My mother grew up on summer street. I played this video for her just now and it made her week reliving all the memories on bank street. Her parents owned “the half shell” restaurant back in the day which is long gone.

@TomKaszuba

Жыл бұрын

I’m really happy to here this. All the best to you and your mother.

Left New London 30 years ago after living in the area for 15 years. Nothing looks the same.

@ChrisFernald-iq5rp

6 ай бұрын

It changes every time I leave. 😢

I leaned some much sir..thank you

That mural of the whales was painted by Wyland, I was there when he was painting it, I have had the pleasure of seeing one of his other murals in Alaska.

@TomKaszuba

11 ай бұрын

It really is beautiful.

Thank you, I lived in New London in the 1990s. I lived on Ocean Avenue. Best time of my life!

@TomKaszuba

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Leanne.

Lived in New London for three months in an apartment off Bloomingdale Rd. in 1987. Being from Texas, it was a culture I wasn't used to, but I enjoyed my stay.

@TomKaszuba

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Peter.

Great to see this, brings back memories. I used to live in an apartment on State Street in 1992 in the building on the left with the orange awning at the 12:23 mark. I worked in a building across from the Radisson on Gov Winthrop, still had a racquetball court on the ground floor as I'm told it used to be the YMCA. Nice perk to be able to play racquetball at the office. The sidewalk in front of the park on the left at the 14:30 mark was populated with hookers back then. I half-expected to see the Vietnam vet named Cal, holding a sign at the monument at the end of Bank Street, he was a good guy.

@ChrisFernald-iq5rp

6 ай бұрын

I lived across from you for 18 months, in the red brick, early 80s. Loved the atmosphere. The church on the right, at 12:31, is what we lost recently, in a collapse.

I lived right there on the corner of willets ave and shaw st. right across the rail road bridge by the shit plant when I was 10 yo back in the early 80s, my dad had joined the Navy and was stationed in Groton. We lived there for 2 years. I went to school there and was inspired to play drums from friends i met and heck I delivered Newspapers for that paper company you drove by...I was making bank at 10 yo between delivering papers and collecting cans for that 5 Cent return...wow just watching this brings back memories. I had a friend that lived in that yellow condo on Pequot...me and another friend used to sneak into ocean beach with our rafts we would just float in from the creek... I was first addicted and mastered pac man at the local bar called The Raiders Roost..my mother would go in and drink and they would let me play pac man...sometimes for free..Oh yeah also discovered rap and hip hop i was from central pa and i wasnt very hip..lol..was the first place i saw people scratching turntables...it was pretty wild.. yeah man and That Ocean Pizza and Hot Dogs from Freds Shanty. I have never had a better hot dog yet and Ive been up and down the east coast..oh yeah and the Grinders man...they were new to me and i must have ate at least 1 everyday that and lebanese pita stuffed pocket things...man the food was awesome there..yeah my one and only gripe was i remember swimming there at shit beach on pequot ave and could actually feel the water burning my skin probably from chemicals of the Big Pfizer plant across the water polluting the environment.. I remember Baba Orileys I delivered their newspaper and they would give me free sodas while i played video games...they were really good people and they had some really famous acts play there. I would also go to some pizza place that was near there and burn the roof off the top of my mouth with their thick crust pizza that was alright. I would also hang out there at the youth center on shaw st i think and we shoot pool and fooz ball basketball etc.. usually it was the free snacks sometimes that attracted me...lol

@TomKaszuba

Ай бұрын

@@shark619ify Shark…..thank you very much. That’s one of the best comments I have ever got. Memories……it’s a big part of the reason I’m doing these videos.

Hehe, I reglazed the windows in the Manwaring building on State St., I also helped stencil the walls in the Garde Arts Theater... so many memories! Also, fun fact, Fiddleheads used to be the grocery store called California Fruit.

@TomKaszuba

11 ай бұрын

Wow. California fruit. I haven’t thought about that place in years. Thanks for the memory and thank you very much for watching and commenting.

i lived in new london from 91-94, on jay st and later eugene o neill drive, i always got good memories of this place

@TomKaszuba

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching.

❤️ "Built on blubber". 💚 💛 The house on the right, at 34:50, was lost in a house fire. The Lighthouse Inn had a fire, but they were able to save it. Same year.

Love Fred's Shanty. I live down towards the Stamford area, and make a trip up there once a month during the spring and summer just to get a hotdog and a burger!

@TomKaszuba

Жыл бұрын

Great place. A good view too. Thank you very much for watching.

My uncle moved from Brazil to New London in 2018 and now in 2023 2 of my aunts came to visit him

@TomKaszuba

Жыл бұрын

That’s nice to hear. Thank you for watching.

Great job of filming, thank you!

@TomKaszuba

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it. You’re welcome.

Nice tour son. I am a freshman in college here!

@TomKaszuba

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

@khunopie9159

2 жыл бұрын

@@TomKaszuba Happy to help! Ask me anything

@silvermine2033

Жыл бұрын

I attended there in 2000-2001. I was in Fairhaven Dorm. Have fun. I had a great time there and wonderful memories!

I went to nlhs , 60 s , now in North Carolina, thanks for the refresher course…. Enjoyed it … it’s been 20 years since I saw new london…. Thanks again…..

@TomKaszuba

2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed the ride. Thank you very much for commenting.

I was born and raised in here, I lived on Ridgeview Circle up above Hawthorne drive over by Conn College, I also lived on Ocean Ave for a time as well. seeing this makes me homesick sometimes.

I miss the El'n'Gee and the Wine & Cheese Cellar.

@TomKaszuba

6 ай бұрын

El N Gee. Legendary club. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts played there.

Route 32 in Connecticut is north-south, not east-west. I-95 may be designated as north-south by the signs, but it runs east-west.

@TomKaszuba

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I was reading off the GPS in my car.

@khunopie9159

2 жыл бұрын

It is generally N S but small stretches are E W. Happy to help. Ask me anything

The little beach is called Butler's beach

@TomKaszuba

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information on that beach. 👍🏻

@MyBigToe08

Жыл бұрын

@@TomKaszuba Great tour, I was hoping you would go down Jefferson Ave, two of my childhood homes in the 70s were off of Jefferson

@TomKaszuba

Жыл бұрын

It’s on my list. I’ll be doing a drive there soon. Keep an eye open for it. Thanks for watching!

@uwesattler116

Жыл бұрын

Coming to a full stop at any stop sign or red light is optional in New London?

Can you do a summer drive

@TomKaszuba

2 жыл бұрын

I’m going to do one this summer. I have an Ocean beach for you if you haven’t seen it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aJOhqZekpq2vmNI.html

Need to "pock the caw and wok around".

What a shame. Building are done right with businesses beneath and apartments on top. But then there's a six lane road that separates them which completely negates that type of walkable neighborhoods those style of buildings create. Never understood why an entire country's infrastructure is centered around something that sits in a parking spot 99% of the day instead of the citizens themselves.

@ChrisFernald-iq5rp

6 ай бұрын

Love this. ❤

You did NOT do a clean sweep of Bank. You missed a mile. You missed a packy, Mike's Famous and a few restaurants. Two suggestions, s l o w down a bit and when it's important to the region you're recording, have a handheld camera you can turn. Other than that, excellent job. I watched your videos when I was away and homesick. ❤

@TomKaszuba

6 ай бұрын

I always try to slow down at important locations but…..the folks on my tail remind me…..it’s not always possible. I missed part of Bank street. I’ll grab some footage of it in the future. Thank you very much for watching Chris.

12:30 - Church whose steeple collapsed in 2024, destroying the entire church.

@TomKaszuba

19 күн бұрын

Good eye.