Our new exhibit, LOST STREETS OF STAMFORD, illustrates a number of streets that were eliminated as part of the Urban Redevelopment of Stamford.
Willow Street View
The first thought of redeveloping the downtown occurred shortly after the passage of Federal Urban Renewal legislation in 1949. The first concept model of a new downtown may have been that designed by 20 year old John Smith in 1952 while he was working as an assistant draftsman for the Planning Board. Discussion of the renewal of the downtown area began in earnest sometime around 1956-7 when Louis Greenbaum first initiated serious consideration of the idea. However, the City was already involved in the East Meadows Project on Jefferson St. and Federal monies were not available until that project was concluded. The Eisenhower administration also cut federal funds for renewal in the late 50s.
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OPENING, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2:00 PM
Digging up Stamford
An Archaeological History of Stamford, Connecticut
Festivities will commence with a talk given by Guest Curator Ernest Wiegand of Norwalk
Community College, who is the resident expert on the Native American periods of the region. He will
present a discussion of many of the sites featured in the exhibit. The exhibit will remain open until
4:30 that afternoon.
The exhibit features material recovered from archaeological sites excavated within the bounds of Stamford, with both prehistoric and historic components. The goal of the exhibit is to show how much can be learned
of the past through items of material culture or artifacts (any item made or used by humans) in
conjunction with the study of written materials where they are available. In many cases no historic
materials are available and the past must be reconstructed solely through archaeological evidence.
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On Sunday, September 16th at 2:00PM the latest exhibit at the Stamford Historical Society will open at Society headquarters, 1508 High Ridge Road. Titled Digging Up Stamford: An Archaeological History of Stamford from 11,000 BP to the Present, the exhibit will feature material recovered from archaeological sites excavated within the bounds of Stamford. The exhibit will have both a prehistoric and an historic component. The goal of the exhibit is to show how much can be learned of the past through items of material culture or artifacts (any item made or used by humans) in conjunction with the study of written materials where they are available. In many cases no historic materials are available and the past must be reconstructed solely through archaeological evidence.
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Pride and Patriotism: Stamford’s Role in WWII is still on view at society headquarters through June 30, 2007.
Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 12 noon to 4:00 pm.
This major exhibit takes visitors to the frontlines and to the home front of WWII. it includes exclusive, first-person accounts from
veterans. The society’s executive director and president, Dr. Thomas
Zoubek, conducted interviews with 40 veterans who are Stamford
residents. “We were able to find representatives from all branches of
the services as well as women’s divisions: the WACS and the WAVES,”
notes Dr. Zoubek.
“Stamford veterans were found in all the theaters of the war … the
individual experiences give the viewer of the exhibit a more personal
and intimate experience and appreciation of how the war affected
people’s lives directly.“ The stories are augmented by photographs,
uniforms, and other artifacts, many of them graciously lent by the
veterans, including Mr. Mort Walker.
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