Playground Review: Elizabeth Park, Hartford

Welcome to the first of our new series of local playground reviews. For those just joining us, here is the initial idea. Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 Slides Location: 180 Elizabeth Street in Hartford, at the north end of Oxford Street. (Note that 180 Elizabeth is not a real address, but seems to work on Google Maps) Hours: Dawn to Dusk The playground at Elizabeth Park is ideal for younger children, and also has

171 Girard Avenue, Hartford’s West End

This West End gem has original architectural details and great entertaining and living spaces. It offers 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths over 3,019 square feet. Just steps from the UConn Law School, St. Francis and Elizabeth Park, the open front porch welcomes you to the home. Inside the entry foyer leads to the formal living room which features built-ins and a fireplace. The formal dining room connects to the kitchen which is a clean and

Discover Hartford’s West End

One of our roles, as a real estate agents representing sellers, is to act as an informal promoter for the various towns and neighborhoods in which our clients live. Potential buyers from other parts of Greater Hartford, or even other parts of the country, may not know what an area is actually like. They may have never visited, and they may have formed their own mental images based on what they’ve heard from other people.

Weekend Plans: Mar 19th 2011

Can I take the rest of the week off to watch college basketball? Is that allowed? No? That’s too bad, I heard there’s a tournament going on this weekend or something. Events & Activities Mark you calendars for the annual Elizabeth Park Flower Sale. Greenhouse doors open at 10:00 on Saturday, but you better get there early because there’s usually a crowd. Another summer hobby is on full display at the Connecticut Convention Center, which

Finding History in Your House

One evening during the second summer that we lived in our house, a stranger knocked on our front door. He introduced himself and said that his grandfather was an architect that recently passed away. He was cleaning out his grandfather’s office and came across some original blueprints to a house that said it was to be built on Oxford Street, but didn’t give a specific number. The man thought it would be a nice gesture