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Ace43 Says: This is a local dairy bar restaurant with a special treatment of cheeseburgers that I recommend to everyone. See full info under restaurants.
Fairfield And Suites Manchester
1 Review and 61 Opinions Prices actually cross 2 of the categories here, running about $68-$90. This hotel is right next to...
Shady Glen: Cheeseburgers, cole slaw, ice cream & good svc!
Ace43 Says: This place has been locally famous for about 50 years now I think. There are actually 2 locations, the original one (with an expansion) on E. Middle Tpke. out by the Bolton line, and a smaller one in the Parkade on W. Middle Tpke. The atmosphere is your typical local dairy...
Cheney Hall: Concerts & Local Small-town Theater
Ace43 Says: This is an historic building in Manchester, which has thankfully recently been restored to its original purpose--to give some cultural events to the local residents. It was originally built by the Cheneys that owned the nearby mills for their employees. Now it is used for...
Q Club & Pool Factory: Pool/Billiards
Ace43 Says: The Q Club is at 395 Broad St., in the plaza next to the Shaws plaza.The Pool Factory is at 1131 Tolland Tpke, in the Burr Corners Plaza in the Buckland area.I know the Oak St. Pub also has pool tables, and according to the phone book the Sportsman's Cafe also does. (see the...
Ace43 Says: 1. Silk City Cafe at 485 Hartford Rd. sometimes has live music on the weekends, although they don't seem to be getting much of a crowd lately. 860-649-48082. Hartford Road Cafe is a quieter kind of place. 378 Hartford Rd., 860-646-10443. Sportsman's Cafe at 208 Spruce St. is...
Ace43 Says: It's one of the most popular spots on the weekend when they have live music for dancing. It's much smaller than the places in Hartford, but if you don't feel like going into Hartford, it's an alternative.Parking is in the parking lot below & in back. There is NO street...
Ace43 Says: 1. The Spruce St. area (one block east of downtown Main St.2. Squire Village apartments on Spencer St. (might also be called Imperial Dr., Ruby Drive, Queens Ct., or Channing Dr.--those are the little streets within the complex).Neither comes even close to the North End and...
Buckland not pedestrian friendly
Ace43 Says: It's surprising to me, considering the number of hotels & apartments/condos in the area, but the town has not seen fit to make the whole Buckland area (the mall & it's "suburbs") pedestrian-friendly. The roads & driveways are often 4-lane, the intersections often don't have...
The whole mall area in Buckland
Ace43 Says: It's all national chains. If that's what you want, then that's the place to go. Don't go at peak times like Saturdays & the Xmas shopping season (ESPECIALLY the day after Thanksgiving and the day after Xmas.) Try some local restaurants: For casual dining, try Shady Glen...
Ace43 Says: The Connecticut Firemen's Historical Society has a small museum at 230 Pine St., on the corner of Pine St. & Hartford Rd. (right across Pine St. from Cheney Hall--see "music & local theater" tip under nightlife). This is another one of the historical buildings in Manchester....
Ace43 Says: 1. The Cheney Homestead, 106 Hartford Rd, right across Hartford Rd from Cheney Hall (see "concerts & local theater" under nightlife). This is the original 18th century home that started what became the Cheney Bros. Silk industry.2. Manchester Historical Society Museum, 126...
Outdoor concerts in the summer
Ace43 Says: The bandshell at Manchester Community College has concerts all summer long. There's ample free parking, and the concerts are basically free--they will come around for voluntary donations about half-way thru. They have a variety of styles of music--Coast Guard band,...
Ace43 Says: Originally the Wickham Family Estate, when they died they willed it to a Foundation to become a park. Right at the Manchester-East Hartford line, where W. Middle Tpke. turns into Burnside Ave, this is a large park with lovely paths to walk, bike or jog, including ordinary...
Ace43 Says: Located at 247 South Main St, it has hands-on activities for the kids. Exit 3 off I-384. EB, turn left. WB, turn left, then left again at the light onto S. Main, cross over the highway. It's a short way down on the left.
Ace43 Says: See full description under restaurants. But it's not right next to the highway, so I figured it was also "off the beaten path".
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My Home Town - I have mixed feelings about this place. I've lived in the area my whole life. Although I actually grew up in Bolton, CT, that's a little rural town "next door" so we always came into Manchester for...
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I have mixed feelings about this place. I've lived in the area my whole life. Although I actually grew up in Bolton, CT, that's a little rural town "next door" so we always came into Manchester for......
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