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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
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The area bounded by Chapel and Crown Streets is a popular stretch of restaurants, boutiques and bars located across from the Old Campus of Yale University. Includes such historic establishments as Union League Cafe and the
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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-17th century that include numerous colonial
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The Ninth Square district, which contains the blocks southeast of the New Haven Green, has experienced a resurgence as a nightlife and arts district since the first decade of the 21st century.
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periphery of the neighborhood that once contained vacant storefronts are now almost entirely leased to restaurants and retailers, and the office vacancy rate has dramatically fallen as well.
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The Broadway area is a commercial center that has since the 1990s been bought piece-by-piece by Yale University and redeveloped into
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The Whitney Avenue corridor, north of the New Haven Green, contains shops and eateries that are primarily owned by
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campus. The area includes many restaurants, cafes, theaters and stores. Downtown is bordered by
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community, with several restaurants and grocery stores catering to this population and an annual
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Criterion Cinemas, a seven-screen movie theater showing first-run and international films.
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and cater to its student population. This area serves as a center for New Haven's
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Link to current Downtown New Haven framework plan for development and discussion
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Downtown New Haven is divided into several independent sections centered on the
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Living In: Downtown New Haven; An Infusion of Energy in Yale's Backyard
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shopping district. This section was previously notable as home of the
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The majority of buildings within these blocks are preserved as the
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is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of
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Neighborhood of New Haven in Connecticut, United States
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Broadway Triangle, at the center of the Broadway Area
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Oldest hamburger restaurant still operating in U.S.
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Office buildings visible from the New Haven Green
New Haven Green
Downtown within New Haven
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Country
United States
State
Connecticut
New Haven
New Haven
Connecticut
New Haven Green
Yale University
Wooster Square
Long Wharf
Hill
Dwight
Dixwell
Prospect Hill
East Rock
New Haven Green
Yale University

Anchor Bar
Art Moderne
Thornton Wilder
Chapel Street Historic District
Hotel Taft
Chapel Square Mall
Yale University Art Gallery

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