From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Downtown hardware store

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features not one but two photos of Hallock's Hardware Store on Main Street in Derby.

The first one must have taken place around Decoration Day or Independence Day because of the patriotic buntings hanging from the windows.

The other photo is actually a print of a photo of Hallock's Hardware Store, with the name plate above the door reading "Hallock & Co. Hardware Cutlery Iron Steel Etc. " and a small sign off to the right reading "Lumber Yard."

These pictures were probably taken in the early 1900s.

[First posted on this date in 2016]

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

'Turnback Tuesday' (on Wednesday) highlights hitching posts in Derby

Turnback Tuesday highlights an obvious but not so obvious landmark: the hitching post. 
Once located in abundance along our streets in front of businesses and homes, they were a necessary item in the days when horses were our main means of transportation. 
By simply hitching your animal to one of these posts, the horse would not wander off or run away if frightened. 
This photo shows a hitching post in front of Hallock's Hardware Store on Main Street in Derby.

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