Picture Enfield - Then And Now

ENFIELD, CT — Today's installment of this weekly Enfield history series features a former sanatorium at 1165 Enfield Street, opened in 1890 by Dr. Edwin Smith Vail. According to the Enfield Historical Society, Dr. Vail treated numerous patients suffering from nervous, mental, alcohol and drug problems.

In 1940, the sanatorium closed and the building was converted into the Elmcroft Inn, then in the 1970s, it was acquired by David Ziter and became known as the Parkway Inn. Sam Voto ran the Parkway Restaurant from the same building before moving to South Road and opening the Fireside Restaurant.

After a brief stint as a state-run group home, the building was demolished around 1983. Two years later, approval was granted to construct the Vail Estates condominiums, which exist there today. Here is a recent look at the site, taken earlier this week.

Last week's trivia answer:
Last week's trivia question was, "The Federal Aviation Administration lists one active private airfield in the town of Enfield. Name it and its location. " The answer: Laurie Field, an 1800 x 100 foot turf runway on the west side of Abbe Road, at the bottom of the hill from Collins Creamery, as shown here from Google Earth.

This week's trivia question:
When the Enfield Board of Education eliminated the Terra Nova alternative high school program in 2006, at which educational building in Enfield had it been most recently housed? Post the answer in the comments section below, or on the Enfield Patch Facebook page.