Bridgeport in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

L’Ambiance Plaza Worker’s Memorial

By Michael Herrick, December 24, 2015

1. L’Ambiance Plaza Worker’s Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In Memory Of
The Construction Workers
Who Died at L’Ambiance Plaza
April 23, 1987 Michael Addona • Augustus Allman • Glenn Canning • Mario Colello • Francesco D’Adonna • William Daddona • Donald Emanuel • Vincent Figliomeni • Herbert Goeldner, Jr. • Terrence Gruber • John Hughes • Joseph Lowe • John Magnoli • Rocco Mancini • Richard McGill • Mario Muso • Nicholas Nardella • John Page • Guiseppe Paternostro • Angelantonio Perugini • John Puskar, Jr. • Anthony Rinaldi • Albert Ritz • Michael Russillo • Reginald Siewart • William Varga • Frank Visconti • Scott Ward
And In Recognition of The
Uncommon Valor and Heroism of
All Those Who Participated In
The Rescue Effort
From the People of the Bridgeport Area

Topics. This historical marker memorial is listed in this topic list: Disasters.

Location. 41° 10.779′ N, 73° 11.627′ W. Marker is in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Marker is at the intersection of Golden Hill Street and Lafayette Square, on the right when traveling south

By Michael Herrick, December 24, 2015

2. L’Ambiance Plaza Worker’s Memorial

on Golden Hill Street. Located in City Hall Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bridgeport CT 06604, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. City of Bridgeport 150th Anniversary (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lewis Howard Latimer (approx. ¼ mile away); Bridgeport Vietnam War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Bryant Electric Company World War II Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Bridgeport (approx. ¼ mile away); Bridgeport Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Bridgeport World War II Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Bryant Electric Company World War I Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgeport.

Also see . . . L'Ambiance Plaza collapse on Wikipedia. Includes links to other sites describing the disaster. (Submitted on January 2, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Stone in Front of the Marker image. Click for full size.

By Michael Herrick, December 24, 2015

3. Stone in Front of the Marker

Hero at a Cost
David Wheeler
1960 - 2006

By Michael Herrick, December 24, 2015

4. L’Ambiance Plaza Worker’s Memorial

City Hall Park
Bridgeport City Hall in the Background

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 2, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.