Orange Historical Society
Orange, Connecticut
Jim
Dale
Clothes,
located
on
the
Post
Road
and
the
Firelite
Shop
at
the
intersection
of
Old
Tavern
and
Racebrook
Road
were
fashionable
clothing
shops
of
the
1906s.
The
name
"firelite"
harkens
back
to
the
time
before
the
dress
shop
when
it
was
a
fireplace
and
accessories
store. The sign for the shopping center has retained the original candle flame, which at one time was lit and moved.
Green's
Luncheonette
and
Cabins,
an
early
style
motel,
was
located
on
the
upper
end
of
Indian
River
Road
and
Racebrook
Road,
south
of
the
Post
Road.
Just
across
the
road
was
the
trailer
park
still
there
today.
The
pastoral
scenes
were
along
the
Indian
River
which
ran
behind
the property.
Peterson's Restaurant
Pilgrim Lodge Restaurant
Known
later
as
The
Oasis
and
seen
in
the
three
cards
above,
was
located
at
the
southwest
corner
of
the
Post
Road
at
South
Orange
Center
Road. The change in the automobile models is evident. The Oasis was "family style" with excellent food and reasonable prices.
The Black Horse Inn
Popular
1950's
restaurant
that
once
stood
on
the
Boston
Post
Road
near
where
Lushe's
Diner
was.
It
was
considered
to
be
one
of
the
fanciest
restaurants
in
the
area
and
families
from
around
Orange
chose it for their special celebrations.
Amoco Station
Reportedly
located
in
the
vicinity
of
Dogwood
Lane.
Bud's
Diner
next
door
looks
like
another
local
eatery
that
took
advantage
of
the
heavy
Post
Road
traffic.
One
of
the
more
unique
pictures
of
the
Post
Road
is
Gandy's
Truck
Stop
located
in
the
area
now
occupied
by
Party
City.
The
ice
loading
dock
in
front
of
the
garage
was
to
manually
dispense
ice
to
the
trucks
both
on
top
of
the cargo and below.
Orange Police Station
Photo
on
the
right
is
Open
House
for
the
newly
built
police
station
in
1950.
Its
location
was
on
the
land
now
occupied
by
the
Firehouse
just east of the four-bay garage.
Wilson H. Lee Printing Company
One
of
the
most
significant
landmarks
on
the
Post
Road
was
that
of
the
Wilson
H.
Lee
Printing
Company.
It
was
erected
in
1929
and
equipped
with
the
latest
machinery
for
the
production
of
high-grade
printing.
The
tower
was
architecturally
significant
as
well
as
functional, holding water used in the printing process. The location is now occupied by Home Depot.
The Woodruff Tavern
History
goes
back
to
the
early
days
of
the
town
built
around
1767.
In
Enoch
Woodruff's
estate
he
left
the
house
to
his
widow
and
the
bar
room
to
his
daughter
Polly
with
a
large
quantity
of
rum
to
his
daughter
Anne
which
suggests
that
the
house
may
have
been
a
public
house
before
the
Milford
Turnpike
(Route
1)
was
built
in
1802.
Its
nickname
of
Half-Way
House
is
derived
from
the
distance
between
New
York
and
Boston.
In
its
prime
the
tavern
was
a
popular
place
for
lavish
social
events
but
by
1850
travel
on
the
turnpike
waned
in
favor
of
railroad
transportation.
In
1938
it
was
a
boarding house providing bed and board for twelve people. Webster Bank is located on the former tavern property.
McDonald’s
please email your old photos to
images@orangehistory.org
please email your old photos to images@orangehistory.org
Bryan Andrew
Jim
Dale
Clothes,
located
on
the
Post
Road
and
the
Firelite
Shop
at
the
intersection
of
Old
Tavern
and
Racebrook
Road
were
fashionable
clothing
shops
of
the
1906s.
The
name
"firelite"
harkens
back
to
the
time
before
the
dress
shop
when
it
was
a
fireplace
and
accessories
store.
The
sign
for
the
shopping
center
has
retained
the
original
candle
flame,
which
at
one
time
was lit and moved.
Green's
Luncheonette
and
Cabins,
an
early
style
motel,
was
located
on
the
upper
end
of
Indian
River
Road
and
Racebrook
Road,
south
of
the
Post
Road.
Just
across
the
road
was
the
trailer
park
still
there
today.
The
pastoral
scenes
were
along
the
Indian
River
which
ran
behind
the property.
Peterson's Restaurant
Pilgrim Lodge Restaurant
Known
later
as
The
Oasis
and
seen
in
the
three
cards
above,
was
located
at
the
southwest
corner
of
the
Post
Road
at
South
Orange
Center
Road.
The
change
in
the
automobile
models
is
evident.
The
Oasis
was
"family
style" with excellent food and reasonable prices.
The Black Horse Inn
Popular
1950's
restaurant
that
once
stood
on
the
Boston
Post
Road
near
where
Lushe's
Diner
was.
It
was
considered
to
be
one
of
the
fanciest
restaurants
in
the
area
and
families
from
around
Orange
chose it for their special celebrations.
Amoco Station
Reportedly
located
in
the
vicinity
of
Dogwood
Lane.
Bud's
Diner
next
door
looks
like
another
local
eatery
that took advantage of the heavy Post Road traffic.
One
of
the
more
unique
pictures
of
the
Post
Road
is
Gandy's
Truck
Stop
located
in
the
area
now
occupied
by
Party
City.
The
ice
loading
dock
in
front
of
the
garage
was
to
manually
dispense
ice
to
the
trucks
both
on
top
of the cargo and below.
Orange Police Station
Photo
on
the
right
is
Open
House
for
the
newly
built
police
station
in
1950.
Its
location
was
on
the
land
now
occupied
by
the
Firehouse
just
east
of
the
four-bay
garage.
Wilson H. Lee Printing Company
One
of
the
most
significant
landmarks
on
the
Post
Road
was
that
of
the
Wilson
H.
Lee
Printing
Company.
It
was
erected
in
1929
and
equipped
with
the
latest
machinery
for
the
production
of
high-grade
printing.
The
tower
was
architecturally
significant
as
well
as
functional,
holding
water
used
in
the
printing
process.
The
location
is now occupied by Home Depot.
The Woodruff Tavern
History
goes
back
to
the
early
days
of
the
town
built
around
1767.
In
Enoch
Woodruff's
estate
he
left
the
house
to
his
widow
and
the
bar
room
to
his
daughter
Polly
with
a
large
quantity
of
rum
to
his
daughter
Anne
which
suggests
that
the
house
may
have
been
a
public
house
before
the
Milford
Turnpike
(Route
1)
was
built
in
1802.
Its
nickname
of
Half-Way
House
is
derived
from
the
distance
between
New
York
and
Boston.
In
its
prime
the
tavern
was
a
popular
place
for
lavish
social
events
but
by
1850
travel
on
the
turnpike
waned
in
favor
of
railroad
transportation.
In
1938
it
was
a
boarding
house
providing
bed
and
board
for
twelve
people.
Webster
Bank
is
located
on
the
former
tavern property.
McDonald’s
please email your old photos to
images@orangehistory.org
Email us your old photos to images@orangehistory.org
Orange Historical Society
Orange, Connecticut
Bryan Andrew
