• Journey's,  Schoolhouses

    Wylie One Room Schoolhouse, Voluntown CT

    This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”).  If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as I did my research. At time of writing this book…

  • Abandoned,  Journey's

    Abandoned gas station.

    [wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”5000″ height=”750″ lightbox=”true”]These photo’s have an old feel to me but the pumps themselves look fairly modern. All the pumps have their handles on the sides and I can’t remember that in a long, long time.    I can’t exactly put a date on when these gas stations were operational.  I do like the “feel” of the setting and the vintage look it…