Woodmont on the Sound

by Katherine Krauss Murphy

Overview

Woodmont on the Sound inhabits a small corner of the world: one square mile with a mile and a half of shoreline on Long Island Sound. It is a borough within the city of Milford, and at the beginning of the 20th century it became a popular summer resort, as trolleys ran through the area from New Haven to Bridgeport. Stately wooden hotels, inns, and cottages welcomed guests for days, weeks, or the entire summer season. Woodmont was a destination for those seeking sun, swimming, boating, and fishing during the hot summer months. Before electricity, telephones, and automobiles, postcards were a fun and vital communication between Woodmont residents and the outside world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738549682
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	04/04/2007
Series:	Postcard History Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,070,457
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Katherine Krauss Murphy has been a Woodmont resident for more than half her life. In Woodmont on the Sound, postcards from her personal collection and from friends and neighbors, bring a simple, yet glorious, era back to life.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     6
Introduction     7
The Early Years     9
The Trolleys Arrive     23
A Cottage Industry     33
Grand Hotels     47
A Borough Is Born     61
Earning a Living     71
Street Scenes of Bygone Days     79
At the Waterfront     93
The Anchor and the Crescent     107
Landmarks     117
Bibliography     127