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Moodus Center Before the 1906 Fire
It was a growing mill town on the bank of the Moodus River
Before the 1906 Fire
The Rebuilt Center Prospered for Decades
Millworkers, farmers, and vacationers shopped and gathered there in the first half of the 1900s
In Its Heyday
Selling the Voters
Residents Were Sold on 'Progress'
Town voters approved destroying the village in order to save it
Business Slowed and Buildings Deteriorated
Traffic declined in the five dispiriting years from referendum to demolition and construction
Houses in the Renewal Area Also Came Down
Throwing the baby out with the bath water
Residences Demolished
Project's Outcome Was Worst-case Scenario
The renewal project took five years to complete, in total failure
Final Demolition
Painting of Moodus Center by Robert Sweeney
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