893.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Stamford's commercial real estate boomed as corporations relocated from New York City to peripheral areas. A massive urban redevelopment campaign during that time resulted in a downtown with many tall office buildings. The F.D. Rich Co. was the city-designated urban renewal developer of the downtown in an ongoing redevelopment project that was contentious, beginning in the 1960s and continuing through the 1970s. The company put up what was the city's tallest structure, One Landmark Square, at 21 floors high, and the GTE building (now One Stamford Forum), along with the Marriott Hotel, the Stamford Town Center and many of the other downtown office buildings. One Landmark Square has since been dwarfed by the new 35-story Trump Parc condominium tower (topped out), and soon by the 400-foot 39 story Ritz Carlton Hotel and Residences development, another project by the Rich Company in partnership with Cappelli Enterprises. Over the years, other developers have joined in building up the downtown, a process that continued, with breaks during downturns in the economy, through the 1980s, 1990s and into the new century.
Since 2008, an 80-acre mixed-use redevelopment project for the Stamford's Harbor Point neighborhood has added additional growth south of the city's Downtown area. Once complete, the redevelopment will include 6,000,000 square feet (560,000 m2) of new residential, retail, office and hotel space, and a marina. As of July 2012, roughly 900 of the projected 4,000 Harbor Point residential units had been constructed.
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[@jolly7728]

Born in 1946 and raised in Stamford, this city gave me a great start in life. My career took me elsewhere, but I always dreamed of returning home. Now that I'm retired, I have finally come back, and I love being here even with all the changes that have taken place.

[@tooniemama6959]

I was born and raised in Stamford, CT, but no longer live there. It was a beautiful place to grow up. I have many fond memories of downtown. I used to go to Woolworth's store with my Mom and spent most of the summer on Cove Beach and Shippan. I attended Westhill High School. Stamford is a very beautiful small city that has grown leaps and bounds in the past 30 years. A lot of employer's now make Stamford their headquarters. Close proximity to NYC make it an ideal location. The area became too expensive for my family to stay, but I would love to go back and visit one day!

[@mikeythecrafter4296]

Woolworth's closed a while back. Westhill went down the tubes but we have a Poppies and Cheesecake Factory now.

[@lexybernard2461]

Where's the HISTORY????!!!! This is horrible.

[@lexybernard2461]

Oh cares about TODAY!

[@lexybernard2461]

Worst video ever - not one photo of Shippan Point. A million churches - one Synagogue.

[@miriampacheco5560]

I am the original Stamford Resident and can remember some sites, OH HOW I MISS Stamford

[@Judah2019]

Miriam Pacheco .... Me too great little city. Great memories .

[@michelewilliams8458]

The Stamford I grew up in has been long gone for a while. Makes me sad every time I visit CT

[@cindi0294]

Just SPECTACULAR!!!!! I love it, well done.

[@Judah2019]

My City Stamford Ct. Born and raised I miss it 😊

[@ivyedan7183]

Thank you for a really nice video.. Born and raised in Stamford..I miss my hometown..there have been many changes since I left.

[@KINGCONN990411]

Born here in 1953,grew up in the Cove (Garden of Eden) moved to Glenbrook when I was 12,moved to Florida in 75,moved back in 82. The saying you can never really go home is sadly very true.!! Great place to grow up as a kid,wish I could have given my son the same experience.

[@gioppepper]

I love Stamford I do not want to leave my Stamford ever

[@maryc2971]

this is old, I'm born raised and still live in stamford, the hoyt-barnum house stood downtown for over 300 years, it was disassembled and moved to north stamford, to make way for a new P.D. st. Johns towers are currently being torn down, the carriage house is currently being torn down, the 2 cottages on the property have been torn down. stamford has no history left.

[@113dmg9]

On Cedar Heights Road, aren't those 2 really old houses still there. One was called Witch Stone or something. Passed it everyday when walking to and from Willard and TOR. I was always afraid to look in the windows.

[@113dmg9]

And I remember when they "built" Washington Blvd, but not sure if that was before or after St. John's Towers were put up.

[@karenkertley4024]

Just to be clear. The Agudath Sholem Synagogue is now Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church on Grove Street. I know because it is my family’s Church.

[@raffbro560]

"Stamford" is gone.Sold to the highest bidders with no emotional attachment to it at all.Sad for them...at least the "natives" know....what Stamford once was and have their memories.

[@RAIDERMAN52]

Oh so true...

[@JamesDamit]

I miss White Tower on the post road.

[@davidmurphy9105]

Sadly White Tower is now a Planned Parenthood Facility

[@ivyedan7183]

I remember White Tower.. there were 2 of them.. both in the same place.. one was for eating in .. the other wax take out only

[@GNeis7345]

Stamford CT was nicer in 1979 than now. :(

[@DavidC1]

;)

[@beartrapgrappling7925]

I was born in Stamford in 1979 and left in 2003. It’s safer now but I hear those were the golden days of our fine city.

[@beartrapgrappling7925]

My grandfather would get hammered at cosmos after working at clairol, I’d school clothes that cousins on Atlantic st.

[@betsydiamant-cohen468]

This is very old. Agudath Shalom moved from the red brick building into a modern building on Strawberry Hill Avenue in the 1960s! It said this slide show was made in 2017, but clearly they werent' using the most recent photos.

[@xybr2222]

it use to be a great town when i nwas growing up in thw 50"s and 60"s-------now it is a sad,sad,sad-----------just saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!!!

[@bluenote824jones7]

Gods country

[@POE3G]

Do a history video on Fairbanks Alaska.

[@history_channel6719]

Thank you for writing, we will try to do.