Norfolk Then . . .

This decorative railing near the corner of Greenwoods Road and Maple Avenue stands on what was once the northern edge of the railroad underpass, marked in the photograph by the wooden planks and now filled in. To the left is the Library with its brownstone walls and tile roof. Designed by architect Alfredo Taylor in 1904, the railing framed an attractive vista, overlooking the tracks toward the station and, in the distance, Haystack Mountain. The two granite piers are topped with wrought iron lamps, which were lighted with electricity for the first time on August 21, 1905, as reported in the Winsted Evening Citizen.

—Ann Havemeyer

Photo courtesy of the Norfolk Historical Society.