A series of entries designed to capture the ongoing adventures of NINA! See how we came to be where we are today, and follow along as we enter the new century of social media!
Page: 19The Cathedral of Saint Joseph has wrapped up their project on their west lawn, and they’ve created a lovely garden area that celebrates their history and their patrons while also providing a spot for contemplation. The even managed to preserve the old weeping cross (sort of).
For the first time in 18 months, we welcomed volunteers to one of our project sites. We had a the defense from the Trinity College men’s hockey team up at 29 Ashley Street, doing some work on the lawn and pulling nails from the interior framing. It wasn’t glamorous, but it was fun to have people back on site.
This was a great group, too. They were very enthusiastic about working, and some of them had even volunteered for us over on Sigourney Street when they were freshmen. Many thanks to them and to our friend at Trinity, Joe Barber, for helping to set this up with us.
Thanks also to the “ServCorps Gang” – Dave Cunningham, Rich Grobe, Ramon Martinez, Tony Mein, and Mike Stockman – who came out to oversee the day and to provide snacks, too.
The exterior framing on the bay windows is now in place.
This is coming up Garden to the intersection with Cogswell and Myrtle. They’ve taken out the left lane at the intersection, which used to be a “rump” lane for turning left, which means they’ve eliminated the right-turn-only lane.
It does make things easier for people who want to turn left, but it certainly hasn’t discouraged anyone from racing up the left-turn lane to pass everyone at the intersection.
This is coming up Garden to the intersection with Cogswell and Myrtle. They’ve taken out the left lane at the intersection, which used to be a “rump” lane for turning left, which means they’ve eliminated the right-turn-only lane.
It does make things easier for people who want to turn left, but it certainly hasn’t discouraged anyone from racing up the left-turn lane to pass everyone at the intersection.
ConnDOT has just about finished the new rotary at the intersection of Park Terrace, Sigourney, and Russ – all that’s left is painting the stripes. It’s just south of I-84 in Frog Hollow, and it’s something you might take someday, plus it’s right next to where I live. Note the scooters, too: these are the latest is pay-to-share transportation in Hartford. They seem like they are fun, but they’ve been prompting some less than safe maneuvers around town, especially up and down Broad Street.
Brand new – and already causing grief for speeders! As you can see from the grooves in the street, this new speed hump has taken its toll. I suppose this is why they paint warning stripes?
This one is between Ashley and Collins, but there’s another one down between Asylum and Collins, too.
The current owners of the house put in a fence along 42 Hawthorn.
I see cars doing it all the time, but this bus gave it a whole new meaning. It also led me to contemplate that there have been a lot of changes to traffic patterns in Asylum Hill since the pandemic began, and I should do something to catch everyone up on that.
It’s looking pretty good!
