A Look Back

History of Black Barber Shops ​in Waterbury

An article entitled "A Brief History of Waterbury's Black Barber Shops" (external link) depicts early Waterbury as a culturally diverse and progressive community.

Scoville Fasteners

One of the best dissertations on the history and nuances of Scoville Fasteners, Inc., and a litany of subsidiaries, acquisitions, mergers, geographic moves, government influence, and their place in the history of Waterbury and of the United States: ​Scovill Fasteners Inc. -- Company History (company-histories.com)

Some of Waterbury's Early and Historic Businesses

alphabetically
  1. A. A. Hartmann Die Sinkers, 445 North Main Street, 1899
  2. A. Benedict, Manufacturer of Brass and Gilt Buttons, 1812
    1. ​Waterbury Button Story - Bing video
  3. A. B. Simons Real Estate, 26 Chapel Street, Simonsville (neighborhood), 1899
  4. A. J. Patton Land Surveyors, 63 Bank Street, 1899
  5. A. J. Patton Real Estate, 63 Bank Street, 1899
  6. A. P. Bradstreet Attorneys-at-Law, 36 North Main Street, 1899
  7. Abbott & Wardwell Manufacturing Company, 1852
  8. Abel Porter & Company, prior to 1802 in Massachusetts, 1802 (at Waterbury)
  9. Abel & Porter, prior to 1811
  10. American Flask and Cap Company,
    1. from at least 1857 through 1868
    2. approximately at 649 West Main Street
  11. American Pin Company, 1836,  1846 a subsidiary of Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing and Brown & Elton Brass Rolling Mill, 1852
  12. American Ring Company, 1852
  13. American Suspender, circa 1830, part of Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing Company in 1843, became independent again in 1857
  14. Apothocaries Hall, Bank Street and South Main Street, 1899
  15. Arthur B. Anderson Insurance, 65 Bank Street, 1899
  16. Arthur B. Anderson Loan Company, 45 Bank Street, 1899
  17. Arthur B. Anderson Real Estate, 65 Bank Street, 1899
  18. Austin & Price Book and Job Printers, 204 Bank Street, 1899
  19. B. H. Morse, prior to 1857
  20. Beecher Manufacturing Company (a broadcloth mill in it's end), prior to and until 1830
  21. Benedict & Burnham, merged into Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing in 1843
  22. Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing, 1843, in 1846 became part owner of American Pin Company with Brown & Elton Brass Rolling Mill, 1852
  23. Benedict & Scovill, a subsidiary of Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing in 1852
  24. Berkeley B. Hotchkiss Real Estate, 104 North Willow Street, 1899
  25. Blake & Johnson, 1852
  26. Blodgett's Brothel
  27. Brass Rolling Mill
    1. ​circa 1868 
    2. approximately at 474 Bank Street
  28. Bristol Company, 1921
  29. Bronson Brothers [publishing company] 1858 or earlier
  30. Brown & Elton Brass Rolling Mill, before 1839, in 1846 became part owner of American Pin Company with Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing, 1852
  31. Brown & Brothers,
    1. from at least 1853 to at least 1868
    2. approximately at 500 Bank Street
  32. Brown Brothers Brass Rolling Mill, 1852
  33. C. H. Cables Real Estate, Apothecaries Hall Building, 1899
  34. C. H. Hart Real Estate, 50 Bank Street, 1899
  35. Cannon & Webster Drug Store, prior to 1902 *1
  36. Citizen's Bank, 57 North Main Street, prior to 1859
  37. City Manufacturing Company, prior to 1857
  38. City Steam Laundry and Dye Works, 43 Jefferson Street, 1899
  39. Charles W. Johnson (company), 1855
  40. D. B. Hurd (company), prior to 1857 
  41. David Stein Merchant Tailors, 270 Cherry Street, 1899
  42. Davis Cigar Store, prior to 1902 *1
  43. Doctor Augustin A. Crane, West Main Street, 1899
  44. Doctor C. H. Brown, North Main Street, 1899
  45. Doctor C. W. S. Frost, 50 Central Avenue, 1899​
  46. Doctor Frederick G. Graves, 112 North Main Street, 1899
  47. E. Robinson & Son, 1852
  48. Edward McManus General Contractors, 120 Bridge Street, 1899
  49. F. M. Perkins & Company, 1854
  50. Farrell Foundry and Machine Company, 1857
  51. First Methodist Church, 1899
