Hartford's Fifth Avenue: The History and Buildings of Pratt Street, Hartford CT

Pratt Street was once called Hartford's Fifth Avenue because of the many specialty stores that lines this short block. In this video I talk about the history of the street, from its early days as a residential block, through its period of commercial development. I talk about such landmarks as Society for Savings, the now lost Hartford Female Seminary, the reconstructed Spencer House and the many commercial buildings that line the street, built between the 1880s and 1920s. I also mention the development projects that have transformed the street over the years, particularly in the late 1980s. #hartford #hartfordct #prattstreet Subscribe to the channel: / @historywithdansterner263 Check out my website: historicbuildingsct.com Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/danielsterner My Books (These are links to Amazon and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases): A Guide to Historic Hartford, Connecticut: https://amzn.to/4bNbiAR Vanished Downtown Hartford: https://amzn.to/3IhK7Ao Some of the images used in this video are from the collections of the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History: Corner of Main Street and Pratt Street, Hartford, October 20, 1896 Accession number 1959.81.71 https://emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/objec... Map of Pratt Street, Hartford, Connecticut Accession number 1985.210.0 https://emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/objec... 36 Pratt Street, Hartford Accession number 1995.36.850 https://emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/objec... Two women getting into a horse-drawn carriage, Pratt Street, Hartford Accession number 1964.69.23 https://emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/objec... Goodwill Club, 25 Keney Tower Square, Hartford Accession number 1956.84.108 http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:19962 Levi C. Taylor house, 26 Pratt Street, Hartford Accession number 1965.42.0 http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:17109 Facade of Society for Savings, 31 Pratt Street, Hartford Accession number 2000.197.45 http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:18755 Storefronts, 92 Pratt Street, Hartford Accession number 1987.152.10 http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:17626 Businesses at 22 and 24 Pratt Street, Hartford Accession number 1969.20.1.164 http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:17151 C.W. Huntington building, 29-31 Pratt Street Accession number 1956.84.112 http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:19984 Automobiles in front of Society for Savings, 31-33 Pratt Street, Hartford Accession number 2000.197.43 http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:18753 G. Fox and Co. Building Construction Accession number 2007.24.138-.164 https://emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/objec... Valuable building lots, at auction. This day at 2 o'clock. p.m http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:20067 Fruit trees, &c., &c., French & American. Thursday, April 21, at 12 o'clock http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:20424 Large auction sale of carriages, cows, harnesses, &c,. Thursday, June 9th at 10 o'clock, A. M http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:20207 Auction sale of rail-road stock Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 2 o'clock, p.m http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:20427