8 Worst Examples of Downtown Hartford CT Buildings Replaced by Parking Lots

In the 20th century, large sections of downtown Hartford were torn down to be replaced by new buildings and massive urban renewal projects. But the worst situations are where buildings were torn down and only replaced by a parking lot. Here are 8 examples of what was lost.

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00:00 Intro
01:33 Main & Morgan
02:34 Ann Uccello Street
03:54 Trumbull & Ann
04:33 Bushnell South
05:16 Allyn & High
06:28 Ford & Asylum
07:29 Main & Asylum
08:51 Pearl & Jewell

This video features images from: Library of Congress, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Hartford History Center (Hartford Public Library), Lawrence Plourde, Newman Architects and Robert Benson Photography
Assets from: Envato Elements, Google Earth Studio

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