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: 2Not to be a downer or anything, but the new traffic pattern eliminated one parking space in front of 207 Garden Street. That matters because those parking spaces also serve as a loading zone for Kent Pizza, and the truck here today had less room for that. A big deal? Not probably, but a different driver could see the new pattern differently than this one did.
The city installed new traffic slowing elements at the intersection of Ashley, Garden, and Fraser Place. The goal is to reduce speeding down the hill, as cars headed north on Garden can pick up quite a head of steam.
A peek at the house following the start of interior demolition.
We are nearly there - we think the house will be on the market next month. If you look closely in the photo of the kitchen cabinets, you can see Ken reflected in the leftmost cabinet and me, taking the phot, two cabinet doors over.
On a beautiful clear day like today, you can see right through the windows on the second and third floors of the tower on the east side of 847 Asylum Avenue.
An interesting historic artifact is also visible in the detail shot. The brownstone cutting across the tower, just below the third story window, is probably the original soffit. We think that the Plimptons, as part of their 1884 addition, added the third floor.
And, as you then go back to the distance shot, you’ll see a similar line above the keyhole windows in the billiards room. It’s possible that that was the original soffit of the addition, or it could be that the Plimptons’ architect, John C. Mead, added this feature to create a visual balance with the older soffit atop the second floor.
Shots from the event. We had close to 100 people attend. Food and beverages provided by Catering at the Forge. There were brief remarks as well: Lynda Godkin, NINA’s board chair, moderated, and speakers were Arunan Arulampalam, Hartford mayor; Ken Johnson, NINA executive director; and Andrew Daly, NINA board president.
This is the bathroom in the primary bedroom on the second floor of the owner’s unit. Also a couple of shots of the rest of the bedroom.
Pictured here are Mohamad Alktefan and Lionel Robert, two of the finish carpenters who worked on 847 Asylum Avenue and who attended this evening’s preview open house. They came to the project through our partner Fresh Start Pallet Products, and they were hired by Bellevue Home Solutions, which installed the cabinets in the house.
This photo was provided by Jenna Columbus, Fresh Start’s executive director.
We opened up the Plimpton House this evening as a preview for the funders and peers who supported us on this project. These are some shots from before the event.
The man in the green shirt on the staircase is Jonathan Clark, who donated 102 Huntington Street to NINA and has been one of NINA’s longest supporters. The woman in the gray shirt is Erin Fletcher, a NINA homeowner, a NINA board member, and the proprietor of Vine & Ivy Flowers, which provided the floral arrangements for the event.
The funeral for Wethersfield firefighter was held today at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph. Both Farmington Avenue and Asylum Avenue were closed for the funeral.
More photos are available at the Courant.