  52. Foundry Company, 1851, became Farrell Foundry and Machine Company in 1857
  53. Frank Miller & Company Coal Dealers, 11 South Main Street, 1899
  54. Frank P. Benham Horses, Carriages, and Harnesses, 308 North Main Street, 1899
  55. Fuller Hotel, 1921
  56. G. G. Riggs Artificial Stone, 670 North Main Street, 1899
  57. G. G. Riggs Paving, 670 North Main Street, 1899
  58. Gaffney & Martin Masonry, 69 Field Street, 1899
  59. George H. Cowell, Attorneys-at-Law, Odd Fellows Building, 1899
  60. George W. Austin Masonry, 3 Ash Street, 1899
  61. Gillette & Marsh, Attorneys-at-Law, 10 Bank Street, 1899
  62. ​Grant Company, 1922
  63. H. B. Sanderson Meats and Provisions, North Willow Street at West Main Street, 1899
  64. Harold R. Durant, Attorneys-at-Law, Odd Fellows Building, 1899
  65. Hastings & Folcom North East Mutual Life Insurance Company, Odd Fellows Building, 1899
  66. Hayden Manufacturing Company, prior to 1857
  67. Hellman Brewing Company, Bank Street at Porter Street, 1899
  68. Henry Gessert Merchant Tailors, 87 Bank Street, 1899
  69. Holmes, Booth, and Haydens, 1853
  70. Hope Manufacturing Company, prior to and until 1856 when the company was purchased by H. A. Matthews (company)
  71. Hotchkiss & Durand Drug Store, around 1820
  72. Hotchkiss & Merriman Manufacturing Company, 1709, 1843, 1852​
  73. Howland Hughes, 1890
  74. ​Industrial Instrument Company, prior to 1921
  75. J. B. Mullings & Son, prior to 1902 *1
  76. J. S. French, Baker, 300 South Main Street, 1899
  77. James Coughiam Real Estate, 340 Baldwin Street, 1899
  78. James Coughlan Meats and Provisions, Baldwin Street, 1899
  79. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 36 North Main Street, 1899
  80. John J. MaCauley Cabinet Makers, 14 Chatfield Avenue, 1899
  81. John J. MaCauley Moulding Mills, 34 Chatfield Avenue, 1899
  82. John MaCauley Carpenters, 24 Chatfield Avenue, 1899
  83. John Mraz Carpenters, 42 Benedict Street, 1899
  84. John W. Gaffney, 427 East Main Street, 1899
  85. John W. Gaffney Real Estate, 56 East main Street, 1899
  86. Kellogg & Kellogg, Attorneys-at-Law, Citizen's Bank Building, 57 North Main Street, 1899
  87. L. Pritchard (company), prior to 1857
  88. L. R. Carter Real Estate, 11 East Main Street, 1899
  89. L. W. Hall Real Estate, 228 Meadow Street, 1899
  90. Lane Manufacturing Company, 1850, 1852
  91. Leavenworth, Hayden, & Scovill, 1811​​
  92. Limford P. Root, Attorneys-at-Law, Court House, 1899
  93. Loren R. Carter Insurance, East Main Street, 1899
  94. Loren R. Carter Loan Company, 11 East Main Street, 1899
  95. Lucian H. Burpee, Attorneys-at-Law, Odd Fellows Building, 1899
  96. M. Buckmaster Furniture Repair, 30 Abbott Avenue, 1899
  97. M. Buckmaster Upholsterer, 30 Abbott Avenue, 1899
  98. M. J. Breximki Real Estate, 6 Exchange Place, 1899
  99. M. J. Fogg Grocer, 419 North Main Street, 1899
  100. Manhan Manufacturing Company, 1852
  101. Mattatuck Manufacturing Company, 1847, 1852
  102. Matthews and Willard Factory, 1850
  103. Naugatuck Electric Light Company
  104. Naugatuck Malleable Iron Company
  105. Naugatuck Musical Union
  106. ​Naugatuck Railroad Company
  107. Naugatuck Water Company
  108. New England Engineering, 138 Grand Street, 1899
  109. New York and Waterbury marble and Granite Works, Bank Street, 1899
  110. O'Neil, O'Neil, & O'Neil, Attorneys-at-Law, 79 Bank Street, 1899
  111. Oakville Company, 1852
  112. P. J. Bolan Agricultural Implements, 90-94 Bank Street, 1899
  113. P. J. Bolan Sporting Goods, 90 - 94 Bank Street, 1899
  114. People's Market Meats and Provisions, 90 South Main Street, 1899
  115. Planing Mill, 1852
  116. ​Poli Theater, 1897
  117. Price & Lee
  118. ​Proprietors of Mattatuck [prior to 1895]
  119. Ralph N. Blakeslee, Backsmith, 160 Meadow Street, 1899
  120. Ralph N. Blakeslee Storage Warehouse, 860 Meadow Street, 1899
  121. Ralph N. Blakeslee Trucking, 860 Meadow Street, 1899
  122. Ralph N. Blakeslee Wagon Builders, 860 Meadow Street, 1899
  123. Randolph & Clowes Brass Goods Manufacturers, 384 Bank Street, 1899
