My World Tuesday: Downtown Waterbury, Connecticut

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Sunday Morning, Waterbury

Here are a few views of downtown Waterbury from a few Sundays ago. It really is a beautiful old industrial city whose wealthy benefactors made some beautiful things possible. On a Sunday when the streets are quiet, it's easy to see beyond the ugly street signs and traffic lights to a really splendid little post-industrial hole called home.

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  1. Cool clock. Thanks for sharing another slice of place.

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  2. Well taken shots of the clock, very creative. :)

    You have a nice look for your blog now, forgot to mention this yesterday. :)

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  3. Beautiful shots! It does look like a lovely place! And your blog is "spruced up" looks great. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Anonymous3:57 PM

    I wonder who MA Green is. But that's a beautiful clock.

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  5. Anonymous4:19 PM

    that is one big clock!

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  6. How I love the way you see things. The light you caught in the sky over the city, picked up by the streaming flag, has a poem in it somewhere.

    Meanwhile I'm going to steal your 'Splendid Little Hole Called Home' line and use it for a title (may I?).

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  7. Anonymous5:15 PM

    You've managed to capture the beauty of your city through your lens! Thanks for sharing :)

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  8. You do have a beautiful downtown and I love the clock. I think I've visited there but it was a long time ago. I've liked all the places in Connecticut that I've visited and want to go back one of these days.

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  9. you ought to take your photos to the local chamber of commerce and apply for a job or at least show them your photos of town. they are great!

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  10. Anonymous5:50 PM

    Love that clock and a little look look at your town.

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  11. Great photos of the town, I especially like the clock.

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  12. Beautiful shots, looks like a great town.

    Have a great week!
    Guy
    Regina In Pictures

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  13. That? Is one serious clock! I love it!

    I see you've done some remodeling... nice!

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  14. HI Sandy, visit me again for My World - I had a blip with blogger.

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  15. If only clocks could talk and tell us who has walked by them thru the ages. Nice photos. Have a great St. Patrick's Day on Tuesday.

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  16. If only clocks could talk and tell us who has walked by them thru the ages. Nice photos. Have a great St. Patrick's Day on Tuesday.

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  17. This post brought to mind:

    "All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that." Baltasar Gracian

    Love the pics!!

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  18. This is an interesting old clock.

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  19. Like the clock...Looks like nice downtown area. Thanks for sharing

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  20. Love that clock!And you may have started something with that little old hole line....

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  21. Anonymous7:06 PM

    Beautiful downtown area and the clocl is marvelous. Like ewok, was wondering who's Ma Green...is it a person's name? :)

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  22. Sunday in the city is always a nice time. What an amazing clock.

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  23. Sandy: What a nice look at the clock and the neat city for you to share. I spent a lot of time in Mystic, CT for one of my jobs.

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  24. Your town clock is so cheery and filled with character.

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  25. I really wish we has a town clock here. I have always liked these antiquated things, make such cute images.

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  26. Anonymous8:22 PM

    This is a very elegant clock! An old and precious jewel hidden among modern time buildings and street lights.

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  27. Anonymous8:33 PM

    Don't know why, but I do adore a lovely outdoor clock!

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  28. That's quite a clock! It's fun to have a glimpse into your city.

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  29. Cool clock, looks like a interesting place.

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  30. That's a beautiful clock. Happy Tuesday.

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  32. We do so clutter our space. Great shot of the clock and thanks for encouraging us to look beyond the clutter! Thank you for sharing and stopping by.
    Smiles

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  33. Anonymous10:21 PM

    Love the clock. Thanks for sharing your world with us and for your very kind comments on my site.

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  34. Nice shots. I like towns where its history peeks around the corner at you all the time.

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  35. Lovely...I never considered Waterbury a pretty town until I started enjoying your photos. Thank you for that!

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  36. A massive clock! It should be restored!

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  37. I really like old town clocks, they have history behind them

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  38. It is always good to see when smeone loves the place they live in.

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  39. Thanks for showing us a little of your world. Waterbury...sounds familiar , I think I may have driven through there a few years back!

    And thanks for visiting my world post today! Glad you liked the lizard.

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  40. Very interesting views of the town.
    The sky in the last picture against the landscape, is so attractive.

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  41. all three lovely images but i love the 1st one the best

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  42. Anonymous2:32 AM

    i like the first pic too :) and i find that big clock beautiful and interesting.

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  43. Anonymous3:47 AM

    What a happy clock!! Made me smile.

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  44. Great photos and an excelent post.

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  45. Some of the old industrial towns here in the UK have been turned into national treasures now.
    Strange how they can become quite beautiful.

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  46. i simply adore all old clocks.

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  47. It is always a pleasure and interesting to see your world Sandy. I have seen "We shall find peace" the film is very beautiful.

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  48. I'm sure that beautiful clock adds a lot of character to the town, very nice capture. Thanks for the visit and for the kind comments.

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  49. Anonymous7:38 AM

    Hello,

    Great blog..

    Have a nice week..

    =)

    http://travelandtrips.wordpress.com/

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  50. Hi,
    Beautiful photos,I love it.Thanks for viewing my world and have a nice day.

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  51. hi..greetings to u..

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  52. Anonymous9:53 AM

    Very neat series of the clock!

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  53. I love those old clocks.

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  54. I love that clock! Looks like you had a great day to be out there shooting!

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  55. I really like the clock. It's wonderful that the downtown is still vibrant and hasn't deteriorated like so many have in this post-industrial age.

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  56. Very nice and grand looking outdoor timepiece.
    KacyK

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  57. Anonymous1:13 PM

    That clock must have been witness to a lot of things, Enjoy your week!

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  58. Anonymous1:22 PM

    Interesting old clock in another part of the wonderful world in which you live!
    Hugs and blessings,

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  59. Anonymous3:14 PM

    What an amazing clock! Just love it! Thank you for your visit! =)

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  60. Lovely shots of the old clock.

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  61. Interesting clock. I particularly loved the first shot!

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  62. thanks for sharing a little of your town...remember when sundays were a day when everything used to close down? don't we wish things were like that again...
    have a great week.

    until later
    erin

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  63. great pics of the clock, i remember the first time i saw it.. I was with you.. Thanks for sharing these great pics!

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  64. Interesting clock, in an interesting street. I wonder whom or what was M.A.Green?

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  65. I like the top picture the best where the focus is on the 'm. a. green'.

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  66. Anonymous10:58 PM

    I think that every town or city has its own charm and character. I particularly that clock which without a doubt added character to your downtown. Great shots!

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  67. That is one amazing clock!
    You talk about the town so well, that I feel I have an experience of it. I am from S.Calif. Not L.A., still I have plenty of loved ones there. I am not fond of that town. But on Christmas half or more of the town seems to be somewhere else and the weather is almost always glorious. I have the same feeling then, as though you can feel an old spirit of the town, one full of history and beauty.

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  68. I dare say, with so many ahead of me, I may be lost among the fray in my late comment of these amazing photos .. Still, this town looks so quiet and old school, if you know what I mean ... like the stuff in my dreams.

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  69. Anonymous8:53 AM

    Love the big public clock - it's great! Nice new header too!

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  70. I love clocks like that one.

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  71. it looks a little like baguio city here in the philippines.

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  72. Love that clock. The East is so much more civilized than the West!

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  73. Hi, Sandy! I haven't been by to see you in way too long. I really love that old clock in Waterbury.

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  74. I love old clocks and sure enjoyed each view of this one!

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  75. M.A. Green was a large jewelry store in Waterbury for over 50 years. They moved that clock from its original location on Grand St. when they moved to Bank St. in 1936.

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