Picture Ellington - Then And Now

ELLINGTON, CT — It's time to return to a fascinating picture book entitled Images of America: Ellington. The book, compiled by Lynn Kloter Fahy for the Ellington Historical Society, was first published in 2005, and contains 128 pages of amazing photos and stories of the small town formerly known as "the Great Marsh." It may be purchased from the Nellie McKnight Museum store here.

On page 105, we find an undated postcard depicting Ellington Town Hall at 55 Main Street. It was designed early in the 20th century by Ellington native J. Henry McCray, who also produced architecture for the adjacent Center School.

Still the hub of government activity in the center of town, the building's exterior has not changed drastically in the past century, as evidenced by the photo below, taken by me last summer.

Do you have a photo of an old Ellington business which no longer exists, to which you own the copyright and which we could feature in this column? Email tim.jensen@patch.com.

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