New Britain herald., 1927-11-05
CURTAIN GOES DOWN ON LAZY LANE RLDE
Fascinating Vistas Closed for
 Trolley Line Patrons

Lazy Lane. all change for Lake Compounce' will be heard no more
 from the lips of Connecticut Co.
 trolley car conductors following the finishing of the work ot obliterating the ancient trolley branch that ran
 from the Southingto Plainville road
 to the popular pleasure resort. :.
 Workmcn Of the Connecticut Co
 finished tearing up the tracks which
 had grown rusty from non service. during the past two weeks and thus passes into the past a branch trol- ley line that for years served as a faithful servant, a pleasure seeking public.
 No more will special cars laden with skylarking children ply their way through the sandy hills and closely grown underbrush, through the turning, twisting tree bordercd lanes to the ancient Indian encamp- ment. Materialism, lack of patron age and the progress of modern i'm provements all served to kill the line and force the owners to abandon 1t and finally obliterate the last yes tiges Of it.
 A few years ago when the off cials Of the Connecticut Co. decided to stop traffic on the line, there was protest from many. Listening 10 the complaints, a schedule which in cluded several night runs was tried out but this too had to be given up because of non support.
 However in the minds Of those whose greatest pleasure in the sum mcr time used to be @ trolley ride to Lazy Lane and a change 10 Lake Compounce where cooling breezes would cause them to forget tho sweltering heat of midsummer there will always be sweet remem- brances of the good old days.
 Many courtship between a gal lant swain and his fair miss was cemented over this line which was one of the most popular on the en- tire system. Day after day and night after night, crowds innumer- able swarmed on and off the troll leys at the junction either pleasure bound or returning from a happy day. S
 Many attempts were made to re- store the line, but each met witt. and their increasing numbers took 1 toll of the passengers who were wont to patronize it. It was quicker to travel In a fast whizzng gasoline driven vehicle than it was to ride the lazily swinging trolleys up the | droning incline and through the mystic passages to the resort.
 The ride from Lazy Lane 10 ! CompoInce has often been describ- ed as and likened to a trip through | the "Old Mill" There in silently { moving scow- boat, one could dream fly travel through darkened pas sages with painted wonders opening up at short intervals.
 So on the ride to CompOunce a fair vista made and fashioned by | Mother Nature would open up to | the voyagcr. First there would be the slow climb up the rather abrupt | grade from Lazy Lane, across the railroad trestle and over a tumhling ! brook with a thrilling rumble com ing from beneath the wheels.
 Then the car would slowly top the hill and start through a maze Of woodland. On through clumps of white birch 1t would proceed com ing suddenly to an opening where a little farm would be presented to view. Then through another aisle of cottonwoods, perhaps with mys- terious clumps of bushes on either side.
 Many can well remember the cool and damp air that arose as the blaz- ing sunlight was shut out by the leafy foliage that seemed to engulf the tiny trolley as it passed on its way. Meadowland, swamp, sand lots and all other forms of nature would be disclosed.
 Then, the first sight of the water made famous by the Indian tribe that inhabited the shores of the ake. The children would always greet 1t with delighted cry and .here was thrill in gliding down o the lower level where the cars stopped to unload their passengers.
 Last of all, the trip homo, tired 1ut happy, The Sau;r droWSy pas