The New England Hurricane of 1938
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Shortly after the September 21, 1938 hurricane, Leslie H. Tyler compiled a booklet of 177 photos and illustrations, "The New England Hurricane" (© October 1938 - Leslie H. Tyler). Four of the photos were taken in Hamden by professional news photogtrapher, I.A. Sneiderman, who lived on Still Hill Road near where Station 9 is today.
The captions in quotation marks below each photo are as they appeared in Leslie Tyler's booklet.
Posted 9/3/10
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| "Whitney Avenue, Centerville." - Looking north on Whitney Avenue just north of School Street - CLICK to enlarge (Photo by I.A. Sneiderman) |
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| Same location 72 years later - CLICK to enlarge |
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| (Photo by I.A. Sneiderman) |
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"This tree across Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, effectually blocked the road to Whitney Avenue." The large house in the background still stands at 2389 (Old) Dixwell Avenue. Built in 1819, it was known as the Jared Bassett House. Until recently, it was the site of the Colonial Times Restaurant.
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| (Photo by I.A. Sneiderman) |
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"Hamden Police Headquarters preparing emergency illumination." Hamden Police Headquarters was located in the basement of Hamden Town Hall until 1952, when the new police headquarters was dedicated at 2900 Dixwell Avenue.
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| "Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, near the Hamden High School." (Photo by I.A. Sneiderman) These two houses are still standing as of 2011. Go to Hamden Then & Now. |
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A handful of significant hurricanes have hit Hamden since 1938, the next two occuring in 1944 and 1950. The practice of naming hurricanes began in 1954, the year Hurricane Carol hit southern Connectricut. The last significant hurricane to hit Hamden was Hurricane Gloria in 1985.
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