Threadcity Photo Gallery
Hurricane and Flood of 1938
St. Joseph’s Church Several stunned onlookers cannot believe the damage caused by the September 1938 hurricane. St. Joseph’s Church was built in 1874 for the city’s growing Irish population. It took 50 years for the destroyed church steeple to be replaced
305 Prospect St.1938 hurricane damage at 305 Prospect St. (across from what was, at that time, Windham High School)
305 Prospect
St.1938
hurricane damage at 305 Prospect St.
(across from what was, at that time,
Windham High School)
Bill Orange's
House1938 hurricane damage to the house
of Bill Orange. It was located on the
southwest corner of Prospect and Walnut
Sts
.
Park StreetPark Street in the aftermath of the 1938
hurricane. The name of the children may be Blackburn. The house
on the far right is 49/51 Park Street. Courtesy of Horace Smith
View north on Lebanon Avenue toward Pleasant Street. The house
with the tree leaning on it is at the corner of Lebanon Avenue
and Hayden St. Courtesy of Horace Smith
Natchaug
Street area during the Flood of 1938This
photo was taken looking eastward from
the railroad tracks. The building on the
left with the tall smokestack is the
Willimantic Wet Wash Laundry on Natchaug
Street.
Sodom -
Cardinal Square
Pumpin Station after '38 flooding
Lower Main St. Rec Park to the
right
RT 203 bridge
washed away South Windham
RT 203 bridge washed away - South
Windham
First
Congregational ChurchCorner
of Walnut and Valley Streets
Telegraph Shanty1938
Hurricane Photo's Telegraph Shanty. R.R. Crossing Bridge St.
Photo courtesy of Mike Tirone.
Bricktop Road
Packard car dealership The Packard car dealership building lost its top story in the 1938 hurricane. One story still survives, though greatly remodeled.
First
Congregational ChurchThe
two dramatic pictures on the left show
the Willimantic Congregational Church's
steeple toppling during the 1938
hurricane. It had stood since 1870. The
picture on the right shows the aftermath
Bridge St. flooding1938
Hurricane Photos. Bridge St. flooding.
Photo courtesy of Mike Tirone.
Bridge St1938
Hurricane Photos. Bridge St. Willimantic. Photo courtesy of Mike
Tirone.
Willimantic River1938
Hurricane Photos. Willimantic River, flooding. Photo courtesy of
Mike Tirone.
Pleasant St1938
Hurricane Photos. The Southward House. Pleasant St. Willimantic.
Photo courtesy of Mike Tirone.
Willimantic1938 Hurricane
Photos. Willimantic. Photo courtesy of Mike Tirone..
Lincoln Square (Sodom) looking north on Ash Street.
Windham Town Hall1938
Hurricane Photos. Windham Town Hall. Willimantic. Seen from Main
St. Photo courtesy of Mike Tirone.
Windham Town Hall1938
Hurricane Photos. Windham Town Hall. Willimantic. Photo courtesy of Mike Tirone. .
Collage of picsHere
are more pics of the '38 hurricane from one of the several
publications that followed the disaster. Courtesy of Mike Tirone
Bridge St.1938
Hurricane, near to the Bridge Street railroad crossing. The view
is looking to the West towards the Windham Manufacturing
Company's old cotton mills
Photo courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
Roselin Mfg. - 95 Milk StreetThe
entire second story of the Roselin Manufacturing Company was
destroyed. Photo courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website
at http://www.millmuseum.org/
Roselin Mfg. - 95 Milk StreetPhoto
courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
Roselin Mfg. - 95 Milk StreetRoselin
Mfg. - 95 Milk Street. Photo courtesy of The Mill Museum. See
their website at http://www.millmuseum.org/
Roselin Mfg. - 95 Milk
StreetPhoto courtesy
of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
Roselin Mfg. - 95 Milk StreetPhoto
courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
Facing
mill number 2's back and side (so facing southwest)(location
i.d. by Nicholas Khan). Photo courtesy of The Mill Museum. See
their website at http://www.millmuseum.org/
Windham
Rd. Ext./Bates Rd. over the Natchaug, just up from where it goes
into the reservoir. (Photo i.d. by Annie Clark)Photo courtesy of
The Mill Museum. See their website at http://www.millmuseum.org/
South Windham - RT 203 bridge over the Shetucket RiverPhoto
courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
Oak Street looking north from
Maple AvenueLocation i.d. by
Nicholas Khan. Photo courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their
website at http://www.millmuseum.org/
Maple AvenueMaple
Ave looking west. 3 Turner St. in the center of the photo and 23
Maple ave. on the far right. I.D. by Nicholas Khan. Photo
courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
Saint Joseph's Church - Jackson Street Photo
courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
Stone Row (now called Riverside Drive)
looking toward Bridge Street
Photo
courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
The waterfall, Mill one and 7
West Park street on the hilltop. Today it is a yellow house with
a small dormer on the north side.Photo courtesy of The Mill
Museum. I.D. by Nicholas Khan. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
Willimantic River at Jillson Hill Photo
courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
High Street Photo courtesy of
The Mill Museum. See their website at http://www.millmuseum.org/
Corner of High and Prospect Streets
.Photo
courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
Cardinal Square - Sodom
Photo
courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
Bridge Street
Photo
courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
Bridge Street
Photo
courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
Bridge Street
Photo
courtesy of The Mill Museum. See their website at
http://www.millmuseum.org/
Main Street -Looking
West from Bridge St.
(Courtesy of Kathy Perry)