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Tag Archives: Connecticut
The Counter at Bill’s No. 7
Here is another scanned 35mm negative in the Photo Elective category. We’re back inside Bill’s No. 7 which was on Main Street in downtown Willimantic, Connecticut. I must have been in there between the breakfast and lunch rush. At its … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Photo Restoration, Photography, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 35mm, analog, black and white, Connecticut, diner, scan, Tina Garceau, USA, vintage, Willceau, Willimantic
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Inside Bill’s No. 7
Here’s another scanned 35mm negative in the Photo Elective category. This one was from the interior of a fantastic old diner on Main Street in downtown Willimantic, Connecticut. Through the window you can see Willimantic’s famous foot bridge. All sophomore … Continue reading
The Horror of Party Beach
One of my all time favorite, so-bad-it’s-good, horror films is available in a beautiful, high definition transfer on Amazon’s Prime. The Horror of Party Beach is the only beach party movie to have been made in Connecticut, and other than … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Stuff Joe Likes, Weird World of the Roku
Tagged Amazon, Connecticut, Halloween, Horror of Party Beach, Prime, Roku, streaming
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A Long Time Ago About 4 Hours Away…
This is another of The Photo Elective series of photographs that Tina, I and every other illustration major attending The Philadelphia College of Art were required to shoot, process and print. My guess is that the notion of the class … Continue reading
Posted in News, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, analog, black and white, Connecticut, Eastern Connecticut, Gremlin, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Tina Garceau, USA, vintage, Windham
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Positive I.D.
I’m always posting old family photos with the line “I have no idea who these people are”. People – write down names on the backs of your photos! Fortunately, I’ve had amazing luck posting my photos to various Facebook groups, … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Restoration
Tagged Connecticut, photo restoration, Rhea Garceau, vintage photos, Willimantic
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Eleven Ladies
I’ve been scanning and restoring old family photographs – many that were taken in the 1910s. Sadly, none of the people in my collection of photos are identified – except for this one. My grandmother is in the back row on … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged 1910s, Connecticut, Cunningham Photography, vintage photos, Willimantic
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House on Prospect Street
Another shot I took during my time in Connecticut on a cold afternoon. This town has a lot of Victorian Houses, and although this one looks a little worse for wear – it’s always been one of my favorites.