Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library

View of Constitution Plaza, Hartford, identified on the back as: "Festival of Light, the clock tower resembles a giant candlestick, surrounded by a base of sixteen-foot spruce trees covered with tiers of lights."

Constitution Plaza was part of a downtown redevelopment effort undertaken in the 1950s and 1960s. The holiday lighting is an annual event. Postcard is one of the items in the Richard Mahoney Collection, which contains postcards depicting Hartford and the surrounding areas. Dating is generally based on information from secondary sources regarding publisher history, building history, or postmark.

1964 - 1990

Hartford (Conn.)

Office buildings
Urban renewal

postcards

Source extent: 1 postcard : color

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