#ThrowbackThursday: A hop, skip, and jump into the '90s in Connecticut



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#ThrowbackThursday is part of an ongoing series highlighting the culture of Connecticut throughout the past few decades.

If you talk to any millennial, you'll scare the living daylights out of them by telling them that the 2030's are closer to today than the 90's.

As we move forward into the future, it's hard not to romanticize the charm of the 90's, complete with the cultural fascination with boy bands, Beanie Babies, and Lisa Frank.

I mean, who didn't own a tamagotchi in the 90's?

In Connecticut, the 90's were the dawn of a new time for the state. Construction was completed on two of the most popular attractions to ever exist in Connecticut, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods; Governor Lowell Weicker, a third-party candidate, balanced a seemingly impossible budget; and Eunice S. Groark was elected as the first women lieutenant governor.

We've combed our photo archive in search of images reminiscent of life in Connecticut over 30 years(!) ago. While the 90's seem like yesterday, these pictures are bound to make you feel a lot older than you think you are.

Scroll through the slideshow above to see how Connecticut lived during the 1990's.