Asylum Hill, Hartford

The neighborhoods of Hartford, Connecticut in the United States are varied and historic.

Downtown is Hartford's primary business district. It is the location of the city government offices as well as the State Capitol.

Centered on Park Street and stretching from the railroad overpass just west of Pope Park to the West Hartford town line, Parkville is a densely developed, mixed-use neighborhood that's mainly working-class. Lending its name to its location at the junction of the North and South Branches of the now-subterranean Park River, the area was primarily farmland through much of the 19th century and in fact one of Hartford's last areas to develop.

In fact, the largely rural residents tried to secede from Hartford, claiming they were over-taxed merely because their land was not as developed compared to more industrial areas such as nearby Frog Hollow. However, by 1873, Michael Kane established a brickyard off New Park Avenue, and heralded a period of industrial development that would stimulate rapid growth in a previously isolated part of the city. The Kane Brickyard quickly became one of leading brick-makers in the state, providing materials for projects such as Connecticut, the Travelers Tower, The Hartford Times Building, the state library and the Connecticut State Capitol building. The subsequent decades saw several major factories set up shop in the area, including the Pope Manufacturing Company, Underwood Typewriter Company, Royal Typewriter Company, the Gray Pay Telephone Company and Hartford Rubber Works. As Underwood and Royal expanded in the early 20th century, Hartford became known within some circles as the "Typewriter Capital of the World."

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