Wooster Square

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Elm Tree, a symbol of New Haven, Connecticut]

Wooster Square is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut to the east of downtown. The name refers to a park square (named for the American Revolutionary War hero, David Wooster) located between Greene Street, Wooster Place, Chapel Street and Academy Street in the center of the neighborhood.

The Wooster Square neighborhood is considered to consist of the area between the Amtrak railroad tracks (serving as the boundary with Downtown New Haven) and Interstate 91 (between Exits 1 and 3), bounded on the south by the Oak Street Connector. It is bordered on the west by Downtown New Haven, on the south by Long Wharf, on the east by the neighborhood of Mill River, and on the north by East Rock.

The neighborhood includes the Wooster Square National Historic District, as well as many modern houses and a business district along Wooster Street. Wooster Square is known as a bastion of Italian American culture and cuisine, and is home to some of New Haven's, and the world's, best-known pizza (specifically, apizza) eateries, including Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and Sally's Apizza.

Wooster Square Park has a famed sycamore tree located on the west side of the park which according to some resembles an outline of Jesus Christ. (The Hartford Courant, September 19, 1992)

Living In Wooster Square

Wooster Square is home to top-rated restaurants, local businesses, and a weekly farmer's market ( [http://www.cityseed.org/ City Seed] ). Its proximity to Downtown New Haven (a short walk), its architecture and its neighborhood feel, make it one of the most sought-after New Haven neighborhoods in which to live. Italian pastry and pasta are sold locally. There is also a thriving art scene. During the Mayor Richard C. Lee administration (1954-70) it was one of the first neighborhood federally funded urban renewal projects in the nation.

List of streets

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Christopher Columbus at Wooster Square in New Haven, Connecticut]

*Academy Street
*Artizan Street
*Bradley Street
*Bridge Street
*Brown Street
*Chapel Street
*Chestnut Street
*Court Street
*Depalma Court
*East Street
*Fair Street
*Forbes Avenue
*Franklin Street
*Grand Avenue
*Greene Street
*Hamilton Street
*Hughes Place
*Ives Place
*Jefferson
*Lyon Street
*New Street
*Olive Street
*Osborn Street
*Saint John Street
*Union Street
*Wallace Street
*Warren Street
*Water Street
*William Street
*Wooster Place
*Wooster Street (named for Revolutionary War hero David Wooster)

Further reading

* Elizabeth Mills Brown, "Historic Houses of Wooster Square, The", ASIN B0007FO856, (1969)
* Mary Hommann, "Wooster Square Design", ASIN B0006C97DS, (New Haven Redevelopment Agency, 1965)
* Virginia Marangell, "Wooster Square", ISBN 0-9713581-6-8, (2004)

Bibliography

Print

* Harrison's Illustrated Guide: Greater New Haven ISBN 0-927054-39-6
* Michael Sletcher, "New Haven: From Puritanism to the Age of Terrorism", (Charleston, 2004)