Cove Island & Shippan Point, Stamford, CT 1920s & 1930s

From my grandparents' home movies. Scenes include: walking down Shippan Ave, houses (one now a restroom!), road, fishing (and seining) on bridge over canal, tiny fish, the tidal pond by Darien and dam, sign by the Cove Investment and Improvement Co (still there?), men wearing knickers, fireworks, parties, fireworks (1930s, in color)

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• cove
• shippan
• point
• stamford
• ct
• long
• island
• sound
• 1920s
• 1930s
• fishing
• beach
• dam
• fireworks

[Johnnyboy792]

Great Video !!! Is the house at 3:18 still there ?

[lipwak]

@Johnnyboy792 The house at 3:18 is, I think, on Wallacks Point, nearby and probably still up but might have been renovated. I have never been there.

[Johnnyboy792]

@lipwak Thank you. And keep them coming :0)

[lipwak]

@Johnnyboy792 Thanks. I've put up about all I have of Stamford in those days. Check out the others on my playlist for my "Grandparents' home movies (1920s - 1950s)", which YouTube won't let me put up a link for here.

[miriame2008]

i know thats really cool that you added this....but is there sound???

[lipwak]

Sorry, there isn't sound. You can always add your own if you'd like....

Cheers,

John L

[Mr1991kid]

I really wish the knickers pants style would come back for men. It looks like great times in the video.

[SHRINA17]

As someone who was born and raised in Stamford (and still lives here and is raising my family) I really appreciate this video. Thank you so much!

[SeXiiVioLeTa]

aLboz aLL dAy

[ilovemysonXavier]

very nice

[dionesw1281]

Hello,

I work at cove island park- in the old holly house which is now SoundWaters. I am extremely interested in you videos because I love the historic aspects of Stamford. Please email me so that we can discuss!

thanks

[algerianjew]

it changed a lot