Savitt Jewelers and the History of a Section of Asylum Street, Hartford CT

Savitt Jewelers was a beloved Hartford institution, famous for the slogan P.O.M.G. (Peace of Mind Guaranteed). For half a century the store was located on the south side of Asylum Street. In this video, I talk about Savitt's and some of the earlier businesses that existed in the same section of Asylum Street going back to the nineteenth century. These included a number of clothiers, one whose fame was compared to that of Lord Byron. Another clothing store was run by a former Hartford mayor and yet another was damaged during a major riot caused by the distribution of free suspenders.

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Some of the images used in this video are from the collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, including:

Savitt Jewelers POMG, Hartford,:
http://emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/object...

Babe Ruth with Bill Savitt
http://emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/object...

Intersection of Main Street and Asylum Street:
http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:19890

Weeks Brothers Mourning Goods Store, 23 Asylum Street:
http://emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/object...

A. L. Foster & Co., 45-53 Asylum Street:
http://emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/object...

"Self Accusation" Performance, Society for Savings Plaza:
http://emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/object...

One of the images used in this video is from the collections of the Connecticut State Library:
Asylum Street looking from Main Street, Hartford, late 1800s
http://hdl.handle.net/11134/30002:720...