Two-story neoclassical skyway from 1918 in green copper, in Hartford.

This skyway is sooo much better than that other skyway down the street.

 

Talcott Street is a joy to travel because of the huge beautiful skyway that spans it.

 

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In downtown Hartford, Connecticut, on September 23rd, 2021, on Talcott Street east of Main Street.

 

The bridge and the buildings it connects are "contributing properties" to the Department Store Historic District (95000284 on the National Register of Historic Places), built 1918. At the right is the former G. Fox & Co. Building (designed by Cass Gilbert); at the left is the G. Fox & Co. Warehouse.

 

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

• Hartford (7013695)

• Hartford (county) (1002461)

 

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:

• asphalt concrete (300010739)

• clocks (300041575)

• copper (metal) (300011020)

• department stores (300005344)

• historic buildings (300008063)

• historic districts (300000737)

• Neoclassical (300021477)

• one-way streets (300008266)

• signs (declatory or advertising artifacts) (300123013)

• skybridges (300138975)

• streets (300008247)

• streetscapes (300249570)

• two-story (300163703)

• verdigris (patina) (300311415)

• warehouses (300007722)

 

Wikidata items:

• 23 September 2021 (Q69306185)

• 1910s in architecture (Q11185482)

• 1918 in architecture (Q2811257)

• Connecticut River Valley (Q108574278)

• contributing property (Q76321820)

• Department Store Historic District (Q5260105)

• Downtown Hartford (Q5303453)

• G. Fox & Co. (Q5512235)

• neoclassical architecture (Q54111)

• parallel parking (Q527129)

• parking industry (Q64514560)

• September 23 (Q2888)

• September 2021 (Q61312991)

 

Library of Congress Subject Headings:

• Buildings—Connecticut (sh92001808)

• Pavements—Maintenance and repair (sh85098840)

 

Union List of Artist Names IDs:

• Gilbert, Cass (American architect, 1859-1934) (500007284)

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