In the 6 months since we introduced this feature, we’ve posted before-and-after shots — pre-teardown, and post-new construction — of homes all over town.
Perhaps nowhere is the trend more evident than on Sprucewood Lane.
Nearly every house at the beginning of the small street off Long Lots Road, near the Fairfield County Hunt Club, has fallen to the wrecking ball.
This week series curator and pre-demolition archivist Dave Matlow offers 4 examples, all very near each other. He worked on this project from 2004 to 2020; these images were taken between 2007 and 2013.
A reminder: This is a community blog. Our neighbors live here. Some built those new structures; others are the second (or beyond) owners.
If you comment, please be kind. Taste is subjective. Wherever we live, everyone has loves their home.
August 2007 …
… and August 2026.
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September 2013 …
… and August 2026.
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March 2012 …
… and August 2026.
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October 2007 …
… and August 2026. (All photos/Dave Matlow)
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Westport I knew is disappearing before my eyes! Sad
All of these new houses look the same. What a shame.
The one with the black shutters has a nice traditional look. I think that looks better than before.
We all had lovely childhoods but that was then and this is now. I wish we could just accept the facts and be thankful we’re alive. There are still some fantastic places to live in CT and thanks to CT’s geography it’s pretty hard to get more than 2-3 hours away. Just stick to the back roads.
Just remember that today’s THENs were yesterday’s NOWs and no doubt elicited the same reactions bemoaning the loss of all yesterday’s THENs. (I think that tracks…)What can be a bigger waste of time and energy than lamenting the fact that things change, that the times did and do change and will do so forever more.