" CONNECTICUT CALLING " 1960s TRAVELOGUE HARTFORD, STRATFORD, NEW LONDON, MYSTIC SEAPORT 90224

This 1960s color educational film about Connecticut as part of the weekly TV series “America!” that was narrated by actor Jack Douglas. The Hartford skyline is followed by the gold-domed Capital Building. The window-washing method is shown for the two-sided boat-shaped Phoenix Life Insurance Company Building. Constitution Plaza is a commercial mixed-use development area. “The Safe Arrival” is a statue monument commemorating the first pioneers. Across from it is Center Church, where Thomas Hooker was minister (:30-2:18). The Wadsworth Atheneum Art Museum contains multiple art galleries. Shown in the Early America gallery are a pewter pitcher, earthenware jug, spinning wheel, 1620 wooden cradle, and 1842 patchwork quilt. The Modern American Gallery had on display Picasso’s Still Life with Fish, Van Gogh’s Red Poppies, Monet’s The Beach at Trouville, and Ruben’s The Tiger Hunt (2:19-3:42). The Mark Twain Memorial is a house he designed and lived in. His belongings on display are shown, including oil paintings, busts, and first editions of his books. Neighbor Harriet Beecher Stowe designed the plant conservatory (3:43-6:30). A reenactment of news of the Declaration of Independence takes place every July 4 (6:31-7:03). Shown at the Elizabeth Park rose garden are White Dorothy, Rubaiyat, Crimson Glory, Peace, and Tropicana roses (7:04-7:53). The Hill-Stead estate museum in Farmington is shown. The art gallery displays Whistler’s Seascape, Bodega’s Ballet Dancers, and Monet’s Haystacks. (7:54-8:45). Sharon, incorporated 1739, has a one-way covered bridge over the Housatonic River (8:46-9:19). A bird’s-eye view is given of Washington, taken from the expanse of forested hills. The First Congregational Church and Town Hall with its plaque, and the Green Drug Store are shown (9:20-10:38).The spectator’s entrance and racing cars are shown to the Lime Rock Park road racing center (10:30-11:01). Yale is located in New Haven (11:02-11:30). Stratford has the American Shakespeare Theatre (11:31-11:48). Ocean Beach at New London is full of sunbathers. The US Coast Guard Academy is shown (11:52-12:25). Fort Griswold has a stone obelisk monument. The view from the top down is shown. A plaque commemorates Col. William Ledyard (12:26-13:13). Essex has the Clipper Ship bookstore, the Village Smithy, and Griswold Inn. The Deep River Fife and Drum Corps wears authentic historic costumes as it parades, followed by the Essex Fife and Drum Corps (13:14-15:00). Beachgoers play at Stonington, which has the Old Lighthouse Museum overlooking the docks (15:01-15:42). Mystic Seaport is an authentic recreation of a mid-1800s coastal town for tourists to explore. The Charles W. Morgan wooden whaleship is docked there, as is the Schooner Bowdoin, the training ship Joseph Conrad, and the schooner L.A. Dunton (15:43-18:55). The Hadlyme ferry transports vehicles and people. The Gillette Castle, owned by actor William Gillette, is made of white oak and field stone. Its uniquely carved doors also have wooden locks. Japanese-imported raffia is used as wall coverings (18:56-21:15).

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