Goettlich-Bacon
Furniture Store.
Fronted on both Main and Union Streets.
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The Elite
Restaurant
"The Elite Restaurant". It was located at 829
Main St. (probably in the Hotel Hooker) and run
by Thomas F. Shea. Its slogan was, “The place
that convinces”.
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Butler Dairy
Butler Dairy was
located on Storrs Road just over the town line
in Mansfield. Many people remember the original
Butler Dairy Bar which was located at the right
side end of the building. It was a popular place
because just in back of the dairy property was a
swimming area.
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Butler Dairy
Butler Dairy was
bought out by Deary Brothers out of Webster, MA.
This building was finally torn down to make way
for the RT 6 project in the 1970s. The business
moved to Hope Street but later went out of
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Church Street
Here are the
occupants of the pictured buildings in the
1950s:2-18
Church St – Murray Building ; 20-24 Church St. –
Chronicle Building ; 28 Church St. – Hartford
Cleaners ; 34 Church St. – Methodist Church ;
44-52 Church St. – Pomeroy Block (44 - Brennan
Electric ; 46 – Vacant ; 48 – Windham Electric ;
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Willimantic
Frozen Food Store
Swift's Meats and Food Store at 640 Main St. In
the 1950s it was known as the Willimantic Frozen
Food Center. The building was demolished as part
of the the
redevelopment program of the 1970s.
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Jack Roan's
Jack Roan’s garage on the northwest
corner of Valley and Church Streets.
At the time, the garage specialized in
tire repair, road service, lubrication and
Motorola radios. In later years it became Jack
Roan’s appliance store
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Jack Roan's
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Lindy's
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Horn's Garage Wrecker
The picture
was taken shortly after WWII. Photo is courtesy
of Pete and Nate Horn. According to Pete, "
...back when my father and grandfather owned
what later became "Collin's Garage". It has the
original phone numbers before "Harrison" when
there were just 4 digits.... The garage: 1501,
and our house: 2214.
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Insulation Products
Company - South Street
The “Insulation
Products Company” which produced insulated wire
and was located on South Street. It was later
reorganized as “The William Brand Co.”.
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Sussman's Super
ServiceAt
the time of the photo, the service station at
1125 Main Street was owned by Morris Sussman.
Besides Sussman's Super Service, other
businesses located there throughout the years
include Ben’s Dependable Used Cars , Potters Oil
Burners, Willimantic Auto Repair and Kelley’s.
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Center Street
GarageT
he Center Street Garage was torn down during
Willimantic’s redevelopment period. In the late
50s it was run by Amos Marceau and then in the
60s, it was run by Norman French. When it first
opened, it was run by Theodore Brochu. It also
housed Charlie’s Welding Shop which was run by
Joseph Morin
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Jim's Coffee Spot
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Susco Service
Center
Susco Service Center was located at 1310 Main
Street. In the '50s , Bob Jacko's Tire Shop was
located on the right side of the building. The
Pizza House was located there in the '60s.
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William F. Lennon’s monument business.
It was located for over 20 years at 18-20
Watson Street.
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Cities Service station
The
Dahl Oil Cities Service station was located at
the corner of Main and Wilson Streets. The building at
the extreme right is the old Ives Bros. Ice &
Oil Company
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Shirshac's Garage
When this 1960s picture was taken, the service station at 1068 Main
Street was operated by the Shirshac Brothers. It
was originally part of the Ideal Tire Company
and then became a car repair shop. By the
fifties and into the mid sixties, the Shirshacs
had ran the garage until they moved to Jackson
Street
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First National Store on lower Main
Street.
The original store was called Economy
Grocery until the Economy chain was purchased by
First National. After several moves, First
National’s final Willimantic location was at
1202 Main Street until its closing in 1973. At
the time of Willimantic’s redevelopment program,
the building that this business finally left was
considered as a possible location for some of
the displaced businesses but the proposed rents
would have been too high
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1561 Main Street |
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Interior of Todd's |
MIke Mazzola (left) 1962
Mazzola's Market
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Benny's
Benny's was
originally located at 801 Main Street |
Benny's
This was the Benny's location at Main and
Windham Streets. It was originally built for the
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Fred's
Fruitland.
Fred's Fruitland was run by the Calise Brothers
and was located at Cardinal Square in Sodom. It
is remembered by many for the quality of the
produce sold there and the high degree of
friendly customer service.
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Saba
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Tanner Block
Businesses
By 1944, the Tanner
Block had become home to the First National
Stores, Center Pharmacy and Contos News Dealers.
The building was demolished in 1951 and replaced
by the new Enterprise Store.
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Miner Motors
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First
National - 457 Man Street
The original store was called Economy Grocery
until the Economy chain was purchased by First
National. After several moves, First National’s
final Willimantic location was at 1202 Main
Street until its closing in 1973.
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Watson's
Garage - West Main Street
The Goodyear Gas station is on the current
site of Papa's Pizza's parking lot.
Photo courtesy of
Jennifer Wadsworth
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Phosey Saba's Package Store
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Italian Garden
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Leiss Velvet
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Joe's Keyway
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Joe's Keyway
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Joe's Keyway
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Ideal Taxi
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Brett's Pharmacy
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Hallocks
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Rob Roy Jewelers
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Shirshac Brothers Garage
This 1960s picture shows the service station at
1068 Main Street that was operated by the
Shirshac Brothers. It was originally part of the
Ideal Tire Company and then became a car repair
shop. By the fifties and into the mid sixties,
the Shirshacs had run the garage at this
location until they moved to Jackson Street
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Tastee Freez - Uncle Ken's
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Campus Shop
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Lucky Strike Bowling Alleys
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First National Store
Threadmill Square
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Anthony and Slater Grocery Store
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Water and Air
Photo courtesy of
Paul Goettlich
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Interior - Bill's No. 7
Photo courtesy of
Tina Garceau
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Original "The Clark's" Restaurant
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The Clark's Restaurant
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The Cave - nightclub
Photo courtesy of
Paul Goettlich
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Courtesy of Kathy Giraca |
Cote's Package Store
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Cote's
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The Shell Chateau was built in 1936 and was
named after a nearby gas station. It was
completely destroyed by fire in the early
morning hours of July 14, 1979.
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Todds
Photo courtesy of
Chuck Straub
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Interior of LaBranche's Market
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John's Tavern
Photo courtesy of Joe
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