ENFIELD, CT — Today’s installment of this periodic Enfield history series, courtesy of the Enfield Historical Society, centers on a longtime financial institution in town: the Enfield Federal Savings and Loan Association at 660 Enfield Street.
Founded in 1916, the bank building shown above was constructed in 1958, according to town property records. In 1960, a young high school graduate named Jack Toolan began working there part time as a teller; he eventually rose through the ranks and became bank president in 1974. He retired in 1999.
Enfield Federal eventually had three offices in Enfield and a branch in Suffield. In the early days of cable TV in Enfield in the mid-1980s (remember Continental Cablevision?), Toolan was often seen in commercials for the bank.
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The bank eventually moved its headquarters up the road to 855 Enfield Street, the current site of M&T Bank. In its place at 660 Enfield in 2007 came Rockville Bank, which operated there until closing that branch in 2013.
A guns and ammunition store named A Call to Arms moved into the building in 2017, but closed following the owner’s death a year and a half later. In 2022, Mane Habitat, a hair and beauty salon, moved from its Hazardville location to 660 Enfield.
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Here is a more contemporary look at the site, taken by yours truly about two months ago.
Last week’s trivia answer:
Last week’s question was, “Who was the first principal of John F. Kennedy Middle School, after the consolidation of JFK with Kosciuszko Junior High School?” The answer: Jim Mahoney, who served as principal from 1969 until his retirement in 1992. He passed away in 2009 at age 83. Bill Lee was the first person to provide the correct answer.
This week’s trivia question:
What academic distinction in Enfield is held by Mary Blaszko? Directions: leave your answer in the comments section here on the story, not on a Facebook page, and not via email. Have fun!
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