PHOTOS: Downtown New Canaan through the Years
Football victory snake dance
Ca. 1955, E.J. Cyr photo, courtesy of the New Canaan Historical Society
Main Street
With the Corner Cigar Store in view. Undated photo by Syd Greenberg, courtesy of the New Canaan Historical Society
Main Street at East Avenue
Ca. 1890s, showing the “Parker Elm," photo courtesy of the New Canaan Historical Society
Main Street at East Avenue
Ca. 1890s, showing the “Parker Elm," photo courtesy of the New Canaan Historical Society
South Elm Street
Breuchard Real Estate, Robert Corry photo courtesy of the New Canaan Historical Society
Construction of Firehouse
WPA retaining wall adjoining present-day Vine Cottage in foreground. 1936 Robert Corry photo, courtesy of the New Canaan Historical Society
Elm Street by "the alley"
Barber shop, Gustav Strauss Inc., The Corner Cigar Store Co., undated photo courtesy of the New Canaan Historical Society
Love seeing what this place looked like in the past. It provides inspiration for the future.