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Downtown New Haven is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is the third largest municipality in Connecticut, after Bridgeport, Connecticut and Hartford, with a core population of about 124,000 people....
, Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
. It is made up of the original nine squares laid out in 1638 to form New Haven, including the New Haven Green
New Haven Green

The New Haven Green is a privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown New Haven district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut....
, and the immediate surrounding central business district, as well as a significant portion of the Yale University
Yale University

Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, Yale is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League....
 campus.






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Downtown New Haven is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is the third largest municipality in Connecticut, after Bridgeport, Connecticut and Hartford, with a core population of about 124,000 people....
, Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
. It is made up of the original nine squares laid out in 1638 to form New Haven, including the New Haven Green
New Haven Green

The New Haven Green is a privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown New Haven district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut....
, and the immediate surrounding central business district, as well as a significant portion of the Yale University
Yale University

Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, Yale is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League....
 campus. The area includes many restaurants, cafes, theaters and stores. Downtown is bordered by Wooster Square
Wooster Square

Wooster Square is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, Connecticut to the east of Downtown New Haven. The name refers to a park square located between Greene Street, Wooster Place, Chapel Street and Academy Street in the center of the neighborhood....
 to the east, Long Wharf
Long Wharf (New Haven)

Long Wharf is a waterfront district and neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, United States....
 to the southeast, the Hill neighborhood to the south, the Dwight neighborhood to the west, the Dixwell
Dixwell (New Haven)

Dixwell is a neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, Connecticut. Named for Dixwell Avenue, the main thoroughfare of the neighborhood which in turn was named for List of regicides of Charles I John Dixwell, it is situated generally northwest of and adjacent to Downtown New Haven....
 neighborhood to the northwest, the Prospect Hill
Prospect Hill (New Haven)

Prospect Hill is a mostly residential neighborhood and historic district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It is located in the north central portion of the city, directly north of Downtown New Haven....
 area to the north, and East Rock
East Rock (neighborhood)

East Rock is a Neighbourhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, Connecticut, named for nearby East Rock, a prominent traprock ridge. The area is home to a large group of Yale students, staff, and faculty, as well as many young professionals and families....
 to the northeast.

Downtown New Haven is one of the most residential downtown areas in the United States, with nearly 7,000 inhabitants. The expansion of housing options in recent years has helped support downtown businesses and has brought about a surge in economic activity. Secondary streets and areas at the periphery of the neighborhood that once contained vacant storefronts are now almost entirely leased to restaurants and retailers, and the office vacancy rate has seen a drastic improvement as well.

Notable sites

  • Center Church on the Green Crypt, the best-preserved burial ground in the country (because it lies underneath a church), with gravestones dating back to the mid-1600s that include numerous colonial luminaries.
  • Criterion Cinemas, a seven-screen movie theater showing first-run and international films.
  • Crown Street entertainment district, home to dozens of nightclubs, bars and restaurants.
  • Grove Street Cemetery
  • Harkness Tower
    Harkness Tower

    Harkness Tower is a prominent Gothic Revival architecture structure at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.The tower was constructed between 1917 and 1921 as part of the Memorial Quadrangle donated to Yale by Anna M....
  • Hillhouse Avenue
    Hillhouse Avenue

    Hillhouse Avenue, described, according to tradition, by both Charles Dickens and Mark Twain as "the most beautiful street in America," , is in New Haven, Connecticut and is home to many nineteenth century mansions including the president's house at Yale University....
  • Knights of Columbus Building
    Knights of Columbus Building

    The Knights of Columbus Building, in Downtown New Haven New Haven, Connecticut, is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church Fraternal and service organizations Volunteer organization, the Knights of Columbus....
  • Knights of Columbus
    Knights of Columbus

    The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Roman Catholic Church Fraternal and service organizations. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus and describes itself as being dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism....
     Museum
  • New Haven City Hall
  • New Haven Free Public Library
    New Haven Free Public Library

    The New Haven Free Public Library is the public library system serving New Haven, Connecticut.The system began in 1887 in a leased location but quickly outgrew its space....
  • New Haven Green
    New Haven Green

    The New Haven Green is a privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown New Haven district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut....
  • Ninth Square National Historic District, an area of historic 19th and early 20th century commercial buildings, directly southeast of the Green.
  • Omni Hotel, a four-star high-rise hotel.
  • Shubert Theatre
    Shubert Theatre (New Haven)

