Examples of blocking the box are common – usually, though, they are people turning right from Asylum into the Trident.  A vehicle turning left into the Trident is rare.

NINA executive director Ken Johnson and architect Valerio Giadone, getting a feel for the house.

Although the tree branch is new.

These roses are at 221 Garden Street, long ago a NINA home.

Photo taken while walking by – there’s no reason to assume that they won’t reassemble the historic porch, but there’s also no reason to assume they will.  The condemnation order is still visible on the front door, and the historic Charter Oak marker remains in place on the porch post.

There’s a leak in the classroom next to NINA’s office.

Caught a glimpse of this driving by today.  Normally, work to repair a condemned building would be good news, but in this case they haven’t pulled any permits, which means there hasn’t been any historic review, which means that yet more damage could be done to the house.  Fingers crossed, I suppose.