There was an added mystery to last week’s Photo Challenge.
In addition to guessing where in Westport the image was — the date “1806,” carved in concrete set in a red brick building — readers tried to figure out why it was there.
The structure — the Bank of America branch on Post Road East, next to Design Within Reach (the old post office) — clearly does not date from the early 19th century. (Click here to see.)
Ed Davis — one of 5 readers who correctly guessed the site — has what sounds like a plausible answer:
Didn’t that building used to house Connecticut National Bank in the 1960s-1970s? According to Google, CNB used to the the Bridgeport Bank, which was founded in 1806. Maybe it is to commemorate the founding of the bank (and not the building).
Mystery solved! (Perhaps.)
Congrats to historical sleuth Ed, along with Pat Saviano, Morley Boyd, Lynn Untermeyer Miller and Seth Schachter. You can bank on them to know many answers.
This week’s Photo Challenge doubles as a really nice image of Westport.
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(Photo/John Maloney)
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Bus rider’s shelter near W. Senior Center?
Bus shelter near the senior center downtown