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Torrington, Connecticut

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Torrington, Connecticut

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Wednesday Afternoon, 4/1/20

Naugatuck, Connecticut

Church Street, which is the main drag through town, wasn't deserted but there was far less traffic than usual on a weekday afternoon.

If Naugy sounds somehow familiar, the early artificial leather product Naugahyde (trademarked in 1936) was first produced in Naugatuck, and named for the town. Decades later a comic advertising campaign claimed that the product came from an animal called a Nauga, which didn't have to be slaughtered because it conveniently shed its skin, making Naugahyde available for humans to use. You can still buy a Nauga doll.

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Restaurants are all take out (and sometimes delivery) only.

Tattoo parlors are out for the duration.

A small storefront Domino's Pizza might have been the busiest spot, with customers picking up and delivery guys heading out.

Otherwise, the sidewalk was nearly empty. Sometimes completely empty for minutes at a time.

Color at Hidden Valley

Washington, Connecticut

Steep Rock Preserve, 3/28/20.

More Greens in the Woods

Washington, Connecticut

From Hidden Valley, Steep Rock Preserve.

Greens in the Late Winter Forest

Washington, Connecticut

At Steep Rock Preserve in late March. Vivid green mosses in the otherwise nearly monochrome brown woods.

More from Burr Pond State Park

Torrington, Connecticut

At Burr Pond

Torrington, Connecticut

Hiking around the state park, 3/27/20. The calendar says Spring but it's still cold winter sunlight.

Frigidaire

New York, New York

Shopping Plaza and Main Street

Torrington, Connecticut

10:45 this morning.