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!
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The Hartford hosted a concert today at Liam McGee Memorial Park. This park, which is the campus of the old Connecticut Mutual Insurance Company, serves as a park, an exercise trail, and a space for contemplation for employees of The Hartford. The Hartford dedicated this park in honor of Liam McGee on May 15.
This week's tour was a journey! Frank Hagaman led us on a tour of the street he used to live on, really off of: Capitol Avenue. Frank highlighted all of the new development along Capitol Avenue and how important a vibrant commercial district can be, even one as small as the one on Capitol Ave.
We got a longer trip to the top of the Tower Building at The Hartford today, and we got some nice shots of Asylum Hill and Hartford.
Painting of the exterior at 195 Sargeant Street is underway. NINA worked with the homeowner here to provide paint and a new color palette as part of our work finishing up on 199 Sargeant Street, our project right next door to 195. The house will now have a more traditionally Victorian color palette, and we enjoyed working with the homeowner to make this happen.
This week, Mary Falvey took us around the churches of Asylum Hill. This tour is a perennial favorite, and as an extra treat we got to see the inside of Asylum Hill Congregational Church.
It's good to have friends with high places! These shots are from the 24th floor of The Hartford's office tower, and they offer a fun perspective on our work at 54 Huntington Street as well as how it fits into the neighborhood. Also included is a terrific view looking west, taking in the whole of the campus of Saint Francis Hospital.
Wrecking equipment has been moved into place across the street from 207 Garden Street, and the demolition of the parking garage on Fraser Place is imminent.
These photos are looking down from the third floor. The stairs at the bottom of the well are the stairs coming in from the outside. The landings, which mark the halfway point between floors, remain in place.
A group of volunteers from The Hartford came out today to plant new trees in Asylum Hill for Arbor Day. We helped to line up some homes looking for trees for this event, and one of the interested homeowners was at 156 Sargeant Street. They were looking to establish a natural buffer between their property and Sigourney Street, and they were very happy to receive their new trees. Trees were provided by Knox Parks, and additional trees went in all along Sargeant Street.
