Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture
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id: ED079-S01
title: New Haven Register: Carroll winds down, 2014
kind: Sources & research leads
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institution: Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture
summary: 1926 perfume origins; furniture conversion in 1952; 2014 sale and closing.
url: https://www.nhregister.com/business/article/Carroll-Cut-Rate-Furniture-winds-down-after-88-11375724.php
credit: New Haven Register: Carroll winds down, 2014
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id: ED079-S02
title: Mike Franzman: New Haven in Transition
kind: Sources & research leads
date: See individual source date
institution: Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture
summary: Exterior, interior and transition photographs. March caption does not establish full demolition date; rights reserved/permission unresolved.
url: https://ilovenewhaven.org/2015/03/new-haven-in-transition-by-mike-franzman/
credit: Mike Franzman: New Haven in Transition
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id: ED079-S03
title: CT Post: partial collapse, February 2015
kind: Sources & research leads
date: See individual source date
institution: Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture
summary: Loading-dock removal and February 9 partial collapse.
url: https://www.ctpost.com/connecticut/article/Part-of-former-Carroll-Cut-Rate-Furniture-11358316.php
credit: CT Post: partial collapse, February 2015
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id: ED079-S04
title: New Haven Register: demolition, November 2015
kind: Sources & research leads
date: See individual source date
institution: Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture
summary: November 13, 2015 report documents full demolition underway.
url: https://www.nhregister.com/business/article/Former-Carroll-Cut-Rate-Furniture-building-in-11345922.php
credit: New Haven Register: demolition, November 2015
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id: ED079-S05
title: West Haven City Notes: The Atwood
kind: Sources & research leads
date: See individual source date
institution: Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture
summary: 2017 municipal account of completed development at the former Carroll site.
url: https://cityofwesthaven.com/CivicSend/ViewMessage/message/42252
credit: West Haven City Notes: The Atwood
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id: ED-N-carroll-01
title: Carroll Cut Rate Furniture before demolition
kind: Photographs
date: Before March 20, 2015 publication; exact capture date unknown
institution: Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture
summary: The exterior preserves Carroll's name and commercial identity before the building's removal.
url: https://ilovenewhaven.org/2015/03/new-haven-in-transition-by-mike-franzman/
credit: Mike Franzman / I Love New Haven
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. Image linked immediately before caption 'before its demolition'. Do not infer November demolition had already occurred by March. Reuse: permission_required: Post credits © Mike Franzman and encourages sharing; site footer says do not use images without permission. This is not an explicit open license.
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id: ED-N-carroll-02
title: Carroll Cut Rate Furniture interior
kind: Photographs
date: Before March 20, 2015 publication; exact capture date unknown
institution: Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture
summary: An interior view asks students to consider the people, work and daily routines that are less visible in an exterior landmark photograph.
url: https://ilovenewhaven.org/2015/03/new-haven-in-transition-by-mike-franzman/
credit: Mike Franzman / I Love New Haven
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. Original post explicitly captions this as Carroll's interior. Reuse: permission_required: Same explicit copyright and conflicting sharing/footer wording as carroll-01.
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id: ED-N-carroll-03
title: Carroll Cut Rate Furniture during transition
kind: Photographs
date: 2015; published March 20
institution: Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture
summary: The damaged building illustrates a difficult transition from retail to redevelopment. Contemporary news separates February's partial collapse from November's full demolition.
url: https://ilovenewhaven.org/2015/03/new-haven-in-transition-by-mike-franzman/
credit: Mike Franzman / I Love New Haven
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. Original caption says 'demolished this year'; later dated reporting makes that wording too imprecise for a full-demolition date. Reuse: permission_required: Same copyright restriction as carroll-01.
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id: ED-N-carroll-04
title: Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture winds down after 88 years
kind: Sources & research leads
date: June 28, 2014
institution: Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture
summary: Owner Cary Benjamin and employee Mike Mazur were photographed during the closing sale. Another photograph shows going-out-of-business banners.
url: https://www.nhregister.com/business/article/Carroll-Cut-Rate-Furniture-winds-down-after-88-11375724.php
credit: Mark Zaretsky; photographs credited Mark Zaretsky/New Haven Register / New Haven Register
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. Both distinct photo captions verified; image files not exposed in the accessible page. The 88-year count includes the earlier perfume business, not 88 years solely of furniture retail. Reuse: permission_required: Hearst copyright/reprints link; no open photo license found.
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id: ED-N-carroll-05
title: Former Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture building comes down
kind: Sources & research leads
date: November 13, 2015
institution: Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture
summary: November reporting documents demolition of the former store and the move toward a new mixed-use building.
url: https://www.nhregister.com/business/article/Former-Carroll-Cut-Rate-Furniture-building-in-11345922.php
credit: Photographs by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register / New Haven Register
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. Dated contemporaneous report; distinct from February's partial collapse. Photographs captioned as demolition that Friday. Reuse: permission_required: No open license found; copyrighted news photography.
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id: ED-N-carroll-06
title: West Haven City Notes — The Atwood
kind: Sources & research leads
date: 2017
institution: Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture
summary: The city's account records The Atwood on the former Carroll site, with apartments above ground-floor commercial space.
url: https://cityofwesthaven.com/CivicSend/ViewMessage/message/42252
credit: City of West Haven / City of West Haven
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. Original municipal newsletter ties development directly to Carroll site. Corroboration: University of New Haven Winter 2018 alumni magazine says first phase opened July 2017. Reuse: undetermined: Municipal publication accessible; no explicit open image license established.
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