Grand Opera House
Thursday, February 2, 1882
The English Renaissance
Newspaper report
Roberts' Opera House
Opened: January 20, 1869 (W.H. Roberts)
Change of management: July 1, 1886, upgraded (F.F. Proctor)
Demolished: c. 1900
United States Hotel and Honiss Oyster House, State Street, Hartford, CT. Honnis Oyster House closed on March 1, 1982 after 137 years of operation.
See note below about Wilde's oyster supper.
United States Hotel
Built: 1826 (site of Ripley's Coffee House)
Opened: April 16, 1827
Rebuilt and enlarged: 1855
Improvements: 1869 (consolidated with Trumbull House)
Converted to mercantile use: c. 1900, subsequently demolished
Wilde Oyster Supper
Wilde”s Cigarette Holder?
