Bridgeport

  • Bridgeport
    Bridgeport
    By Ken Sprecher

    NILS The Gary Nees Lumber Yard was a source of building materials and hardware items . In this 1949 photograph , employees assist a customer . From left to right are John Tackel , Thelma Raven Sprecher , an unidentified customer ...

  • Bridgeport
    Bridgeport
    By Andrew Pehanick

    Ann Hathaway Cottage , Beardsley Park , Bridgeport , Conn . The Ann Hathaway Cottage was built in 1918 to commemorate the tercentennial of William Shakespeare's death . Members of the Bridgeport Art League collected funds to build the ...

  • Bridgeport
    Bridgeport
    By Jack Coll

    Members of the troop in the photograph include Charles McQuaid , George Gallagher , James Nash , William Baker , Joseph Tovak , Charles Epright , John Maguire , Gerald Haines , William Malonay , Daniel Malonay , Jerome Grant and Charles ...

  • Bridgeport
    Bridgeport
    By Daniel Pogorzelski, Joanne Gazarek Bloom, Maureen F. Sullivan

    Explore Bridgeport, the most political neighborhood in the most political of cities - home to five Chicago mayors and parades of politicians honoring its power at national conventions.

  • Bridgeport: Tales from the Park City
    Bridgeport: Tales from the Park City
    By Eric D. Lehman

    In this collection of narratives, Eric D. Lehman captures the city's natural beauty and richly eccentric history.

  • Bridgeport
    Bridgeport
    By Curt Charter

    Bridgeport neighborhood is the home of five Chicago mayors.

  • Bridgeport
    Bridgeport
    By Robert F. Stealey

    Bridgeport was also home to Joseph Johnson, the first governor (then of Virginia) west of the Allegheny Mountains. In 1815, he introduced a bill in the Virginia General Assembly to create Bridgeport.

  • Bridgeport: 1900-1960
    Bridgeport: 1900-1960
    By Andrew Pehanick

    Bridgeport: 1900-1960 presents a fascinating look into the history of Bridgeport through vintage postcards from the city's formative years.