  124. Randolph & Clowes Tubing and Seamless Brass and Copper, 384 Bank Street, 1899
  125. Reid & Hughes Dry and Fancy Goods, 108 to at least 112 Bank Street, 1899 *1
  126. Rogers & Hamilton Silverware Manufacturing, Griggs Street, 1899​
  127. Russell Land and Improvement Company, 209 Bank Street, 1899
  128. Ryan & Fitzmaurice, prior to 1902 *1
  129. S. P. Williams Fire, Life and Accident Insurance, Apothecaries Hall Building, 1899
  130. S. P. Williams Real Estate, Apothecaries Hall Building, 1899
  131. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, 1899
  132. Saint John's Church, 1899
  133. Salvation Army Barracks, prior to 1902 *1
  134. Scovill Manufacturing Company, 1850, 1852, 1900
  135. Scovills and Buckingham, merged into Scovill Manufacturing in 1850
  136. Scovills & Company, merged into Scovill Manufacturing in 1850
  137. Second Congregational Church, 1899
  138. Seeley & Upham Company, 48 South Willow Street, 1899​
  139. Seeley & Upham Stair Builders, 48 South Willow Street, 1899
  140. Seeley Upham Company, 48 South Willow Street, 1899
  141. Spencer & Pierpont Company, East Main Street, 1899
  142. Spencer & Pierpont Flour, Grain and Feed, East main Street, 1899​
  143. Spencer & Pierpont Meats and Provisions, East Main Street, 1899
  144. Stark Merchant Tailors, East Main Street, 1899
  145. State Mutual Life Assurance Company of Worcester, 63 Bank Street, 1899
  146. Steven Hopkins Mill, 1680
  147. T. A. Delowry Carpenters, 197 North Elm Street, 1899
  148. T. H. Hayes Liquor Store, 48 Broadway Street, 1899
  149. Terry & Bronson, Attorneys-at-Law, Waterbury National Bank, 1899
  150. Terry Clock Company
    1. ​circa 1868
    2. perhaps approximately at 500 Bank Street
  151. Theodore V. Meyer Insurance, Apothecaries Hall Building, 1899
  152. Theodore V. Meyer Real Estate, 38 Apothecaries Hall Building, 1899
  153. Tolles Art Photography, 494 South Main Street, 1899
  154. Tracy Brothers Carpenters, Benedict Street, 1899
  155. Tracy Brothers Company, Benedict Street, 1899
  156. Turkish bath, prior to 1902 *1
  157. Union Ville Factory, 1852
  158. United Knitting Company, prior to 1857
  159. W. H. Hurlburt's Lumber Yards, 50 Mattatuck Street, 1899
  160. W. L. Hall Wholesale Produce, 228 Meadow Street, 1899
  161. W. M. Hurlburt Carpenters, 90 Mattatuck Street, 1899
  162. W. R. Hitchcock & Company, 1837, became William R. Hitchcock & Company in 1852
  163. Warren & Newton Manufacturing Company, 1852
  164. Waterbury American, 1844
  165. Waterbury Blank Book Manufacturing Company, 59-67 Grand Street, 1899
  166. Waterbury Blank Book Manufacturing Printers and Lithographers, Grand Street, 1899
  167. Waterbury Brass Company, 1729, 1845, 1852
  168. Waterbury Power Company [prior to 1729]
  169. Waterbury Buckle Company, 1853
  170. Waterbury Button Company, 1824, became a subsidiary of Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing in 1849
  171. Waterbury Clock Company, a subsidiary of Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing in 1857; it is unclear if this company existing independently prior to 1857 or if it actually began as a subsidiary
  172. Waterbury Farrel Foundry & Machine Company, 425 Bank Street, 1899
  173. Waterbury Furniture Company, 135-169 Broadway Street, 1899
  174. Waterbury Gas Company
    1. ​circa 1868
    2. on Field Street ... the part which no longer exists ... between Meadow Street and Riverside Street
  175. Waterbury Gas Light Company, 1854
  176. Waterbury Jewelry Company, 1851
  177. Waterbury Hook & Eye Company, 1849, 1852
  178. Waterbury Knitting Company, 1850, 1852
  179. Waterbury National Bank, 1899
  180. Waterbury Republican, 1881
  181. Waterbury Steam and Gas Ppe Works, Bank Street, 1899
  182. Waterbury Woolen Company, 1811
  183. Waterville Manufacturing Company, circa 1843
    1. ​by 1847, started manufacturing pocket knives
  184. White & Wells Company, Bank Street, 1899
  185. William P. Jarrett Real Estate, 204 Bank Street, 1899
  186. William R. Hitchcock & Company Button Factory, 1852, was W. R. Hitchcock & Company in 1837​

