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Postcards from the Past

Published 1:34 pm, Thursday, February 18, 2010

The Post Road was home to a group of 25 tourist cabins until they closed down in 1955.Read more about Walker's Cabins' "seedy" reputation here. Photo: Contributed Photo
The Post Road was home to a group of 25 tourist cabins until they...
The Noroton Yacht Club was officially founded in 1928, when it began another chapter in Darien's long history on the water. Photo: Contributed Photo
The Noroton Yacht Club was officially founded in 1928, when it...
This postcard features the Darien Farm Rotisserie on the Post Road, which was known as a "famous landmark for good food." Photo: Contributed Photo
This postcard features the Darien Farm Rotisserie on the Post Road,...
Tilley's Duck Pond in Darien was home to many varieties of rare birds during the beginning of the 19th century, not to mention its beautiful scenery. Photo: Contributed Photo
Tilley's Duck Pond in Darien was home to many varieties of rare...
The nation's first veterans' hospital, Fitch's Home for Soldiers, was built on Noroton Avenue in 1864. Photo: Maggie Gordon
The nation's first veterans' hospital, Fitch's Home for Soldiers,...
This postcard shows the Police Headquarters as it has stood since it was first built in 1932. The building, located on Hecker Avenue, cost $30,500 to construct. Photo: Contributed Photo
This postcard shows the Police Headquarters as it has stood since...
This postcard shows Mansfield Avenue near the intersection with Prospect Avenue before many houses had been built, or the road was paved. Photo: Contributed Photo
This postcard shows Mansfield Avenue near the intersection with...
This postcard shows the Post Road near the Darien Train Station in the early 1900s. Photo: Contributed Photo
This postcard shows the Post Road near the Darien Train Station...
The Tokeneke Inn was built in 1904 to accomodate those visiting the Tokeneke section of town as prospective landbuyers. Photo: Contributed Photo
The Tokeneke Inn was built in 1904 to accomodate those visiting the...
The Tokeneke Beach Club was organized in 1909, and was the center of social activity in the growing Tokeneke section of town during the beginning of the 20th century. Photo: Contributed Photo
The Tokeneke Beach Club was organized in 1909, and was the center...
Another postcard featuring the Tokeneke Beach Club, one of the "places to be" in Darien during the early 1900s, as the town became a hot spot for summer time. Photo: Contributed Photo
Another postcard featuring the Tokeneke Beach Club, one of the...
This postcard shows the lower part of the then-dirt Post Road in the early 1900s. Photo: Contributed Photo
This postcard shows the lower part of the then-dirt Post Road in...
This postcard shows Gorham's Pond, located at Rings End Landing in Darien. Photo: Contributed Photo
This postcard shows Gorham's Pond, located at Rings End Landing in...
This postcard, which was mailed in 1938, shows the Darien Fire Department's Post Road headquarters, which was built in 1914. Photo: Maggie Gordon
This postcard, which was mailed in 1938, shows the Darien Fire...
This postcard shows the estate of William Ziegler, Jr. His father purchased Great Island in 1902 for a summer estate. Photo: Contributed Photo
This postcard shows the estate of William Ziegler, Jr. His father...
The "Brick House" at Collender's Point was built by Anson Phelps Stokes after he purchased the land in 1902.Read more about the history of Collender's Point here. Photo: Contributed Photo
The "Brick House" at Collender's Point was built by Anson Phelps...
Noroton Presbyterian Church, on Post Road in Darien, was first dedicated in 1866. Photo: Contributed Photo
Noroton Presbyterian Church, on Post Road in Darien, was first...
The beach at Pear Tree Point has been a destination for Darienites for decades. But did you know that it also used to serve as a dump? Photo: Contributed Photo
The beach at Pear Tree Point has been a destination for Darienites...
The mill at Rings End Landing was originally built in the early 1700s, and was destroyed by fire in the 1920s. Photo: Contributed Photo
The mill at Rings End Landing was originally built in the early...
Wee Burn Country Club first opened a seven-hole golf course in town at its original location in 1895, and is said to have been Connecticut's first golf course. It later created an 18-hole couse in 1924. Photo: Contributed Photo
Wee Burn Country Club first opened a seven-hole golf course in town...
Darien has been home to beautiful houses over the years, including this home on North Brookside Road. Photo: Contributed Photo
Darien has been home to beautiful houses over the years, including...
Prospect Avenue, located off Mansfield Avenue near the Post Road was one of the first areas of town to be subdivided and targeted toward wealthy socialites from nearby cities. Photo: Contributed Photo
Prospect Avenue, located off Mansfield Avenue near the Post Road...
The original Wee Burn golf club, which was opened in the late 1800s. The name is said to have come from the Scottish term for "little stream." Photo: Contributed Photo
The original Wee Burn golf club, which was opened in the late...
The Darien Train Station was originally built in 1894; this postcard was created after the railroad transitioned to electric service in 1914. Photo: Contributed Photo
The Darien Train Station was originally built in 1894; this...
This postcard shows the Convent of The Sacred Heart, which operated as both a convent and a school for girls during the 20th century on Long Neck Point. Photo: Contributed Photo
This postcard shows the Convent of The Sacred Heart, which operated...
Beautiful estates popped up all over town in the early 20th centuries, as the community was discovered by wealthy families searching for summer retreats. Photo: Contributed Photo
Beautiful estates popped up all over town in the early 20th...
Here's another postcard of the Tokeneke section of town on a beautiful summer day. The houses in the area were owned by prominent people such as Herbert Witherspoon who directed the Metropolitan Opera, the actress Laurette Taylor, and more. Photo: Contributed Photo
Here's another postcard of the Tokeneke section of town on a...

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The Darien News has been looking into the history of Darien through more than two dozen old postcards over the past few weeks. This slide show catalogs these "Postcards from the Past," including several exclusive shots that were not printed in the paper.

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Postcards provided by Richard Casey

Slideshow produced by Maggie Gordon

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Postcards from the Past

Published 1:34 pm, Thursday, February 18, 2010

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