What better Friday Flashback than a photo with 2 Westport icons: Ships, and Bill Cribari.
(Photo courtesy of Regina Kiska)
The downtown restaurant — now Tiffany — was a favorite meeting place. Lunch, dinner, before or after the movies (a few steps away) — Ships was where parents took kids, teenagers took dates, and everyone celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and everything else.
Officer Cribari is best known for his wizard-like hand gestures, and ballet-like footwork, as he kept traffic moving near and over the Saugatuck bridge that now bears his name.
But he was equally adept at the Post Road/Main Street intersection, as this image shows.
He was always smiling. He knew everyone.
And everyone knew — and loved — both Bill Cribari, and Ships.
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Great photo Dan, thanks for posting. This shot looks like it’s from the early to mid 70’s. It was a great time to live in Westport!
Ships had the best Seafood Bisque!