Exploring Connecticut's Skyline: A Need For New Skyscrapers

The news of someone actually coming up with a plan to build a bridge across Long Island Sound has me thinking. Connecticut needs something massive like that to compete with the giants that we're in between. Here's a way to compete with New York City and Boston - Build skyscrapers.

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Did you know that there are only three buildings over 500 feet tall in all of Connecticut? All three are in Hartford. City Place 1 is our sky king at 535 feet, the Travelers Tower is #2 at 528, and #3 Goodwin Square at 522. Sky Tower at Mohegan Sun is #4, and Hartford's 21 is #5. Hartford is where building go vertical, home to 18 of the 30 tallest buildings in our state. The tallest building in New Haven is the 383-foot Connecticut Financial Center, Park Tower Stamford is 350 feet, and Bridgeport, Danbury, Waterbury? Nothing.

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Hartford is two or three 70-80 story buildings away from competing with the Boston skyline. Providence is very beatable, but nobody can compete with Manhattan. Look at what Jersey City has done over the past 30 years, give it up.

Connecticut has tried to compete with our geographic giant neighbors in sports, and failed. We flirted with the Giants at the Yale Bowl, and the early Robert Kraft/Patriots flirt before Gillette Stadium was born. WNBA and the Connecticut Sun? Who knows where this will end, but the Boston departure seems like it may still happen. NHL? Bringing a franchise back to Hartford would be nice.

I come back to vertical buildings, not a 12 mile bridge to Port Jeff.

This is the Best $30 Ribeye That You Can Buy in Connecticut

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I Find That 5 Stores Have the Highest Quality Meat in Connecticut

Hi fellow Carnivores of Connecticut, I've purchased poultry, pork, beef, and even venison & Cornish game hens from hundreds of grocery stores, processing facilities, and specialty butchers in Connecticut. When I want the best quality meat, I go to these 5 stores.

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Have a Look Inside the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame

Did you know that Mohegan Sun is home to the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame? I didn't, and I quite literally strolled right into it this past weekend. Mohegan Sun has played a huge role in keeping the sport alive by hosting numerous events over the past few decades, it's a perfect place to honor the best boxers to ever come from Connecticut.

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