By Dan Shine Voice Columnist To Savin Rock in a Packard This week we present a young girl’s memories of a long-ago summer day, spent at Savin Rock. Our thanks to Valerie Forte for this story, written by her mother, the late … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Historian's Corner
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Fater’s Drug Store Our thanks to Valerie Forte Vitali, who submitted these memories; Fater’s was located on Orange Avenue in Allingtown: Fater’s smelled of vanilla, strawberry, and tobacco. I remember … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist The Settling of Kelsey Hill Part II See Part 1 Painter Park In 1959, The Boy lived on Kelsey Avenue: On summer nights, he was allowed to ride his bicycle up to Painter Park each night after dinner, … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist The Settling of Kelsey Hill Part I See Part 2 When the first white settlers arrived in the area presently known as West Haven, they found broad marshes that were bordered by what the mariners of … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist The Rivoli Theater Back in 1959, the boy could spend all of a Saturday afternoon watching black-and-white television—for there were two wonderful channels available, 3 and 8! And on … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Ora Mason Why on earth would a librarian be vacationing on a tramp steamer?? Well, it’s like this: Born in 1904, Ora Mason began work at the West Haven Public Library in 1924 as the children’s … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Part VII “Today—West Haven a town—tomorrow, a city.” --From the Town Crier, 1961 It seems that the best way to conclude this series on West Haven’s centennial as an entity unto itself … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist West Haven’s Centennial Part VI See: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Since the arrival of European settlers to this area in 1638, the development of West Haven has moved along through what … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Historian’s Corner
West Haven’s Centennial Part V See: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 6 At the close of the Revolutionary War, many Connecticut communities sought to achieve town privileges, and West Haven was no exception: in 1781, Amity, … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist West Haven’s Centennial Part IV See: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 5 | Part 6 The story of West Haven’s early growth and development cannot be told without focusing some attention on the … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner