History Blog

Posted on January 19, 2020

The photo shows above is at All Saints Catholic Church, which is located on Main Street in downtown Bridgeport. The photo...

Posted on January 12, 2020

This is a scene from what is believed to be Philadelphia Avenue from 1988 during a massive winter storm. It's the time of...

Posted on December 29, 2019

Look familiar? If it doesn't, it's because today this area of Johnson Avenue is completely built up. The vacant lot t...

Posted on December 22, 2019

Bridgeport was part of history several decades ago as this picture shows. A runner is shown carrying the Olympic torc...

Posted on December 15, 2019

this is one of several field trips by Bridgeport teacher Adelaide Pence during here time at Simpson Elementary. This...

Posted on December 08, 2019

This is a photo of several members of Bridgeport High School's 2006 track team. See anyone you know? If not sure,...

Posted on December 01, 2019

The perpetrator of the car in Maple Lake is also the same person submitting the photo. Tim Flint, then 3, bumped the...

Posted on November 24, 2019

This photo, courtesy of Charles Simmons, shows the Bridgeport High School cheerleadings squad celebrating a 2001 stat...

Posted on November 17, 2019

That's the "logo" and former WVU and Lakers standout Jerry West, second from left, at the Bridgeport Country Club - b...

Posted on November 10, 2019

These two look familiar. This was the choice for Mr. and Miss Bridgeport High School during the 1999-2000 school year...

Posted on November 03, 2019

This photo is from the 1950s showing some former Bridgeport High School football players. Do you know who they are an...

Posted on October 27, 2019

The Simpson Creek Baptist Church on Philadelphia Ave had a makeover in 1985 with an addition to the front and a new s...

Posted on October 20, 2019

This photo from 1978 shows members of the Bridgeport Lions Club presenting Life Packs to the Bridgeport Fire Departme...

Posted on October 13, 2019

This is a photo of the former City of Bridgeport filtration plan that used to filter water from Deegan and Hinkle Lak...

Posted on October 06, 2019

This is a photo from above of Bridgeport High School in the late 1960s. While much looks familiar, there are plenty of not...

Time Travel: All Saints Church Event fro...

The photo shows above is at All Saints Catholic Church, which is located on Main Street in downtown Bridgeport. The photo...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: Through the Years in Bri...

From the time my mom, dad, sister and I moved to Bridgeport, I liked it here. It was circa 1967. Lyndon B. Johnson was pre...

Posted by Julie Perine
City Faces in Different Places

Meet this week's City Face, Mario Bombardiere: How long have you lived in Bridgeport? If not a...

Posted by Julie Perine
ToquiNotes: Let Me Introduce Myself; I'm...

Hello. My name is Jeff Toquinto, and I battle depression. Before I go further with what may seem is a ve...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Looking for Something to ...

It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of January with these 60-degree days, but we have just posted the schedu...

Posted by Sharon Saye
OK Bridgeport I'm Here, Now Where Do I G...

There’s something kind of important that didn’t dawn on me until I started at Connect-Bridgeport. ...

Posted by Chris Johnson