Throwback Thursday: Do You Remember...?

ENFIELD, CT — In this weekly series, Enfield Patch publishes a photo of a business or landmark in town that is no longer in existence.

For more than four decades, Enfield girls had secondary school options, and many opted (or their parents forced them) to attend Our Lady of the Angels Academy at 1315 Enfield Street.

Founded in 1944 by the Felician Sisters, the school was situated on a sprawling 32-acre campus which contained Longview, the former mansion of Thompsonville Carpet Company founder Orrin Thompson, and a convent.

At its peak, nearly 200 girls attended OLA, but declining enrollment led to financial problems in the early 1980s.

In 1986, the school admitted boys for the first time and changed its name to Longview Catholic High School, but enrollment continued to decline, and the final graduating class of 19 seniors were awarded their diplomas on June 3, 1988.

The Felician Sisters campus currently is home to an adult day care center, and in 2015, the Enfield Montessori School moved onto the property from its former home a quarter-mile away.

Enfield Patch invites readers to share memories in the comments section below.

Do you have a photo of a former Enfield business or landmark? Email it to tim.jensen@patch.com and we’ll feature it in an upcoming column.

Photo courtesy of Sheila Beaudry