Picture Enfield - Then And Now

ENFIELD, CT — Today's trip back in time brings us into the pages of a wonderful photo book, Enfield: 1950-1980, a collection of pictures taken by renowned local photographer Ed Malley and compiled by his son Jim.

This is a 1960s view of what was then known as the Green Manorville Shopping Parkade. Located at the corner of Hazard Avenue (Route 190) and Taylor Road on the eastern edge of Enfield, the shopping center was anchored by the A & P Food Store.

At the time of this photo, other businesses in the plaza included the Scitico Laundercenter, Valetone Dry Cleaners, Brooks Pharmacy, Gaetano's Beauty Studio, Green Manor Barber Shop, Ben Franklin, the Pizza Shoppe, Ann's Dance Studio, Kofsky's shoe store and Suffield Savings Bank.

The parkade was later renamed Scitico Plaza, the moniker it maintains today.

Nearly 45 years ago, on Oct. 16, 1976, a huge fire destroyed a large portion of the plaza. It was rebuilt, and in 1977, Scitico Market moved into the anchor spot on the western end, where it remained until closing in March 2010. Family Dollar moved into the former market site in Aug. 2011.

Here is a 2019 view of the plaza, courtesy of Google Maps.

Last week's trivia answer:
Last week's trivia question was: "When Enrico Fermi High School opened a half-century ago, Tony Torre was the principal. Who were the two housemasters?: The answer: Timothy Connors and Richard Kisiel, as shown in the photo below from the initial Fermi yearbook of 1972, courtesy of the Enfield Historical Society. Gigi Landry was the first person to provide the correct answer.

This week's trivia question:
Who was the last band director at Kosciuszko Junior High School? Without blatantly Googling the answer, then copying and pasting it verbatim to pretend you're a know-it-all, post the answer in the comments section below under your real name (we'll see who follows directions).

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