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3: A Fundraiser For The Windsor Locks Preservation Association�s Save The Train Station Project

5: Thank You ToOur Event Sponsors! Welcome to another wonderful evening filled with family-oriented fun A Magic Show with Michael Paul! 

6: Thank You ToOur Program Advertisers! Markowski DentalWindsor Locks Heating & Cooling The 1st National Bank of SuffieldJoe�s Bass, Bait & TackleCharles S Carillo Agency, Inc.

7: Thank You ToOur Program Advertisers! Elmore Design CollaborativeChestnut Oak AssociatesPhil�s Automotive Scata's Auto & Truck RepairsLa Notte Restaurant American Ecumenical Catholic Church

8: Thank You ToOur Program Advertisers! Chiropractic Health Centers Enfield Animal HospitalHair Styles UnlimitedBacher Corporation Dr. John T. Barrett DDS  Healthy Smiles Dental Care - Dr. Chris Kim DMD

9: Thank You ToOur Program Advertisers! T & S Sporting Goods Inc. Fahey, Landolina & AssociatesSt. Mary ChurchSmalley Brothers VFW Post 6123 Bobby G's Old Fashioned Service

10: Thank You ToOur Raffle Donors! Lincoln Financial Group Napa Auto Parts Cracker Barrel - East Windsor Ahlstrom Stop & Shop � Windsor Shaw�s Geisslers - East Windsor Red Robin � Enfield Panera Bread � Enfield Skooters Daley�s Florist The Donut Kettle

11: Thank You ToOur Raffle Donors! New England Air Museum Tastefully Simple Joe�s Bass, Bait & Tackle Nancy O�Konis National Amusements Colonial Printers Boston Market - Bloomfield Sofia�s Restaurant Alaimo & Barile Real Estate Quiznos Subs Big Y � East Windsor T G I Fridays 

12: Thank You ToOur Raffle Donors! Creative Clips Pet Salon Dorothy Musiol Dairy Cream at Bradley Robin�s Nest Crafts Dari Delite - East Windsor Joan Levitan Hair Styles Unlimited Annie Raasch Watch Me Now � Cathy Simonea Montgomery Wholesale Florist

13: Thank You ToOur Raffle Donors! Jen DiPoppo Barbara Carlson Bradley Bowl Barbara Tarbell Tammy McKay Wal Mart Mark Twain House Revay�s Hands on Theraputic Massage Pickleworks Basketball Hall of Fame Starbucks Swede�s Jewelers Chris Morris

14: Thank You ToOur Corporate Sponsors! The following have made financial, product or service contributions to the Save The Train Station Project throughout the 2005 and 2006 season.

15: Thank You ToOur Corporate Sponsors! CT Trust for Historic Preservation in conjunction with the CT Council on the HumanitiesC&S Wholesale Grocers Ahlstrom Yankee Signs

16: Thank You ToOur Corporate Sponsors! Alaimo & Barile Realtors - Mike BarileT & S SportsStorms & Storms - Attorneys At LawAmherst Railway SocietyBearly Visible Design

17: Windsor LocksPreservation Association Our mailing address is: Windsor Locks Preservation Association, Inc. PO Box 158 East Windsor, CT 06088-0158

18: Windsor LocksPreservation Association The Windsor Locks Train Station is a fine example of 1800�s Passenger Station architecture - one of the few such stations that remain intact today

19: Train Station Time Line 1844New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail Road begins offering train service, connecting Windsor Locks with Hartford, Springfield and beyond

20: Train Station construction drawing � 1875

21: Train Station Time Line 1875Passenger Train Station built by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail Road

22: Train Station Time Line 1891 - June 10Crowds gather at train station for the grandest day in town's history - dedication of the Soldiers Memorial Hall

23: Passenger Depot � circa 1906

24: Tracks near Dexter Factory � circa 1908

25: Train Station Time Line 1906 - DecemberCrowds gather as guests from all over New England arrive via train to attend the wedding of Thomasine Haskell and George Conant at Ashmere, (the Dexter Coffin mansion) further south on Main Street

26: Train Station Time Line 1938 - September 21Brick Freight Depot next to Passenger Station blown down during hurricane

27: Freight Depot � circa early 1900�s

28: Main Street � circa 1915

29: Main Street � circa 1919

30: Hartford & Springfield Street Car #22 This street car is typical of those that traveled through town in the early 1900�s

31: Train Station - circa 1920-1930

32: Train Station Time Line 1940'sOriginally painted Yellow-Cream with Tudor Brown and Forest Green highlights, station is given a thorough clean-up and sand blasted, revealing bare red brick which remains to this day

