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Title	Asylum Street looking west from Trumbull Street, Hartford.
Place	174 Asylum Street (Hartford, Conn.)
Topic	Theaters Commercial buildings Signs and signboards Automobiles
Genre	Photographs
Theme	Environment
Description	Movie theaters and brick commercial buildings line a city street. Large painted signs on the side of nearest building read: "P.O.M.G. / See Savitt... You'll Have It / 35 Asylum St... 35 seconds from Main / Diamond Merchants - Jewelers" "FREE Musical / Entertainment / at its best! / Golden Sound / Radio - WCCC / The Savitt Stations / 129 AM... "" A neon or electric sign on the faÃ§ade reads: "E.M. Loew's". The theater marquee reads: "Lord Jim / Peter O'Toole / James Mason." The marquee on a second theater at the left reads: "Allyn / James Stewart / Shenandoah / Selected Short Sub[jects]". A sign for "Herb's / Sport / Shop" is between the two theaters. Street signs include "No / Parking / Bus / Stop" and an air raid shelter sign. Automobiles are parked in a parking lot at the right. Litter is on the ground. A sign reads: "Free Parking / While Dining at / Frank's Rest." Two newspaper vending machines are on the sidewalk at the far right. Automobiles are parked at parking meters along the curb at the left. Street lights line the street which has painted crosswalks at the corners. A traffic light hangs from wires overhead. A neon or electric "Bowling" sign is in the upper left corner. Inscribed on back: "Hartford, Conn. Ca. 1968 / Asylum St., looking West from Trumbull"<br>
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.<br>The motion picture, Shenandoah, starring James Stewart, was released in 1965.<br>The motion picture, Lord Jim, starring Peter O'Toole and James Mason, was released in 1965.<br>"P.O.M.G." -- "Peace of Mind Guaranteed" -- was a slogan of Savitt Jewelers.<br>
Date created	1965.
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 21 x 26 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number: 1973.87.0.2<br>File name: chs_m8_1973_87_0_2.jpg<br>Negative number: 1900<br>
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Photographs

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