*1 Destroyed by the Great Fire of February 2nd & 3rd 1902, which began in the upholstery department of Reid & Hughes Dry Goods Company

Business Tidbits

~ In 1926, Route 1 ran through Waterbury Connecticut.
~ George Cohen advertised for a production company to offer a tabular version of popular musical comedies to be performed at a Waterbury theater of 800 seats, back in a 1921 publication of the New York Billboard (newspaper).
~ According to an 1882 publication of the Saratoga Springs Sentinel, "The smallest steam engine in the world was made by D. A. A. Buck, of Waterbury, Connecticut.  The engine, boiler, governor, and pumps stand in a space sever-sixteenths of an inch square, or the area of a gold dollar, and five-eighths of an inch high.  The engine has 148 distinct pieces of machinery, held together by fifty-two screws.  Three drops of water fill the boiler to overflowing.  The diameter of the cylinder is a sixteenth of an inch.  The length of stroke three thrity-seconds of an inch.  The whold engine weighs three grains.  
~ A "Boston Traveller" reported, in an 1857 publication of the Memphis Tennessee Daily Appeal, that a Waterbury "manufactory" can "turn out any quantity" of a new metal called oeride.  The metal is, according to this Boston Traveller, nearly indistinguishable from gold, and costs many times less.  He warned "the public need to be on their guard in the purchase of gold-chased ware and gold dust" from dishonest men.
~ The Harry J. Bennet Greater Shows opened it's season, in 1919, at Waterbury Connecticut. 
~ In 1922, William H. Pheonix of Waterbury Connecticut advertised in the New York Billboard (newspaper) for the hiring need of an experienced A-1 Cornetist.  It's unclear in the publication whether Pheonix was seeking someone to fill wafers with ice cream or someone to play in a band of musicians. 
~ Between the years 1926 and 1928, the Anaconda company of Waterbury advertised, in a Buffalo New York newspaper, it's rust-proof gutters, rain pipes, and flashings - boasting that Anaconda copper "never requires painting, repairing, or replacing".
~ Camden New York has everything, according to an editorial in a 1900 publication of the Camden Advance - including buttons, hooks, eyes, and pins from Waterbury Connecticut.  
~ According to a 1923 printing of the Summit Herald and the Summit Record of Summit New Jersey, a Waterbury Connecticut excavating company dug up a cemetery as a location of a then future business building.  In their dig, they shoveled up the remains of two unidentified people and a named woman, tombstone in tact.  "They tossed her out with the other two skeletons".  The woman still had a "mass of chestnut brown hair in perfect state of preservation", despite having been buried, at the age of 33, more than 100 years prior.

Brass Button Bite

Picture
The Waterbury Democrat
July 26, 1933
Chronicling America
Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Businesses in 1946

