Picture Enfield - Then and Now

ENFIELD, CT — Today's installment of this weekly Enfield history series, courtesy of the Facebook group Picture Enfield, features a mid-1970s look at Enfield Auto Supply, located for many years at 96 Alden Avenue in Thompsonville.

In 2003, the Enfield Food Shelf moved into the site from its former location in the old A.D. Higgins School. Here is a current view of the building:

Last week's trivia answer:
Last week's Enfield trivia question was, "What was the first team from the now-defunct Enrico Fermi High School to win a CCIL championship?" The answer: the 1974-75 ice hockey team, which posted a perfect 8-0 league record in just its second season under the guidance of head coach Ed Mantenuto.

This week's trivia question:
What famous African-American actor, singer and activist owned a large home on Enfield Street from the early 1940s to the mid-1950s? Post the answer in the comments section below, or on the Enfield Patch Facebook page.

Do you have an old photo of Enfield you would like featured in this column? Email it, with a description, to tim.jensen@patch.com.

Historic photos courtesy of Picture Enfield; Food Shelf photo courtesy of Enfield Food Shelf; hockey team photo courtesy of Enfield Historical Society via archive.org

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