Posts in Category: Bridgeport

Main Street, Bridgeport

Main Street, Bridgeport

Mailed in 1958 to Springfield, Massachusetts

Fairfield County Courthouse, Bridgeport

Fairfield County Courthouse, Bridgeport

Prosecuting the offenders since 1888

Barnum Museum, Bridgeport

Barnum Museum, Bridgeport

Mailed in 1908 to Bethel

Barnum Museum, Bridgeport

Mailed in 1907 to Springfield, Massachusetts

Barnum Museum, Bridgeport

 

 

 

 

Bridgeport Harbor Lighthouse

Bridgeport Harbor Lighthouse

Built in 1871 and removed in 1953. The card was mailed in 1907 to Bethel.

McLevy Hall, Bridgeport

McLevy Hall, Bridgeport

The former city hall and courthouse opened in 1854 and is being renovated into an arts center. Abraham Lincoln spoke in the (since removed) auditorium on the right side of this image. The postcard was mailed in 1908 to Cold Spring Harbor, New York.

Perry Arch, Bridgeport

Perry Arch, Bridgeport

Post Office Arcade, Bridgeport

Post Office Arcade, Bridgeport

Bridgeport Railroad Station

Bridgeport Railroad Station

Mailed in 1905 to New York state. So “new” is relative. 

Beardsley Park, Bridgeport

Beardsley Park, Bridgeport

Mailed in 1906 to Syracuse. Where, presumably, they appreciate good shrubbery

Klein Memorial Auditorium, Bridgeport

Klein Memorial Auditorium, Bridgeport