Submitted by CTHistory42 t3_11bj8zp in Connecticut
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TreeEleben t1_j9yrvvr wrote
I grew up playing around those abandoned factories. Good times. One building had big piles of bronze ingots behind it. Tried to drag one home on my bike but it was too much weight for my old huffy.
angeldeb82 t1_j9yx4oz wrote
I remember watching the film at Christmas when I was a teen.
rewirez5940 t1_j9zf1sx wrote
They also made the Christopher Walken's SNL cowbell!
CTHistory42 OP t1_j9zjz16 wrote
Absolutely correct!
If you like 20-minute stories about CT history, you might want to listen to a few of my podcasts (website: www.amazingtalesct.com) or sign-up to receive the regularly (at Spotify, Apple, Google, or at my main host page: https://AmazingTalesCT.Podbean.com).
I'd appreciate knowing what you think. You can contact me at AmazingTalesCT@gmail.com
860glass t1_j9zzhqo wrote
Oh shit new episode! Fuck yeah
Doctor-Dapper t1_ja0i6g4 wrote
Wife and I think this is your best episode to date!
CTHistory42 OP t1_ja0ov44 wrote
I'll take that as a compliment?
CTHistory42 OP t1_ja0oxn8 wrote
I appreciate the feedback. It was a fun episode to produce.
860glass t1_ja0pe8t wrote
Indeed sir 🫡
scripthook t1_ja15ciq wrote
They sell the bell from the movie for $35 on their website
CTHistory42 OP t1_ja4go3l wrote
CTHistory42 OP t1_ja4gu3j wrote
A fairly thrifty way to guarantee a passage into the afterlife!
CTHistory42 OP t1_j9y2irm wrote
Hear the story behind the last bell manufacturer in the U.S. - including hearing some of the bells they make - in this podcast episode of Amazing Tales from Off and On Connecticut's Beaten Path: https://AmazingTalesCT.Podbean.com