Downtown New Haven Totally Explained

Everything about Downtown New Haven totally explained

Downtown New Haven is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It is made up of the original nine squares laid out in 1638 to form New Haven, including the New Haven Green, and the immediate surrounding central business district, as well as a significant portion of the Yale University campus. The area includes many restaurants, cafes, theaters and stores. Downtown is bordered by Wooster Square to the east, Long Wharf to the southeast, the Hill neighborhood to the south, the Dwight neighborhood to the west, the Dixwell neighborhood to the northwest, the Prospect Hill area to the north, and East Rock 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
Hillhouse Avenue
Knights of Columbus' world headquarters
Knights of Columbus Museum
New Haven City Hall
New Haven Free Public Library
New Haven Green
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
Toad's Place (part of the Dixwell neighborhood)
Yale Center for British Art
Yale Repertory Theatre
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University's Old Campus

Notable sites of the past

Chapel Square Mall (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.

Kresge's. Converted into a parking garage.

Macy's. Demolished in 2007. Scheduled for replacement by Gateway Community College.

New Haven Arena

New Haven Coliseum (1972-2007). Site scheduled for parking and ultimately by mixed-use development, commercial space, and the Long Wharf Theatre beginning in 2008.

Shartenberg’s Department Store (1915-1962). Razed in 1964 as part of Mayor Richard C. Lee'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.

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