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Made in New Haven artifacts mural: the Hall of Records
The Hall of Records in New Haven CT. Made in New Haven Wall of 203 artifacts
REST IN PIECES
An installation called “Rest in Pieces” for the New Haven Preservation Trust’s 50th Anniversary celebration. The exhibit contained fragments of buildings that were lost during urban renewal, the 1970s and recent structures such as the New Haven Coliseum and the Yale Boat House. The large white terra-cotta piece on the lower left was from the great Shartenberg’s Department store that was on Chapel St and destroyed in 1958. This fragment was unearthed when the 360 State St apartment building was built on the 30+ year dirt parking lot where the historic building once stood. Other fragments include: A red terra-cotta ornate piece from the original NY NH and H Railroad building that once stood where the New Haven Police Dept is today. A white glazed brick from Malley’s Dept Store on Church St, White brick from Spectors Jewelry store on Chapel St, A cobble stone from the Crown St and a few more bricks from buildings destroyed in the area. This is part of a collection numbering in the thousands of fragments of destroyed structures in New Haven.
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