tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post7253739477610420800..comments2024-03-28T11:21:19.200-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: The Inferno That Was Candy LaneCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-17804672596526966532019-08-16T17:45:52.920-04:002019-08-16T17:45:52.920-04:00I was 7 years old when the fire broke out. Standin...I was 7 years old when the fire broke out. Standing on the porch at my residence of 30 union street. The ashes came over and was melting the siding of the building. I'll never forget that day.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016292434644601973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-55149142581726448092014-01-29T19:08:53.650-05:002014-01-29T19:08:53.650-05:00this fire was epic,i was standing just below secon...this fire was epic,i was standing just below second on columbia st,i was 4 years old,,it was my first rush of every emotion imaginable,the blaze seemed to be alive,,,and angry.danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10530357984154178113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-22554183263232084232012-08-31T08:16:07.713-04:002012-08-31T08:16:07.713-04:00I remember the day Candy Lane burned to the ground...I remember the day Candy Lane burned to the ground -- it was an epic fire. Cars parked nearby were literally melting. <br /><br />As for the discussion above about the prison, I've thought for years that it would make a great campus for a technology company. Imagine what that could do for the local economy,,,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-84304231280874360332012-08-30T23:35:00.173-04:002012-08-30T23:35:00.173-04:00Tortillaville, every effort on the part of the loc...Tortillaville, every effort on the part of the local government is endlessly expended to keep the prison open, exactly as is. <br /><br />The only way you'll see the prison turned into something better for the community -- or something other than what it is -- is to get the Governor to close it, over the objection of (effectively) all local officials. <br /><br />-- Jock SpivySamuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16548850334066788444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-66589702204927812392012-08-30T20:22:25.103-04:002012-08-30T20:22:25.103-04:00Carole,
You're amazing. To bring all of this i...Carole,<br />You're amazing. To bring all of this information to us. Thanks<br />BTW, nice prison website. I'd like to know more about the prison, and see if we can't turn it into something better for the community. Tortillavillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231637737921322467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-60306008350343783792012-08-30T19:59:11.949-04:002012-08-30T19:59:11.949-04:00How very tragic. Imagine if we still had that buil...How very tragic. Imagine if we still had that building--?Virginia Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201120778619779181noreply@blogger.com