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For the first century and a half of its existence, Danbury and Main Street were one and the same. The arrival of the railroads in the mid-19th century and the growth of the city's hatmaking industry began to expand it beyond Main's immediate neighborhood, and by the end of the century what had been a small village was a city with Main Street as its civic and commercial core.
Tarrywile Park is a large municipal park in the city of Danbury, Connecticut.The park consists of 722 acres (292 ha) of rolling hills with woodlands, fields, and ponds. It also includes the Tarrywile Mansion, probably the finest Shingle Style house in the ci
A group of concerned Danbury citizens, which included the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, raised the money to purchase the homestead and founded the Danbury Historical Society and Arts Center. The purpose of the organization, for which the Rider house functioned as a meeting place, was to foster appreciation in art ...
Greater Danbury (Danbury-New Milford Area), also known as the Housatonic Valley Region, is a region in the state of Connecticut centered on the city of Danbury. It consists of the city of Danbury and adjacent towns in the areas around the Housatonic River and the Still River .
Meeker's Hardware (also known as The Red Block) is located at White Street and Patriot Drive in downtown Danbury, Connecticut, United States, near the city's train station and the Danbury Railway Museum, just outside the city's Main Street Historic District. It was built in 1883, opened in 1885 and remained in the Meeker family until 2013.
Footwear: Satin is a popular fabric for shoe makers, from ballerina slippers to high heels. Fashion accessories: Satin is commonly used for evening bags and clutches in the fashion industry. Crafting: Satin in the form of ribbons is very common for crafting various products such as rosette leis, corsage, and even decorative flowers. [18]
Antique satin, also called satin-back shantung, [1] is any five- or eight-harness (shaft) satin weave that uses slubbed or unevenly spun yarns in the weft (filling). [2] It is reversible in that one side is satin and the other is shantung. It is used for simulating 17th and 18th century silks, [3] and clothing such as blouses, lingerie and ...
Tuxedo Junction was a 600-capacity live music venue located at 2 Ives Street in Danbury, Connecticut.Ron and Rick Jowdy founded the club in 1985, and sold it in 1998 to Michael Roviello and Al Caccamo, who closed it in 2013.