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141-149 Elm St
Listed as City Coal & Wood through 1947, then City Coal & Supply from 1948 until 1953. Starting c1954 it is listed as City Building Supply Co.
The large coal bin structure was present through the 1951 aerial photo and gone by the 1955 one. My guess is that it was torn down sometime 1953-4 when the company changed its name to City Building Supply Co. A post-November 1953 date means it would be in place for all of my ops sessions, greatly simplifying things.
Sanborn Map 1938 updated to 1950
Sanborn Map 1938 updated to 1950
1938 Yellow Pages Ad
1938 Yellow Pages Ad
1939 Yellow Pages Ad
1939 Yellow Pages Ad
1946 Yellow Pages Ad
1946 Yellow Pages Ad
1946 Yellow Pages Ad
1946 Yellow Pages Ad
Ad on cover of 1947 New Britain City Directory
Ad on cover of 1947 New Britain City Directory
1949 Yellow Pages Ad
1949 Yellow Pages Ad
1951 City Directory Ad
1951 City Directory Ad
Note the "Established 1889," a year also identified in the 1938 and 1939 yellow pages ads above. This would indicate this is still the same company but with a new name.
1955 Yellow Pages Ad
1955 Yellow Pages Ad
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