(partial list)
  • A. B. C. CLEANERS & DYERS .524 Lakewood Roarl \\ aterbury
  • A. J. TILDEN Mutual Fire Insurance Company .*S6 North Main Street \\ aterbury
  • ACME CLEANERS & DYERS 115 River Street Waterbury
  • ADAM KURAITIS, Real Estate 38 Rubber Avenue Naugatuck
  • ALBUS D1 MU2ZI0, Groceries 1472 Baldwin Street Waterbury
  • ALTIERI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Fnat \iirora Street W aterbury waterbury
  • AMERICAN FASTENER CO. 64 Maple Street W« terbury
  • AMERICAN FURNITURE CO. 3 S3 South Main Street Waterbury
  • ANDY’S TEXACO SERVICE STATION 833 East Main Street W'aterbury
  • ANTHONY FIORE S Shell Tower Station 311 NN est Main Street W aterbury
  • AURORA MOTORS *75 Watertown Avenue Waterbury
  • BARBECUE CHIMNEY 05 Cana) Street 44 a terbury
  • BEGNALS RESTAURANT Oil Font >l«in Street \\ aterbury
  • BENNINGHOFF & BROOKS, Fuel Oil 1570 Thomaaton A venae \\ aterbury
  • BERNARD E. AVCOLLIE, Electrical Contractor 332 Went Mnln Street Waterbary
  • BILL BARTH'S SERVICE STATION 595 North Main Street Waterbury
  • BILL S TAVERN ISO Bridge Street Union City
  • BOND BREAD BAKERY • 1.1 Robinson Street Waterbury
  • BOSTON CLOTHING COMPANY .'194 North Main Street W aterbury
  • BRASS CITY GRILL 177 EaO Mein Street Waterbury
  • BREWSTER ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO. 836 North Main St. W aterbury
  • BRIA’S PHARMACY 242 East Main Street Waterbury
  • BROOKLYN BOTTLING CO INC. 59 Droher Street aterbury
  • BUCKLEY BROS. OF WATERBURY, INC. 549 *ou?h Leonard Street Petroleum Product* Waterbury GEORGE F. MULLIGAN, Restaurant 10 Phoenix Avenue Waterbury
  • BURDETTE’S DRY CLEANERS 30 Washington Street W’aterbury
  • BYRNESIDE TOOL CO., INC. 60 Benedict Street Waterbury
  • CALO’S NINETEENTH FAIRWAY 'lain Street Watertown
  • CANIO PETRUZZI, Meats & Groceries 1587 Baldwin Street W aterbury
  • C-ANS INC., Hardware lift Maple Street Naugatuck
  • CAPOZZI CLEANERS & DYERS 6!* Congress Avenue Waterbury
  • CASINO GARDEN RESTAURANT 128 North Elm Street Waterbury
  • CENTRAL BOWLING ALLEYS . 610 Main Street N\ atertow n
  • CENTRAL TEXACO SERVICE STATION 210 W est Main Street W aterbury
  • CHARLES F. HOLMES, Contractor & Builder 415 Baldwin Street 55 aterbury'
  • CHARLIE S AUTO PARTS 181 South Leonard Street Waterbury
  • CHARLIE’S PACKAGE STORE 1 4«5 Bank Street Waterbury
  • CHICOSKI’S MARKET 7 South Main Street Beacon Falla
  • CHINA INN, THE 41 Harrison Avenue Waterbury
  • CHRISTIAN BRAUN, Plumbing & Heating Keefe Street Waterbury
  • CHROMIUM CORP. OF AMERICA 346 Huntingdon Avenue 44 aterbury
  • CIARLO S MONUMENT WORKS 2273 Enut Main Street \\ aterbury
  • CITY BAKERY 171 Maple Street NaugatSick
  • CLARK’S RESTAURANT J>9 Bishop Street • Waterbory
  • COLONIAL BOTTLING WORKS 335 Washington Street Waterbury
  • COLUCCI’S RESTAURANT 804 Bank Street Waterbury
  • COMMUNITY SERVICE STATION Meriden Road W aterbury
  • CONN. SCALE & SERVICE COMPANY 17!» rI ii<1 c»r Mreet W at erbury
  • CROWE & CO.. INC., Trucking BO Meadow Street Waterbnrr
  • CURA S SERVICE STATION 764 Main Street Oakville
  • D. THURSTON'S SONS ICE COMPANY Rubber \venue Naugatuck
  • DANCE’S COFFEE SHOPPE 142 Union Street Waterbury *
  • DECKER REFRIGERATION COMPANY Hiiiaide Avenue Oakville
  • DeEONIS SERVICE STATION %I0 Hast nin Street \\ aterbury
  • DINOVA S Four Corner Store, Groceries—Meats 1 our Cornern M iddlehury
  • DIORIO RESTAURANT 231 Bank Street Waterbury
  • DOMENIC CROCCO, Pizzeria Bakery 1* ( Hatfield Atenue 44 aterbury
  • DONHAM CRAFT, INC. River Street Thom ast on
  • DUFFY’S RESTAURANT 102 Water Street Naufiatuck
  • E GAN'S DINER 616 Went Main Street Waterbury
  • EAGLE OIL COMPANY 33 1 W atertowii A venae Waterbury
  • EAST END DRY GOODS STORE 1SS0 Fast Main Street Waterbury
  • EDDIE'S MARKET 1121 North Main Street Waterbury
  • EDWARD E. MRAZ, Contractor & Builder 353 Circular Avenue Waterbury
  • ELITE BAKERY 18 Cliurrh Street N aimatuek
