New Haven is Connecticut’s third-largest city (Bridgeport and Stamford are larger), but considered a part of the New York City metropolitan statistical area. As you probably know, New Haven is home of Yale University – the city’s biggest taxpayer and employer, according to Wikipedia. Did you know that New Haven was also one of the first planned cities in the U.S.? Its 1638 “Nine Square Plan,” centered on New Haven Green is a National Planning Landmark.
The photos here focus on the New Haven Green area and the Yale Old Campus. We definitely have to go back, there’s so much more to see. I’d like to do a photographic scavenger hunt based on New Haven “firsts” – Yale student David Bushnell invents the first American submarine, John Fitch builds first steamboat, Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin, Samuel Colt invents automatic revolver, Philios Blake patents first corkscrew, first telephone exchange created, Knights of Columbus founded,* Bradley Smith Candy Co. invents lollipops . . .
If you visit, and like Chinese cuisine, you must dine at New Haven’s Taste of China, on Chapel Street (between Temple and College Streets). Don’t expect the typical Chinese restaurant menu; the dishes are inventive, and delicious!
*New Haven is the birthplace, and remains the headquarters of the Knights of Columbus. Their massive Church Street tower is a prominent landmark, with a museum. That building was the only place in New Haven that made us unwelcome – their security guards chased us out of Columbus Park, where we were photographing the outside of the building.
- Wikipedia: New Haven, Connecticut
- Official Website: newhavenct.gov
- Official Website: CT State/New Haven page
- Tourism Website: VisitNewHaven.com
- Google Map
- Related: Yale Grad School: Explore New Haven Neighborhoods
- Related: Yale University/New Haven Building Archive
- Related: Yale campus map
- For Your Bookshelf: Look Up, Connecticut!
- For Your Bookshelf: New Haven: A Guide to Architecture and Urban Design
New Haven Photo Galleries
Much more to come!