New Haven Colony Historical Society

View of a Church Street Project area, apparently from just south of the Oak Street Connector, looking toward the New Haven Green, New Haven. Demolition work identified as for the Steven's Development can be seen in the foreground. A truck and other equipment are visible through an opening in what appears to be a partially demolished building. Lettering on the door of the truck reads in part: """"JACK A. HAL[?]PRIN""""/GENERAL/BUILDING CONTRACTORS/675 STATE STREET/New Haven, Conn."""" On the other side of the Connector a small billboard reads: """"Pardon our dust/we're Pushing/ahead"""" and """"THE/NEW/NEW/HAVEN"""". Temple Street can be seen on the left. The spires of Central and United Congregational churches are visible in the distance. To the right, a large structure has signs advertising Malley's department store.

Title supplied by cataloger. Dated March 1960. One of a collection of photographs taken by the New Haven Redevelopment Agency to document a massive urban planning and development project undertaken from 1956 through the mid-1970s. The federally-financed redevelopment initiative was realized through a series of projects focused on particular New Haven city neighborhoods identified by street or area names. These projects involved the demolition of old structures and construction of new buildings, roadways and other facilities. Much of the Church Street project area had been characterized by a mix of small stores, restaurants, theaters and residences. In the course of redevelopment, whole blocks were demolished to make way for larger modern structures such as department stores, hotels, office buildings, a mall and the New Haven Coliseum. As part of this project, Malley's department store was relocated from its old quarters at Chapel and Temple Streets to a new building that occupied the block between Church and Temple Streets south of George Street. The Oak Street (Route 34) