City Hall Rededication

Yesterday afternoon the City of Waterbury held a rededication ceremony and ribbon cutting for our newly restored and renovated City Hall.

Originally built in 1915 and designed by famed architect Cass Gilbert, City Hall had been the crown jewel of Waterbury until recently. Decay, and an act of vandalism, forced the City to act in 2007.

Now, after almost three years of work, the building is complete and the results are fantastic.


In this picture you can see one of the newly restored lamps outside of the main entrance to City Hall.


Here you can see some of the detailed woodwork that has been added to the different offices throughout the building.


Here you can see the entrance to the new Aldermanic Chambers, with one of the original quotes that Cas Gilbert added to the building. It has some good advice for those looking to serve the City of Waterbury.


Here you can see the newly restored brass chandelier that hangs over Aldermanic Chambers.


Here is the stained glass window that sits at the top of the grand staircase between the first and second floors.


In this last picture you can see me sitting behind the Mayor's desk in his new office. Mayor Jarjura was gracious enough to encourage people to have their picture taken yesterday.

Overall I found the ceremony very uplifting for the City of Waterbury. It showed how great things in Waterbury can be when people put aside their petty differences and work together for the common good. It also reminds the citizens what this city was, and what it can be again. Hopefully this start to 2011 brings some positive changes to the Brass City.