Godfather is Al Novick. I 'll have to get the facts straight next time
I see him. Jeese, I meant Richard Morris Hunt the guy that was arguably
the founder of the AIA and architect for many fancy mansions in Newport
as well as the Biltmore and was the first American to graduate L'ecole
de Beaux Art. His dad was Jonathan Hunt who graduated Dartmouth in
1907, Phi Beta Kappa. He practiced law in Brattleboro and was captain
of the Vermont Artillery and a member of the House of Representatives.
Best,
Leland
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Barton
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 12:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [BP] You say Brat and I say Boro
Leland, I think you have Brattleboro mixed up with somewhere else, they
never had a mayor in Brattleboro, just a Town Manager, and they one they
had in the 60s is still alive. What was the Godfather's name?
Was Hunt the Snow Angel guy? Ruth
At 7:42 PM -0500 11/30/04, Leland Torrence wrote:
>Ruth,
>In the day, in southern Vermont, you could have your driver's silence
>test in Springfield, Bennington on Wednesdays and Brattleboro (Brat)
>and Rutland on Mondays and Fridays. I failed my first test in
>Brattleboro because the emergency break didn't hold on a hill. As for
>fame in Brat, I believe William Morris Hunt hails from there and there
>are a few major Parlor Piano makers as well. The Godfather to my
>eldest son lived in Brat and he had a lover that killed the mayor in
>the sixties... Luv triangle... Remember that? Best,
>Leland
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