'Turnback Tuesday' features meat market, Blizzard of 1888 in Derby

Turnback Tuesday looks at another business located on Main Street, Derby, back in the late 1800’s.

Samuel Z. D. Durand started out as a clerk at Ruggles & Randall.

Then from 1879 to 1881, he was the proprietor of Globe Market & Grocer at 5 Minerva St.

In 1882, he moved his business to 193 Main St. and called it S. Z. D. Durand Meat Market. He was a dealer in beef, pork, lamb, mutton, veal, sausage, salt meats, poultry, etc. The business remained until 1900.

This photo was taken during the Blizzard of 1888. Durand’s business is highlighted by the red arrow. The image is looking east, down Main Street, at the corner of Minerva.

The round sign before the meat market is the sign of Hedges Express Office, the business that was highlighted last week in Turnback Tuesday.

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