Sunday, June 9, 2013

Claire's Italian Garden June 9, 2013

Claire's Italian Garden



Clair's Italian Garden
Dick Kelly has never stopped giving to Windham
It's about time we recognize him



Italian Garden, a fixture on Main St Willimantic for over fifty years was known for the best pizza and pasta in our world. It was common occurrence to see several tour buses parked in front of the restaurant. Usually alighting, visiting athletes on their way or leaving an UConn athletic event. Big East Basketball teams seem to camp out at IG's especially if the couches last name was Pitino. Massimino or Carnescsca.

Between 1975 and 1985 Claire Meikle served up the best pasta and salads seven days a week Along with friendly advice, a big smile and a little gossip she managed to keep a constant flow of hungry customers happy, In addition she recorded the coming and going of her most favorite customers with her Kodak Pocket Instamatic.

Today we add the 16th batch of nearly 1400 photos that Clair will share with us. Please help us identify the unknowns in the comment section. Thankyou

Flickr, the  company that provides the software for Claire's Italian Garden, has changed the format and just about everything else of this site. You may notice that it runs slower and there are an assortment of problems. For this we say sorry but can't do anything about it.  Hopefully things improve or they go back to the old Flickr. Thankyou

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  1. Amanda Grylls (great niece of Claire Meikle)April 4, 2021 at 5:09 PM

    "The Italian Garden Restaurant was the stopping off place for many people. It was the "in"
    place for the whole town. Whenever anyone wanted to have a party, that is where it was. The
    restaurant was for both kids or grownups. The same people would come to the Italian Garden
    Restaurant morning, noon and night. I know and remember because I took pictures of everyone
    -Claire Meikle
    'Girl Alone chapter 47

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