Bailey Avenue, the doglegged road next to town hall that runs between Main Street and Prospect Street, was named for Lewis H. Bailey who developed it. Bailey, who lived from 1818 to 1899 and was the first president of the Ridgefield Savings Bank, is said to have opened the road — and others on East Ridge — to develop businesses and residences. Bailey Avenue served as a shortcut to the small freight yard along its eastern leg, where the Ridgefield branch railroad line ended. An old railroad warehouse, now owned by Ridgefield Supply Company along the lower leg, has been converted to shops and offices in recent years. Bailey also operated the old Bailey Inn, on the west side of Main Street opposite today's First Church of Christ Scientist. It was a large and popular inn from the 1890s until the 1920s, when it was torn down. (Many thanks to Jack Sanders for this bio.)
Bailey Avenue, the doglegged road next to town hall that runs between Main Street and Prospect Street, was named for Lewis H. Bailey who developed it. Bailey, who lived from 1818 to 1899 and was the first president of the Ridgefield Savings Bank, is said to have opened the road — and others on East Ridge — to develop businesses and residences. Bailey Avenue served as a shortcut to the small freight yard along its eastern leg, where the Ridgefield branch railroad line ended. An old railroad warehouse, now owned by Ridgefield Supply Company along the lower leg, has been converted to shops and offices in recent years. Bailey also operated the old Bailey Inn, on the west side of Main Street opposite today's First Church of Christ Scientist. It was a large and popular inn from the 1890s until the 1920s, when it was torn down. (Many thanks to Jack Sanders for this bio.)
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