  • ERNEST SCHIAVONE, Restaurant 04 Canal Street Waterbury
  • ERNIE PICHULO Naugatuck
  • EVERYBODY S MARKET 70 Ea*t Main Street 44 aterbury
  • EYELET SPECIALTY CO. •V» Stale Street Waterbury ^i|’
  • EZIO CIARIELLI, Variety Store 43 Colley Street Waterbary
  • FALCON BAKING COMPANY 122 School Street l nion City
  • FEDERAL TRUCK CO. 628 Watertown Avenue 45 aterbury
  • FINK SERVICE STATION 557 Fast Main Street \\ aterbury
  • FISHER'S CONSTRUCTION & TRUCKING CO. 110 Railroad Hill Street Waterbury SULLIVAN'S MARKET 5 Fuller Street Waterbury
  • FITZGERALD FUNERAL HOME 320 North Main Street L'nion City, Conn.
  • FITZGERALD S RESTAURANT 17.'* Hamilton Atenue a ter bury
  • FOREST CITY EXPRESS Kagle Street W aterbury
  • FRANK P. KELLY, General Contractor >"*13 Raldwin Street N\ aterbury
  • FRANK PEPE, INC, Wholesale Grocer 12 (anal Mreet Waterbury
  • FRANK S MARKET, Daniel DeAndre, Prop. M Hiuh Street * Waterbury
  • FREDDIE S GRILL nidi F,a*t Main Street 55 aterbury
  • FRO-JOY ICE CREAM CO., INC. 17ft Watertown Avenue W aterbury
  • FRONT PAGE RESTAURANT -O Rank Street 44 aterbury
  • G. G. CUCOLO. Pool Room -H3 South 'lain Street 55 aterbury
  • GABRIEL SCRAP IRON & METAL SHOP Thornanton Avenue Waterbury
  • GENE S SINCLAIR SERVICE STATION 84 l.rrm* Street Waterbury
  • GEORGE W. SHAW, Tractors Snnnyaide Avenue Oakville
  • GEORGE WIGGLESWORTH & SON, INC. 103 Maple Street > augatuck
  • GORDON BROTHERS, Painters & Paper Hangul ria/.a A VC, Waterbury
  • GUS DiANGELP SERVICE STATION 370 South Main Street Waterbary
  • HAMILTON THEATER 1758 Past Main Street W'aterbury
  • HANLON S EAST END SERVICE STATION 21r>2 Fast Main Street W aterbury
  • HAPPY’S SERVICE CENTER 379 Rubber Avenue Naugatuck
  • HAROLD LANE, Engravers 1595 Hast Main Street Waterbury
  • HARRY E. LEONARD, CPA 43 Kant Main Street Waterbury
  • HATHAWAY EXPRESS 114 Bank Street Waterbury
  • HELIE S RESTAURANT ! I Depot Street \N atertown
  • HIGHLAND GROCERY f*2 Highland Arenne > nugHtnck ; >
  • HILL TOP GROCERY COMPANY 1115 Went Main Street Y\ alerhury
  • HILLSIDE RESTAURANT 181 Willow Street Waterbnry
  • HOME MASON COMPANY 17 Bishop Street 45 aterhury
  • HOME PACKAGE STORE, Liquors & Wines 12 drove street \\ aterbury
  • HOPEVILLE MARKET 1-48 Baldwin Street Waterbury
  • IMMACULATE CLEANERS, THE; SO Mill Street Waterbury
  • INDUSTRIAL Overall Dry Cleaning & Supply 1604 Thom as ton Avenue Waterbury
  • INVESTORS SYNDICATE 111 \\ eat ''Iain Street Waterbury
  • J. C. RAYTKWICH, JR. 106 South Main Street Naugatuck
  • JACK S QUALITY PRODUCTS, Groceriei 33 t'ooke street W aterbury
  • JAKE S AUTO BODY & PAINTING CO., INC. 4.N9 Meadow Street Waterbu ry
  • JAMES J. MURPHY, Restaurant 35 Grand Street \\ a ter bury
  • JOE’S MARKET 316 'lain Street Oakville
  • JOHN ADAMEK, Carpenter ■ %/i Orange Street \\ a ter bury
  • JOHN BUONANNO, Grocer 72% North Main Street \\ a terhury
  • JOHN HOFFMAN SERVICE STATION JM 1 South Main Street 1\ aterbury
  • JOHN MASSIMO, Meats & Groceries 318 Congres* Avenue Waterbury
  • JOHNSON’S USED CARS AND PARTS 1803 .North Main Street W’aterbury
  • JOSEPH PEPE, Fruit & Produce 24 ("Hatfield Avenue W aterbury
  • JOSEPH PILVER MARKET West Main Street Waterbury
  • JOSEPH S. TAJILDEEN, Confections 853 Kant Main Street Waterbary
  • JOSEPH SAMPIERI, Fruit and Produce •06 Meadow Street 4Vaterbury
  • JOSEPH SUCHENSKI 75 Spring Street LTnlon City
  • KLAUDIA’S BEAUTY SALON fi Oak Street Naugatnck
  • KOHR BROTHERS FROZEN CUSTARD 185 North Main Street Waterbury
  • L. BANDELLONI, Monument Works ’-086 Kant Main Street \\ aterbury
  • L. V. MATSON & SON, Lumber 215 "North Main Street Union City
  • LAKE QUASSAPAUG AMUSE. PARK, INC. [ l ake ({naviapjiUK Middlebury >
  • LANGSTON S RADIO SHOP 703 Main Street Watertown
  • LARSMOND MFG. CO., INC. 1143 North Main Street 45 a ter bury
  • LARSON S GRILL 180,5 North Main treet Waterbury
  • LASKAS MOTOR LINES, INC, MS 44'atertotvn Avenue 44 a terbury