    The Shubert Theatre is a 1600-seat Theater in New Haven, Connecticut, Connecticut, originally opened in 1914. It was designed by Albert Swazey, a New York architect and built by the H.E....
  • Toad's Place
    Toad's Place

    Toad's Place is a concert venue and nightclub in New Haven, Connecticut.The building, located on York Street next to Mory's, was the original location of the Yale Co-op....
     (part of the Dixwell neighborhood)
  • Yale Center for British Art
    Yale Center for British Art

    The Yale Center for British Art is an art museum in New Haven, Connecticut at Yale University which houses the most comprehensive collection of British Art outside the United Kingdom....
  • Yale Repertory Theatre
    Yale Repertory Theatre

    Yale Repertory Theatre at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut was founded by Robert Brustein, dean of the Yale School of Drama in 1966, with the goal of facilitating a meaningful collaboration between theatre professionals and talented students....
  • Yale University Art Gallery
    Yale University Art Gallery

    The Yale University Art Gallery houses a significant and encyclopedic collection of art in several buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut....
  • Yale University
    Yale University

    Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, Yale is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League....
    's Old Campus
    Old Campus

    The Old Campus is a complex of buildings at Yale University on the block at the northwest end of the New Haven Green in New Haven, Connecticut, consisting of dormitories, classrooms, chapels and offices....


Notable sites of the past

  • Chapel Square Mall
    Chapel Square Mall

    The Chapel Square Mall was a shopping mall in Downtown New Haven New Haven, Connecticut, Connecticut. It was one of the first fully enclosed air-conditioned downtown malls in the United States; it has now been converted into apartments....
     (1967-2002). Now converted to luxury apartments; the first indoor shopping mall in the country to be converted as such.
  • College Street Cinema
  • College (Hyperion) Theater (1880-1998)
  • The Edward Malley Co. Demolished in 1997 and scheduled for replacement by Gateway Community College
    GateWay Community College

    GateWay Community College is an urban campus established in 1968 located in Phoenix, Arizona near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. GateWay is one of ten nationally accredited colleges in the Maricopa community college....
    .
  • Kresge's. Converted into a parking garage.
  • Macy's
    Macy's

    Macy's is a chain of mid to high range United States department stores. Its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City has been billed as the "world's largest store" since 1924, although today it ties with London's Harrods in vastness of selling space....
    . Demolished in 2007. Scheduled for replacement by Gateway Community College.
  • New Haven Arena
    New Haven Arena

    New Haven Arena was an indoor arena on Grove Street in New Haven, Connecticut that served as a venue for ice hockey, concerts and circuses.The first arena opened in 1914 but burned down in 1924....
  • New Haven Coliseum
    New Haven Coliseum

    The New Haven Coliseum was a sports-entertainment arena located in Downtown New Haven New Haven, Connecticut, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972....
     (1972-2007). Site scheduled for parking and ultimately by mixed-use development, commercial space, and the Long Wharf Theatre
    Long Wharf Theatre

    Long Wharf Theatre started life in a warehouse alongside the harbor of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1965, the brainchild of two alumni of Yale University, Jon Jory and Harlan Kleiman, intent on creating a resident professional theatre company....
     beginning in 2008.
  • Shartenberg’s Department Store (1915-1962). Razed in 1964 as part of Mayor Richard C. Lee
    Richard C. Lee

    Richard Charles Lee was the longest serving Mayor of New Haven and also the youngest when he held the position in 1954 at age 37. Lee is best known for his leading role in urban redevelopment in the 1950s and 60s....
    's redevelopment plans. It has been a parking lot since then. Proposed for replacement by a mixed-use development of high-rise condominiums, offices and apartments beginning in 2007.
  • York Square Cinema
    York Square Cinema

    York Square Cinema is a former art house cinema located in Downtown New Haven. The York Square was built in 1970. It housed three separate movie theaters in a renovation that connected several old buildings....
     (1970-2005)


See also

  • Oak Street Connector
    Oak Street Connector

    The Oak Street Connector, officially known as the Richard C. Lee Highway, is a long freeway section of Route 34 that is located in downtown New Haven New Haven, Connecticut....