Publisher's Synopsis
Abandoned Connecticut
What is Connecticut known for? Connecticut is known for its beautiful fall foliage, Yale University, and being the home of ESPN. It is often regarded as a state of beauty, but as with every state, it is plagued with decay. The economic crash of 2008 set the ball in motion and cause d many to lose their housing and businesses. The Covid epidemic of 2020 further drove the nail into mom and pop stores seeing a vast number of them get shut down and never recover. If you drive down any major highway with strip malls, you will see the Closed, For Rent signs and empty buildings. Located in southern New England, Connecticut has a mixture of coastal cities and various rural areas populated with small towns. The city of Mystic is known for its seaport museum and its centuries old ships and the Mystic Aquarium On Long Island Sound, the city of New Haven is known as the home of Yale University and its acclaimed Peabody Museum of Natural History. Connecticut was one of the original 13 colonies and played a key role in the development of the nation. Out of all the states, Connecticut is ranked #3 in Healthcare, #6 in education and is 47.5% college educated. Some of the most cited reasons to move to Connecticut are: one of the most scenic states to see in every season, it is the ideal mix of urban and rural, it has beautiful beaches and great food, reportedly has high incomes and good job opportunities and possesses a low crime rate. That is great and all, but we are here for the abandoned! Living on the east coast and having an interest in the abandoned we were always drawn to the larger cities and more well known locations that possess many abandoned properties: Camden, Trenton, Philly, Baltimore, Pittsburg, New York City and the like. Out of all the states on the east coast, Connecticut was one of the last ones that I would expect to have interesting abandoned. When we were looking for locations to road trip to we found a few interesting spots and they were located in Connecticut. As always, when we plan a trip we research all the cities and locate the pins we make sure it is worth it and try to get more bang for our buck. We started in the cities and conducted extensive research for the abandoned, then fanned our way out until we had enough locations to make it worth while.
