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August_West said:
Hartford had way more going for it from the mid 80's through late 90's even into early 2000's . It was never to be confused with a real city, but there were things to do down at Union Station and then places like the Muni, Scarlet Oharas, Dagnys, the Webster, I can go on. There was a music scene. There was a club scene. Not huge but vibrant enough to be fun. There is ZERO of either now.

West Hartford and Glastonbury ruined Hartford.
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Yep. I 'member it well. You could have summed it all up by mentioning 36 Lewis Street.

Like soccer, Hartford was always described as being on the verge of becoming really popular. And in those days, I believed it.

Not sure which is further away now. Soccer made a lot of strides, but missing the next World Cup is a huge setback for the popularity of the sport here. And Hartford, well, I'm guessing most of the people on this board don't even know that 36 Lewis Street was ever a thing.
 
Being a UConn alum now living in Norwalk, I loved the Bridgeport experience for UConn games there. I've been to the Columbia and Eastern Washington games (my in-laws are North Dakota State football fans and DESPISE Eastern Washington, so it was fun to bring them to that game), the women's tournament games there have been fun and had front row seats for the UConn/Maine hockey game which was a blast.

I mean 9500+ for a UConn/Eastern Washington game? Try that in Hartford. One of those winter break games HAS to be in Bridgeport.
 
Waquoit said:
The Whale leaving is what killed Hartford.
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Certainly played a huge part.

I was never much of a hockey fan, but in those mid-to-late 80s years when the Whale made the playoffs we all had the fever. Hell, I remember driving from campus to Rein's in Vernon just to watch the playoffs on cable, because we couldn't get the games up on campus.
 
Can't believe no one's mentioned "the last real bar in Hartford"...the Federal Cafe. Somehow, still open after 80 years.
 
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Hey Adrien! said:
Being a UConn alum now living in Norwalk, I loved the Bridgeport experience for UConn games there. I've been to the Columbia and Eastern Washington games (my in-laws are North Dakota State football fans and DESPISE Eastern Washington, so it was fun to bring them to that game), the women's tournament games there have been fun and had front row seats for the UConn/Maine hockey game which was a blast.

I mean 9500+ for a UConn/Eastern Washington game? Try that in Hartford. One of those winter break games HAS to be in Bridgeport.
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I'm fine with playing games in Bridgeport, Hartford, Mohegan, the moon, wherever.

As long as it's over break and not against a big opponent.
 
John said:
fond memories of the New Haven Coliseum games
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Fond memories of New Haven Nighthawks games there as a kid.

Not so much the hockey, but the soft pretzels my dad would always buy me when we went to the games.

Too many great concert memories from there to name, but I don't miss that damned parking garage.
 
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Deepster said:
We can all cross our fingers and close our eyes and hope really, really hard but we're just not a Kentucky or UNC or Indiana in regards to a fan base. I've said it ad naseum that CT is a frontrunner state and a terrible supporter of sports teams, generally speaking. We struck gold with Jim Calhoun and the rise of the Big East and the state of the college hoops landscape. And that's all gone now. It's fine. Step back from the ledge. Accept what you have for what it is now. A 19 pt half from Jalen Adams against Stony Brook isn't the resurrection. It's light years away from the 1999 team storming through the Big East tourney or the Dream Season or even Napier's run.
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This seems like the biggest reality. We are in a new normal where our team struggles and we have a lot harder time to regenerate the excitement around the program that we once had. We had something incredible with Jim and the big east for many years and unfortunately those days arent coming back. It doesnt matter what Hartford is or isnt, people will come as long as the team is exciting.
 
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Deepster said:
Nope. I just find it interesting that you basically drive in, park, hit an irish pub and think Hartford is a nice city.
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I didn't know I thought it was a nice city. Interesting, what else do I like? I don't want to miss anything!
 
Tonight's game against BU drew 6,308 in attendance. Time to play these cupcakes at Gampel and get more students to go at least. Play the big games at XL Center. Over the student holiday break play 1 game at Bridgeport and 1 game at Mohegan Sun. Need to be smarter with the location of these games. The days playing majority of home games at the Hartford Civic Center should be over.
 
kelseypup said:
Tonight's game against BU drew 6,308 in attendance. Time to play these cupcakes at Gampel and get more students to go at least.
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UConn broke for Thanksgiving break on Friday... not many students on campus.
 
Guapo said:
I heard they installed a Rotery at the corner of New London and Hebron Ave.

That's cool.

That's what the kids like, right?
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I love that rotary.
 
I can’t believe a Sunday night game during NFL season against a generic Patriot League school doesn’t bring the fans out.

I’m sure Gampel would have been packed to the gills for this premium matchup.
 
Glastonbury doesn’t have as many “party” options as WeHa but there is a new luxury apartment complex opening every couple of months full of 22-25 yr olds that don’t realize how impractical it is to pay $1600 in rent on a $50000 salary. These people need a spot to drink. Plan B, Rooftop, and the Diamond are typically all packed all weekend every weekend. There’s a couple others that pull in crowds too. It’s definitely an up and coming as a cool place for young people to live. Not to mention several options that are really good for every type of food.
 
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Well at least in Gampel 6,308 looks like a better crowd than in the XL Center. Uconn doesn't pay to play at Gampel either.
 
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