The birth of Bridgeport is 1821. Those who argue the real history starts in 1836 when it converted from a town charter to an incorporated
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Tag: Charles Brilvitch
Happy Bicentennial Bridgeport–200 Years–Oh, Those Damned Bridges
What, Bridgeport 200 years old? You bet your absentee ballot it is. How did that happen? It’s the spring of 1821, Bridgeport was a borough
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Bassick Scion Urges Preservation Of High School’s Architectural History
E. Webb Bassick IV, oldest survivor of 4 generations of Bassicks with a deep industrial and philanthropic history in Bridgeport, issued this letter to municipal
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Preserve Bassick High School, An Honorable Landmark
Charles Brilvitch is a Bridgeport treasure who spent decades marinating in the city’s architectural history, something that requires endurance, passion and love for the things
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Bassick A Classic–A Call To Preserve Architectural Integrity Of High School
The state will finance most of the cost for a new $115 million Bassick High School. How officials go about the makeover is another thing.
Read moreCheers! Made In Bridgeport–Asylum Distillery Raises Spirits, Grain To Bottle
What does a retired General Electric chemical engineer do next? For Robert Schulten it’s creating the city’s first licensed distillery since Prohibition, from grain to
Read moreA Piece Of The Rock With Brilvitch
City historian Charles Brilvitch will lead a walking tour of Black Rock, that cool waterfront hamlet, on Sunday May 31 from 4-5 p.m. Charles will
Read moreCasting Call For Downtown Theaters
Casting director Morgan Burch has put out the call for Bridgeport community extras for a film short at the closed Majestic Theater Downtown. Bridgeport was
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