Hartford's First Petrol Station

On the corner of Buckingham and Hudson, across the street from a shoddily maintained dirt parking lot, sits this rather unassuming building. Nestled in a sea of asphalt parking lots and in shadows of the towers of downtown, the AG building, and the Capitol, this modest little mechanics shop is scarcely noticeable. Many a time we passed by without a second look. Then recently, we learned that this little building was Hartford's first gas station. For all you car lovers or haters out there, this is essentially where it all started in Hartford.

Upon closer inspection, one can clearly see signs of the buildings age. The most obvious being the fancy columns on the edges. Apparently petrol stations were built with a little more grandeur back in the old days. We didn't have the heart to look up what a gallon of gas would run as you putted around town back in the old days.

Farmington Ave is said to have roughly the same amount of potholes then as today.

Hartford's Most Dangerous Door

In an urban setting, many doorways can lead to unpleasant and harsh results. Despite all the potentially dangerous doorways in the metro area, we think we have uncovered the most dangerous door of them all, and at the same location as Hartford Pay Phone #35 (Fan Request Edition!) to boot. This doorway, in the building behind the Brainard Road Shell station is a guaranteed painful experience for all who shall dare to pass.