Blogs about: Merritt Parkway
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You CAN Get There From Here…
…but for the next few days, it won’t be easy. Friday’s scary train wreck just a few miles east will play havoc with this week’s commute. The Westport and Green’s Farms tr… more →
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All the best intentions....
wrote 3 days ago: Evidently, the charity that I send my drawings to had a problem with its venue…so my work will … more →
Trumbull - Family News and Car Troubles - Dec, 1939 (2)
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wrote 2 weeks ago: 1934 – 1940 Timeline This is the second half of the letter Grandpa wrote to Lad, in Venezuela, … more →
You CAN Get There From Here...
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wrote 1 month ago: …but for the next few days, it won’t be easy. Friday’s scary train wreck just a fe … more →
Trumbull - A Surprise And A Cowboy? - Oct. 1939
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wrote 1 month ago: In this weeks letter, Grandpa starts off with a very mundane piece of information before getting to … more →
The Merritt Parkway: Cutting, Planting, Crashing
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wrote 1 month ago: In the aftermath of the recent Paul Bunyan activity near the Merritt, a group of interested Westport … more →
Trumbull - Gifts, Football and Thinsies - Oct, 1939
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wrote 1 month ago: The Old Homestead remains the center of activity with all the children, except Lad, living there. Bi … more →
Trumbull - Welcome Home Dan (1)
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wrote 4 months ago: Grandpa gives his usual interesting account of Dan’s homecoming in a rather unusual way. He tr … more →
#17: Connecticut
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wrote 4 months ago: “He who transplanted still sustains.” (Qui Transtulit Sustinet) – Connecticut Stat … more →
Trumbull - Lad's Best Friend
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wrote 4 months ago: Arnold Gibson was Lad’s best friend and he joined the older boys on many adventures, including … more →
Oh, to drive a Rolls-Royce on the Merritt
wrote 5 months ago: I love the Merritt Parkway as much as the next person, even though it is wacky. And I take a lot of … more →
Deadly Trees Merit Removal
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wrote 5 months ago: First, the beautiful canopy of trees helped land the Merritt Parkway on the National Register of His … more →
2nd Worst Christmas Ever, Or the Never-Ending Road Trip.
wrote 5 months ago: New Jersey to Connecticut in 4 Hours? Ha! We made decent time from southern New Jersey until just o … more →
Information Conflicting With The Official Story Presented on Main Stream Media Continues to Arise. Does anyone even know what the real facts are?
wrote 5 months ago: BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR Posted by George Freund - The notorious car photographed leaving the scene … more →
Oh What Fun It Is To Drive On The Merritt Every Day. Hey!
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wrote 6 months ago: James Taylor has Carolina on his mind, and I have the Merritt Parkway on mine. On Thursday, a news i … more →
Merritt Parkway vs Wile E. Coyote
wrote 7 months ago: Drivers on the Merritt Parkway have to face dangers including falling trees, frisky deer and low bri … more →
A Dreadful Merritt Journey (in license plates)
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wrote 7 months ago: It’s Sam’s first day at his new job in Manhattan, but with trains to the city non-existe … more →
Preservation Photos #143
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wrote 10 months ago: Cruising the historic Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. … more →
A Friday poem for the Merritt
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wrote 12 months ago: Here’s a poem, dedicated to Merritt. And stopping distances. You know, the distance you should … more →
Merritt Etiquette
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wrote 1 year ago: Of all the madcap road layouts in this fine land, the Merritt Parkway has to take top honors. As chr … more →
