If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings. In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness.

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

– Henry David Thoreau

Beautifully detailed map of Danbury, Connecticut from 1884

Historic bird’s eye view of Danbury, Connecticut from 1884

Vintage map shows Middletown, Connecticut in 1915

This old map shows Middletown, Connectiicut in the early 20th century.

The fly fisherman’s ideal estate, a vintage map from 1931

This map by the satirical artist John Held shows the perfect “estate” for the fly fisherman.

Hartford’s State Capital, Memorial Arch, and Bushnell Park

These pictures of Hartford, Connecticut were taken over the span of 20 years, from 1900 -1920.

Beautiful hand drawn map of Stamford, Connecticut in 1883

Click here to see what Stamford looked like 100+ years ago.

19 historic pictures of Stamford’s Dolan Middle School

Generations of Stamford, Connecticut residents have attended Dolan Middle…