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The holiday wonderland of Pearl Street in 1955. (Ed Malley, courtesy of Jim Malley)
ENFIELD, CT Today s installment of this weekly Enfield history series, courtesy of a fabulous book of renowned local photographer Ed Malley s pictures compiled by his son Jim entitled
Enfield: 1950-1980, features a look at how Enfield used to be during the holiday season. This image from 1955 depicts Pearl Street, looking southbound.
At that time, downtown Thompsonville merchants used to string holiday lights across the roadway. Committee members included Al LaRussa of LaRussa Appliance Store, Vincent Sferrazza of Vincent s Apparel, Myron Marek of Marek Jewelers, and Robert Gray of Faber s World of Carpets