'Turnback Tuesday' highlights downtown Derby during Blizzard of 1888

Turnback Tuesday looks back at the Great Blizzard of 1888, a storm which paralyzed the entire Northeast.

Connecticut received between 20 and 50 inches throughout the state. This picture was taken outside Birmingham Drug Store at 211 Main St., Derby. C. H. Coe was the druggist, while G. H. Harding was Drug Clerk.

The photo is looking west on Main Street across from Minerva Street. The building on the corner is where Derby City Hall parking lot is today.

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.