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Misc. Action Photos and Articles

January 13, 1918 - Hamden Plains Methodist Church, Dixwell and Church

September 21, 1938 – Great New England Hurricane of 1938

August 7, 1940 – Giant Valley Farm, 640 Tuttle Avenue

February 18, 1941 – Matavolti Building, Whitney and Dixwell

1948 – Hamden Fire Apparatus at Two Spring Glen Incidents

November 26, 1950 – Another Hurricane Hits Hamden

November 27, 1950 – Thayer Street Home Explosion

January 13, 1951 – Vintage Hamden Apparatus Respond to Fennbrook Drive Brush Fire

February 12, 1953 – Country Club Pharmacy, 1235 Whitney Avenue

February 15, 1955 – Butterworth Mansion, 640 Tuttle Avenue

December 23, 1957 – Eli Moore’s, Hamden Plaza, 2100 Dixwell Avenue

January 31, 1959 – North Haven Brick Co., State Street

April 3, 1963 – The Office, 32 Lee Street

June 20, 1963 - Rite Box Co., 2317 Whitney Avenue

December 7, 1964 - Weather Vane Restaurant, 4137 Whitney Avenue

December 25, 1964 - Reilly’s Restaurant, 2392 Whitney Avenue

January 21, 1965 – Radio Station WDEE, 438 Denslow Hill Road

December 30, 1965 – Empire Kitchens, 1188 Dixwell Avenue

March 24, 1966 – Rocket Fuel Fire, 36 Bolton Street

June 12, 1966 – Connecticut Donut Co., 3800 Whitney Avenue

November 23, 1967 – Fireside Restaurant, 3307 Whitney Avenue

January 12, 1968 – Fleming Co., Broadway and Ives

May 1, 1968 – Maselli Fireplace Center, 3547 Whitney Avenue

December 1968 – Washdown at Whitney and Day Spring

April 20-21, 1969 - H&D Paper Products

January 25, 1971 – Sam Mednicow's Used Cars

February 4, 1972 – LIFE Magazine, Hamden Pond Rescue Photo

October 18, 1972 – Tech Plywood, 1047 Dixwell Avenue

February 24, 1973 – Tanker Disaster at 86 Glenbrook Avenue

October 18, 1977 – 1181 Whitney Avenue Apartment Explosion

February 3, 1978 – Daw Packing Co., School St. and Washington Ave.

April 20-21, 1979 - Corey Lumber and Howard Johnson's

January 24, 1985 – French-Italian Building, Dixwell and Helen

February 9, 1985 – House Fire, 27 Edwards Street

May 10, 1985 – House Fire, 113 Goodyear Street (New Haven)

September 9, 1987 – Bassett’s Service Station, 3050 Whitney Avenue

July 10, 1989 - TORNADO

August 10, 1998 – Butterworth’s Farm, 640 Tuttle Avenue

April 29, 1999 – High Standard Building, 1817 Dixwell Avenue

August 31, 2000 – House Fire, 106 Helen Street


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