Saugatuck River railroad bridge (Drone photo/John Videler for Videler Photography)
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As kids, I remember flattening pennies on the tracks. And worse ;^)
On the branch going from New Canaan to Stamford, the engineer held the train while my friend and I put pennies on the track.
One of my classmates at school was Walter Maddock. Any relation? 1940s
I remember crossing that bridge many times as a kid! Going to get candy at the store on the corner.. can’t remember name! Bears?
Baer’s. Owned by the father of Ed Baer, noted disc jockey. Later “Desi’s Corner.”