  • LEDCUX Swiss Screw Machine Products Co. 1 to Manhan Street Waterbury
  • LIFT THE LATCH INN Middlebury Connecticut
  • M. & D. A. S, INC. Hartford
  • M. J. KAMATIS, Contractor & Builder M Iddlehury Connecticut
  • MACDERMID, INC., Chemicals Huntinsdnn Avenue Waterburf
  • MADELINE ROBERTS, Travel Agency 36 North Main Street W aterbury
  • MANOR GREENHOUSES 17.% Meriden Rond Waterbury
  • MANUFACTURERS REUPHOLSTERING CO. 1864 En*t Main Street Waterbury
  • MELODY LANE Harrison Avenue Waterbury
  • MIKE S MEAT MARKET 780 North Main Street W aterbury
  • MILLS TOOL WORKS, THE;  SI Hich street \\ a ter bury
  • MOE S USED CAR & PART COMPANY 138 Division Street W aterbury
  • MOHILL FURNITURE CO. 209 Bank street W aterbury
  • MOUNT FAIR FARM Nova Scotia Hill Watertown
  • MURPHY ADVERTISING COMPANY ill West Main Street Waterbury
  • MUSANTE BERMAN & STEINBERG 13 Field Street E^tennion Waterbury
  • N. Y. BAKERY 73 Kingsbury Street Waterbury
  • NARDIELLO'S BARBER SHOP 72 W illow Street Waterbury
  • NATIONAL AWNING CO. 57 I*Innk Hoad Waterbury
  • NAUGATUCK DAIRY ICE CREAM CO. •H4 North Main Street N aufiatuck
  • NAUGATUCK STEEL RULE DIE CO. -ft Bridge Street l nion City
  • NAUGATUCK WATER COMPANY 2V» Meadow Street N augatuck
  • NILSON HEAT TREATING CO. 2046 \ortli Main Street Waterbury
  • NORTH EAST TRANSPORTATION CO. 972 North Main Street \\ aterbury
  • NORTH SQUARE CONFECTIONERY ill North 'lain Street AXaterhur y
  • OLYMPIA SHOE PARLOR 19 Went Main Street W aterbury
  • PAIS LIQUOR STORE 72 Church Street Naugatuck
  • PALACE NEWS & CONFECTIONERY Ok Hast 'Iain Street Waterbury
  • PASQUALE CICCHETTI, Gas and Oil ft 14 Rank Street Waterbury
  • PAUL’S MARKET 238 North Main Street Waterbury
  • PERAZZINI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Geddea Terrace Waterbury
  • PERRAULT AUTO SPRING, INC. 510 South Main Street Waterbury
  • PETER BAUBY, Cigars Magazines 8 Rank Afreet Waterbury
  • PHILIP BECKER, Restaurant •"* Bishop Street Waterbury
  • PHIL'S RESTAURANT lSir* Watertown Avenue Waterbury
  • POLYMETRIC MANUFACTURING CO. 110 Homer Street \\ aterville
  • PORTER STREET RESTAURANT HO W ent Porter Street W'aterbury
  • PRECISION TOOL AND DIE COMPANY 1120 Mill street Waterbury Compliments Of
  • PRINCETON KNITTING MILLS, INC. T| v 118 Echo Lake Road W a ter town
  • PURITAN MFG. CO. -0 Benedict Street 55 n t e r b u y
  • RADISH AUTO PAINTING COMPANY 158 Watertown Avenue "Waterbury
  • RAMBO COMPANY, Sewer & Water Contractors 1617 North Main Street • Waterbury
  • RANDALL’S FOOD STORE -54 FallK Avenue Oakv ilie
  • REGAN'S GARAGE 387 North Main street l nion City
  • RELIABLE FACTORY SUPPLY CO. S7 Scovill Street Waterbury
  • RELIABLE ROOFING COMPANY 278 Cherry Street Waterbury
  • RELIABLE WINDOW CLEANING CO. 42 Bank Street W'aterbury
  • REYMOND BAKING COMPANY 24.*»7 East Main Street Waterbury
  • ROCKIE S GULF SERVICE 127 Watertown Avenue V\ aterhurj
  • ROMANIELLO BROTHERS, Service Station -78 Rank Street 55 aterbury
  • SABOL S RESTAURANT 020 North Main Street W aterbury
  • SALVATORE BROS. ITALIAN RESTAURANT -30 Hank street aterbury
  • SANDITZ LIQUOR STORE 112 North Main Street Waterbury
  • SANDY BEACH LODGE M iddlebury Connecticut
  • SCOTTY'S MARKET 422 Willow Street W aterbury
  • SERAFINE S HARDWARE STORE Watertown Avenue Waterbiirv
  • SEVEN UP WATERBURY BOTTLING CO. -•*> 1 South Main Street 44 a t e b ti ry
  • SEVEN-ELEVEN GRILL ’ll South Main Street Waterbury
  • SHEARER’S HARDWARE 1*3 East Main Street Thomaston
  • SHEA'S GRILL 140 Rubber Avenue N a tic at tick
  • SHEEHY'S TAVERN 208 Hamilton Avenue Waterbury
  • SHERMAN S UPHOLSTERING & FURN. CO. t42 Meadow Street W aterbury
  • SIMOES GARAGE •"*7rt Hamilton Avenue Waterbury
  • SOLOMON’S SALES & SERVICE 30 Cooke Street Waterbury
  • SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND PLATING CO. 133 Falls Avenue Oakville
  • SPINELLA BROTHERS BAKERY 71 Bifchofi Street Waterbury
