Eco-gardening is at its best in The Monday Garden
Issue 191, January 15, 2006
WHERE THE RIVER MEETS THE SEA
note: This entry is part of a series on Stamford's Mill River. Click here for the introductory page to the series.
PICTURE: The Mill River and Long Island Sound (West Branch of the Stamford Harbor) , looking south on the Pulaski Street Bridge Stamford, CT, Jan 2006
PICTURE: Church at the corner of Pulaski Street and Washington Boulevard. Stamford, CT, Jan 2006
PICTURE: Walking down Washington Boulevard from Pulaski Street toward the Long Island Sound, Stamford, CT, Jan 2006. Much of the land between the road and the Mill River are old prior industrial sties, now fenced off and deserted, waiting for the next step in their lives but meanwhile, creating temporary habitat for wild ones.
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PICTURES: These lovely multi-family dwellings are among the many scattered along the lower sections of the Mill River Corridor; these two are both on the east side of Washington Boulevard below Pulaski Street.
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PICTURES: Pitney Bowes's main plant and the Kosciuszko Park, are at the base of Washington Boulevard. The Park, which extends out into the Sound is temporary closed for environmental clean up. Stamford, CT, Jan 2006
PICTURE: At the corner of Washington Boulevard and Dyke Lane, the Dyke Lane Pumping station, with Pitney Bowes in the back ground. Stamford, CT, Jan 2006
PICTURE: view of the Long Sound from the Dyke Lane bridge that spans the end of the East Branch of the Stamford Harbor and leads into Brewer's Yacht Haven. Stamford, CT, Jan 2006; telephoto view of same.
PICTURES (ABOVE AND BELOW): Brewer's Yacht Haven is jaw-droppingly beautiful on a sunny winter day. Stamford, CT, Jan 2006
PICTURE: The Stamford's Harbor, West Branch viewed from Brewer's Yacht Haven, showing the multi-family condos that have replaced a good part of the industrial works on the west side of the West Branch. Stamford, CT, Jan 2006. These condos are barely visible to the left of the view from the Pulaski Street Bridge (top picture on this page).
PICTURE: The SoundWater's dock at the tip of the point beyond Brewer's Yacht Haven, across the water is Long Island. Stamford, CT, Jan 2006
Photo credits: Sue Sweeney © Sue Sweeney 2006
Comments (1)
Your virtual trip down the river was wonderful!! A photographic masterpiece indeed. I've bookmarked your site and will hope for more installments, perhaps other areas of Connecticut?
Thank you.
Posted by Missy | April 11, 2006 2:03 AM
Posted on April 11, 2006 02:03