In 1958, officials at the new Fire Department training school reported on how they’d handle “peace-time radiation which will develop when atomic power is used in local industries.” Welcome to This Day In Fire Prevention History, as your host Allan Appel and the New Haven Museum’s Jason Bischoff Wurstle travel back in time.
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Deals On Wheels
In 1957, with so much new business expected as a result of the Redevelopment Agency’s building the Oak Street Connector, Long Wharf Terminal, and lots of other big stuff, you needed the availability, for the first time ever, of 24-hour car rental services at the Taft Hotel. Welcome to This Day In Car Rental History as your host Allan Appel and the New Haven Museum’s Jason Bischoff-Wurstle travel back in time.
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