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Today, Liam McGee, the CEO of the Hartford Financial Services Group, announced that The Hartford had pledged $2 million to help the City of Hartford purchase and demolish the Capitol West Building. This building is one of the most prominent blighted buildings in the city, primarily because it presses right up against Interstate 84. It serves as the worst kind of billboard for the city, especially because of the “starter window” some developer installed to showcase what the building would be. That went nowhere, and although I won’t deny I’ve heard people recount good memories of the building, I can’t say I’m sorry to see it go.
Speaking at the event were Bernie Michel, chair of the Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association; Pedro Segarra, Mayor, Hartford; and Liam McGee. Following the speeches, McGee and Segarra unveiled a banner showing the cityscape without the Capitol West Building, and a crew began symbolically to demolish the building by removing its name.
Many thanks to The Hartford for its commitment to revitalize Asylum Hill.
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