W&T
Known Name(s)
W&T
Address
179 William St. Bridgeport, CT
Establishment Type(s)
Garage
Physical Status
Extant
Detailed History
According to an advertisement in the 1949 Bridgeport City Directory, the W&T Garage was an automotive repair shop that specialized in truck services and also provided washing, storage, and greasing. Under the ownership of local resident Christopher S. Williams, the W&T Garage was listed in The Green Book from 1947 to 1952.
Williams lived with his mother and brother, a tailor, in a small Black enclave of three multi-family dwellings on Howard Avenue between State Street and Fairfield Avenue (none of which survive today). He had worked at the W&T Garage since at least 1944, and after it closed was employed at an auto service shop on Stratfield Avenue.
Today, 179 William Street is home to Vaz Quality Works LLC, a construction company founded in 2000 by Joe and Luis Vaz.
Listed as non-contributing in the East Bridgeport National Register Historic District