33: Train Station Time Line 1953-1961Dwight Eisenhower visited the Windsor Locks Train Station on a whistle stop during his presidency, much to the joy of the townspeople and school children who were let out and gathered at the station 

34: Train Station � circa 1967

35: Train Station Time Line 1971Last boarding passes sold Building closed 

36: Train Station Time Line

38: Train Station Time Line 1975 - January 8Windsor Locks native, Ella Rose Tambussi Grasso, first woman elected governor in the United States of America, boards train to attend her inauguration in Hartford

39: Train Station Time Line 2000The train station vandalized by fire. Thankfully, fire is discovered quickly and extinguished

40: Train Station Time Line 2004 - OctoberWindsor Locks Preservation Association founded by Barbara Schley & Mickey Danyluk

41: Train Station exterior - December 2004

42: Train Station interior - December 2004

43: Train Station Time Line 2004 - DecemberWindsor Locks Preservation Association receives 501(c)(3) non-profit status

44: Windsor Locks Train Station December 2004

45: Train Station History The existing abandoned passenger train station was built in 1875 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, some 31 years after the railroad came through Windsor Locks, replacing transportation of goods and people on the Connecticut River and its canal 

46: Train Station construction drawing � 1875

47: Rail Road Station and Main Street Circa 1908

48: Train Station exterior - December 2004

49: Train Station History The train station is the sole surviving structure of the mid-19th century Main Street business district of the once quaint industrial village of "Windsor Locks" founded in 1854

50: Main Street � circa 1915

51: Train Station History Many of the products of the mills in town were shipped from the accompanying brick Freight Depot which was destroyed during a hurricane on September 21, 1938 Though rebuilt, the Freight Depot was later acquired for demolition during the urban renewal project of the 1960's through the 1980's 

52: Freight Depot � circa early 1900�s

53: Train Station History The railroad yard included the Freight Depot, Passenger Station, Water Tower, and Gateman's Shanty

54: Train Station History The Passenger Train Station was for many years the "front door" to the town

55: Train Station History From its telegraph office - news from beyond the limits of this riverside town were received

56: Train Station - circa 1920-1930

57: Train Station History Military send-offs occurred during: - Spanish-American War - World War I - World War II - Korean Conflict There were many whistle stop visits by war heroes after World War I

58: Train Station History Crowds gathered at the station on June 10, 1891 for what would be the grandest day ever in the town's history - the dedication of the Soldiers Memorial Hall

59: Main Street � circa 1915

60: Train Station History In December 1906 crowds gathered again as guests from all over New England arrived via train and were transported by carriages to attend the wedding of Thomasine Haskell (grand daughter of Charles Haskell Dexter) and George Conant at Ashmere, the Dexter Coffin mansion further south on Main Street 

61: Passenger Depot � circa 1906

62: Train Station History From the Windsor Locks Passenger Station departed Miss Jane Carr, an Irish domestic servant who worked in the mansions of two families here

63: Main Street � circa 1915

64: Train Station History Originally painted a Yellow-Cream with Tudor Brown and Forest Green highlights, the station was neglected and fell into disrepair in the 1920's and 30's

65: Rail Road Station and Main Street Circa 1908

66: Train Station History Dwight Eisenhower visited Windsor Locks on a whistle stop during his presidency (1953-1961), much to the joy of the townspeople and school children who were let out and gathered at the station

67: Train Station History The last boarding passes were sold about 1971 and the building was closed

68: Train Station History Windsor Locks native, Ella Rose Tambussi Grasso, the first woman elected governor in the United States of America, boarded a Hartford bound train from this very station on January 8, 1975 for her inauguration 

69: Train Station � circa 1967

70: Train Station History By the late 1970's the Passenger Station ceased to be a functioning train stop 

71: Train Station History Although the building has been vacant, neglected and time-worn by the elements; despite surviving arson, the old Train Station has captured the imagination of the townspeople, railroad buffs and travelers, young and old

72: Train Station exterior � circa 2005

73: Windsor LocksPreservation Association We received 501(c)(3) non-profit status in December 2004 

74: Windsor LocksPreservation Association Our main focus is to obtain and preserve the Historic Windsor Locks Passenger Train Station 

75: Train Station Magnets Now Available

76: Windsor LocksPreservation Association Our group has completed a structural study, site work, and cost analysis of the area

77: Master Site Plan - December 2004

78: Windsor LocksPreservation Association All proceeds from our fundraising efforts go directly to the Save The Train Station project and educational programs

79: Train Station drawing by Alice Williams

80: Windsor LocksPreservation Association Our mailing address is: Windsor Locks Preservation Association, Inc. PO Box 158 East Windsor, CT 06088-0158

81: Train Station exterior - December 2004