Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Ansonia Nature Center seeks to hire Ranger
Pinky Silverberg amateur boxing show slated at Ansonia High School
This is shared from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.
Pinky Silverberg of Ansonia was the World Flyweight Boxing Champion in 1927.
In 2017 a street sign was installed at the corner of Main Street and Father Salemi Drive in Ansonia to honor Silverberg, who had lived at that location.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
My Sister's Place thrift store in Ansonia posts weekly sales
'Turnback Tuesday' features arc lamp over Main Street, Derby
Turnback Tuesday views Main Street in a different "light."
This image is of Main Street, Derby looking west. In the top center of the photo is an enclosed arc lamp hanging over the street.
Arc lighting was the earliest type of electric illuminant used in the late 19th/early 20th century. The light in the lamp is a spark or electric arc through the air between two carbon rods.
These lights were not only used on Main Street but on Derby Avenue as well.
Thank you to Valley Lighting for their assistance with this research.
Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.




