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Pantry Pride Grocery Store

425 Post Road

The building visible in this photo is the Fairfield branch of the Pantry Pride supermarket chain. The supermarket chain grew into national prominence beginning in the 1920s, and declined and eventually…

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Bill's Pipe Shop

2173 Black Rock Turnpike

Owner Bill Wellner opened Bill's Pipe Shop in 1986.

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Devore's Bakery

1979 Post Road

For decades, Devore's Bakery sold a variety of delicious treats to Fairfield citizens. The bakery closed in 2006, roughly 30 years after this picture was taken.

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Duchess Restaurant

625 Post Road

The drive-through window of the old Duchess building can be seen in this photograph.

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Eastern Mountain Sports

1939 Black Rock Turnpike

Linda Magovern, a salesperson at EMS, is seen here explaining some of the store's ski equipment to a customer. Eastern Mountain Sports had recently opened as of the taking of this picture in…

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Fairfield Motor Inn

417 Post Road

The front entrance of the Fairfield Motor Inn, circa 1977.

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Fairfield Optical

2449 Black Rock Turnpike

Pictured here is Fairfield Optical's owner, Chris Cannella, in his store. The store had recently celebrated its grand opening.

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A pair of men posing for a photo as they wade through the flooding in the Beach Road area caused by the hurricane of 1953.

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Fairfield residents make their way through the floodwater on Reef Road in the aftermath of the 1953 hurricane.

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A truck plows through the floodwater on Reef Road left by the 1953 hurricane.
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