FDR visit
On October 22, 1936, accompanied by his wife Eleanor, who ordinarily shunned such trips, Franklin Roosevelt rode through Middletown’s Sicilian neighborhood; passed St. John’s Church, historic sanctuary of the Irish; slowed momentarily at St. Aloysius’ Hall, a temperance hall temporarily turned into headquarters for the Remington Rand machinists; and continued up flag-draped Main Street, accompanied … Read more