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Picture Enfield - Then and Now

An old photograph and story from Enfield history and how that site appears today, plus a trivia question about the town.

(Courtesy of Picture Enfield)

ENFIELD, CT — Today's installment of this weekly Enfield history series, courtesy of the Facebook group Picture Enfield, shows a former dining favorite on Route 190 - Mr. Steak.

The chain steakhouse originated in Colorado in 1962, and was located at 143 Hazard Avenue in Enfield throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. The corporation went bankrupt in 1987.

A number of medical practitioners have occupied the building over the past three decades. It is currently home to Primary Spine & Rehab. Here is how it looked last week:

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(Photo credit: Tim Jensen)

Last week's trivia answer:
Last week's trivia question (actually, it was the week before, as I have been on a long-overdue vacation since early August) was, "When the first Little League diamond was built at the southern end of the Kosciuszko grounds in the mid-1970s, by what name was it known?" The answer: Kennedy Field, which is ironic considering Kosciuszko's crosstown rival was Kennedy Junior High School. I do not recall the Mr. Kennedy for whom the field was originally named; perhaps our readers can shed some light on that. The facility is currently known as the Joseph F. Petronella Little League Baseball Complex.

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(Photo credit: Wendy Pierman Mitzel)

This week's trivia question:
When Kosciuszko closed in 1982, Armand Regalbuti was still the principal, but who were the three housemasters? Post the answer in the comments section below, or on the Enfield Patch Facebook page.

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