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In 1973, Bloomfield, Connecticut was named an All-American City. Why?

Although all of the communities surrounding Hartford had expanded their populations during the post World War II period, Bloomfield’s growth rate of two hundred and twenty per cent topped all the others by a wide margin.  But more importantly, the award recognized Bloomfield’s success as an ethnically and culturally diverse community.  Bloomfield’s growth as a place with a high quality of life attracted commuters to nearby Hartford, but these attributes at the same time brought insurance companies, aerospace producers, specialized tool makers, electronics companies, gold and diamond businesses to Bloomfield.  With this community, success truly bread success.

But cutting edge growth seemed to come naturally to Bloomfield. Within thirty years of its incorporation in 1835, Bloomfield’s new rail service included eight trains daily to and from Hartford, and was serviced by four stations in Town.  In 1891, the Hartford Electric Light Company brought Bloomfield into the twentieth century nine years before that century began!

Bloomfield’s largest and most unique industry is the Kamen Aircraft Corporation.  Charles Kamen, one of the true wizards of American Invention profoundly changed the course of helicopter design by creating a workable jet turbine engine, which made the helicopter safer, more reliable and easier to maintain, and greatly enhanced performance. This creative mastermind initiated the use of a synchropter with counter-rotating blades thus eliminating torque and omitting the need for a tail rotor that contributed nothing to lifting the helicopter but only robbed engine power from the main rotors. Kamen then utilized his unique knowledge of vibration to invent the first guitar made of synthetic materials and containing a built in electronic pickup. This was the now ubiquitous Ovation Guitar! All-American City, why not?