  • STAR SUPER MARKET 181 HoKoIaml Avenue Waterbary
  • STEVE'S INC., Meats-Groceries 2*0 south Main Street W aterbury
  • STOLFI ELECTRIC COMPANY, Contractors IIS Hill Street Waterbury
  • STRATTON'S RESTAURANT 18 Park Place Naugntuck
  • SULLIVAN’S RESTAURANT •17*7 Weat Main Street Waterbury
  • SUPERIOR MATTRESS COMPANY -8- Bank Afreet 45 a ter bury
  • SYLVESTRO S PACKAGE STORE 1634 Thonia.iton Avenue Waterbury
  • TETA S CONFECTIONARY STORE IMS West Main Street N\ aterbury
  • TEXAS COMPANY I’.ajile street \\ aterbury
  • THINSHEET METALS COMPANY -71 Railroad Hill W nterhury
  • THOMAS DYE WORKS t»4 Pearl Street \\ aterbury
  • THOMAS F. MORAN & SONS, INC. -II Welton Street Waterbury
  • THOMAS IACOVINO, Oarage 39 Rnhlnaon Street Waterbary
  • THREE OAKS PRIVATE HOSPITAL Naugatuck Road Plattn Mills
  • TITLE CO. Ill West Wain Street W aterbury
  • TONY'S LIQUOR STORE .*120 Bank Street \\ a ter bury
  • TRAFFIC LIGHT RESTAURANT 7«S Rank Street Water bury
  • TRIANGLE PACKAGE STORE *7 Washington Avenue Waterbury
  • TRUCK DRIVERS’ LOCAL NO. 677 1 17 Rtiit Main Street U atrrbury
  • UNION CITY HARDWARE CO. 384 North Main Street .N augatuck
  • UNION TIRE & BATTERY SERVICE ."*7 1'nion Street Waterbury
  • UNION TIRE SERVICE 50 W illnw Street W aterbury
  • UORN CUT RATE LIQUOR STORE 223 South Mnln Street \\ aterbury
  • VALLEY GRAIN & SUPPLY COMPANY Water Street Naugatuck
  • VANASSE ICE & OIL COMPANY 172 South Elm Street Waterbury
  • VIRGINIA FLOWER SHOP -1- ( Jiem Street 45aterbury
  • W. J. MEGIN, Inc., General Contractor «M Elm Street Waterbury
  • W. WIRT YOUNG & ASSOCIATES 17s 44 eat Main Street 44 aterbury
  • WALNUT RESTAURANT "•'!3 Walnut Street Water bur y
  • WARREN ELECTRIC & PAINTING CO. 43 Middlesex Street Waterbury
  • WATERBURY AUTO SPRING COMPANY 3-S Brown Place Waterbury
  • WATERBURY BUCKLE COMPANY ft."»2 South Main Street Waterbury WASHBURNE & WASHBURNE, Real Estate .%7 .North Main Street Waterbury
  • WATERBURY BUSINESS SERVICE 33 We»t Main Street Waterbury
  • WATERBURY MACHINE TOOLS & Products 125S South Main Street W aterbury
  • WATERBURY MATTRESS CO. 50 West Clay Street 55 aterbury
  • WATERBURY MODEL BAKERY, INC. 91 North Elm Street Waterbary
  • WATERBURY PLATING COMPANY, INC. 112 Porter Street Waterbury
  • WATERBURY SCREW MACHINE PROD. CO Thninattott Avenue 55 aterbury
  • WATERBURY TOOL COMPANY 188 East \urora Street Waterbury
  • WATERS SERVICE STATION 1644 Thnmanton Avenue Waterbury
  • WILLOW GULF SERVICE 102 Willow Street Waterbury
  • WM. T. BAKUNAS, Painter and Paper Hanger 1 Poplar Afreet \\ aterbury
  • WOLK'S MARKET US Bishop Street N\ aterbury
  • YELLOW CAB COMPANY 10 Bank Street W'aterbury
  • YOUNG AUTO SUPPLY, INC. 18 Brown Street Waterbury
  • ZEMBRUSKI S CLEANERS & DYERS 451 North Main Street Union City 

A Diamond is a Diamond, except not exactly, in Waterbury

While Waterbury, Connecticut, is famous as the "Brass City" and a center for watch and clock-making, it's not known for a specific history related to diamonds themselves, but rather for the Diamond Beverage Corporation, which bottled and distributed beverages, including ginger ale, in the area. 

Here's a more detailed look:
  • Diamond Beverage Corporation:
    • The Diamond Beverage Corporation, later Diamond Ginger Ale, Inc., started in Naugatuck in 1865 and moved to Waterbury in the 1880s, operating its bottling plant in the South End (1663 South Main St.). 
    • In 1946, Diamond employed 18 route drivers and distributed its beverages throughout the state. 
    • The company offered various flavors, including ginger ale, Pal, grape, root beer, and cream soda. 
    • The company was purchased by Silver Bros. Beverage Co. in 1970 and later by Tri-State Canada Dry Co. in 1974, with the bottling equipment moved to New York, and Diamond officially dissolved in June 1976. ​

 - Gemini

Some of Waterbury's Early and Historic Businesses

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