"Guilford and the I-91 Expressway Construction"
A Free Guilford Historical Society Event on ZOOM.
Imagine Guilford in the 1940s and 1950s. Route 5 coming into Guilford was the eastern gateway to Vermont. All traffic, buses, trucks, and autos came north through Guilford. Travelers were greeted by open farmland and a variety of motor courts, small restaurants, filling stations and road side farm stands. It was a different world.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the construction of Interstate 91 transformed Guilford and Vermont. Some Guilford farms and businesses were divided, disrupted or destroyed. Three local residents talk about living through the I-91 highway construction and how it changed Guilford forever.
Recollections by
Jim Henry (Route 5 Farmstand)
Jacqueline and Bob Gaines (Gaines Farm)
Harry Evans (Evans Farm)
Verandah Porche will be our host and moderator
Sponsored by the Guilford Historical Society
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86136410971
The event is free, open to all, and will be recorded.
Dec 19, 2024, 4 to 4:45 PM
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