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.
My World Tuesday
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Cool clock. Thanks for sharing another slice of place.
ReplyDeleteWell taken shots of the clock, very creative. :)
ReplyDeleteYou have a nice look for your blog now, forgot to mention this yesterday. :)
Beautiful shots! It does look like a lovely place! And your blog is "spruced up" looks great. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI wonder who MA Green is. But that's a beautiful clock.
ReplyDeletethat is one big clock!
ReplyDeleteHow 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.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile I'm going to steal your 'Splendid Little Hole Called Home' line and use it for a title (may I?).
You've managed to capture the beauty of your city through your lens! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteYou 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.
ReplyDeleteyou 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!
ReplyDeleteLove that clock and a little look look at your town.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of the town, I especially like the clock.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots, looks like a great town.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Guy
Regina In Pictures
That? Is one serious clock! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI see you've done some remodeling... nice!
HI Sandy, visit me again for My World - I had a blip with blogger.
ReplyDeleteIf 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.
ReplyDeleteIf 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.
ReplyDeleteThis post brought to mind:
ReplyDelete"All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that." Baltasar Gracian
Love the pics!!
This is an interesting old clock.
ReplyDeleteLike the clock...Looks like nice downtown area. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteLove that clock!And you may have started something with that little old hole line....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful downtown area and the clocl is marvelous. Like ewok, was wondering who's Ma Green...is it a person's name? :)
ReplyDeleteSunday in the city is always a nice time. What an amazing clock.
ReplyDeleteSandy: 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.
ReplyDeleteYour town clock is so cheery and filled with character.
ReplyDeleteI really wish we has a town clock here. I have always liked these antiquated things, make such cute images.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very elegant clock! An old and precious jewel hidden among modern time buildings and street lights.
ReplyDeleteDon't know why, but I do adore a lovely outdoor clock!
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a clock! It's fun to have a glimpse into your city.
ReplyDeleteCool clock, looks like a interesting place.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful clock. Happy Tuesday.
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ReplyDeleteWe 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.
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Love the clock. Thanks for sharing your world with us and for your very kind comments on my site.
ReplyDeleteNice shots. I like towns where its history peeks around the corner at you all the time.
ReplyDeleteLovely...I never considered Waterbury a pretty town until I started enjoying your photos. Thank you for that!
ReplyDeleteA massive clock! It should be restored!
ReplyDeleteI really like old town clocks, they have history behind them
ReplyDeleteIt is always good to see when smeone loves the place they live in.
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing us a little of your world. Waterbury...sounds familiar , I think I may have driven through there a few years back!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for visiting my world post today! Glad you liked the lizard.
Very interesting views of the town.
ReplyDeleteThe sky in the last picture against the landscape, is so attractive.
all three lovely images but i love the 1st one the best
ReplyDeletei like the first pic too :) and i find that big clock beautiful and interesting.
ReplyDeleteWhat a happy clock!! Made me smile.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and an excelent post.
ReplyDeleteSome of the old industrial towns here in the UK have been turned into national treasures now.
ReplyDeleteStrange how they can become quite beautiful.
i simply adore all old clocks.
ReplyDeleteIt is always a pleasure and interesting to see your world Sandy. I have seen "We shall find peace" the film is very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI'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.
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteGreat blog..
Have a nice week..
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Hi,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos,I love it.Thanks for viewing my world and have a nice day.
hi..greetings to u..
ReplyDeleteVery neat series of the clock!
ReplyDeleteI love those old clocks.
ReplyDeleteI love that clock! Looks like you had a great day to be out there shooting!
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteVery nice and grand looking outdoor timepiece.
ReplyDeleteKacyK
That clock must have been witness to a lot of things, Enjoy your week!
ReplyDeleteInteresting old clock in another part of the wonderful world in which you live!
ReplyDeleteHugs and blessings,
What an amazing clock! Just love it! Thank you for your visit! =)
ReplyDeleteLovely shots of the old clock.
ReplyDeleteInteresting clock. I particularly loved the first shot!
ReplyDeletethanks 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...
ReplyDeletehave a great week.
until later
erin
great pics of the clock, i remember the first time i saw it.. I was with you.. Thanks for sharing these great pics!
ReplyDeleteInteresting clock, in an interesting street. I wonder whom or what was M.A.Green?
ReplyDeleteI like the top picture the best where the focus is on the 'm. a. green'.
ReplyDeleteI 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!
ReplyDeleteThat is one amazing clock!
ReplyDeleteYou 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.
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.
ReplyDeleteLove the big public clock - it's great! Nice new header too!
ReplyDeleteI love clocks like that one.
ReplyDeleteit looks a little like baguio city here in the philippines.
ReplyDeleteLove that clock. The East is so much more civilized than the West!
ReplyDeleteHi, Sandy! I haven't been by to see you in way too long. I really love that old clock in Waterbury.
ReplyDeleteI love old clocks and sure enjoyed each view of this one!
ReplyDeleteM.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.
ReplyDeleteThanks for being here.