On a normal Friday morning, Westport’s business district would have been bustling.
Today was not a normal Friday morning. Neither was any day this week, or last. And it won’t be normal next week either.
Alert — and saddened — Molly Alger took a lonely tour through town this morning. Here’s what she saw.
Post Road East, looking west
Compo Shopping Center
Playhouse Square
Another view of Post Road East
Church Lane
Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge
Taylor parking lot
Main Street
Main Street, further north
Brooks Corner
Baldwin parking lot
190 Main Street
North Main Street (Photos/Molly Alger)
But then — a few hours later — skies cleared. The sun came out. And all over town, people smiled.
Saugatuck River (Photo by Chris Tait; hat tip Stephen Kempson)
Kowalsky Farm and Frost Point, Greens Farms (Photo/Nico Eisenberger)
Sherwood Mill Pond (Photo/William Ritter)
I used to live across the street from the Kowalsky property on South Morningside Dr. I thought a few years ago it was in the market.
I was on the market. I’m not sure what’s the status is right now. I just know whoever is taking care of the property they’re aerating the soil. A few random survey stakes have appeared which might have to do with the renovation of house and landscaping on the corner of Turkey Hill and Clapboard.
That house belonged to a Polish family. I think Paul and Mary somehow brought them from Poland and he worked on the “farm.” This was in the 1960s andI remember they had a daughter.
The streets I walked in my youth, ’65-’71 . . .
SO SAD AND LONELY
Chris Tait, a photographer ? Who knew 🙂
🌹🥀🍄🌻🌷🌺 Remember April showers bring May flowers it’s just going to be a different kind of May we will all get through this with strength And resiliency because we are a tough and strong nation ❤️👍🙏🏼👍❤️
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…but then, there was a rainbow.
Helmut Newton Tait ? Hope for our boy after all.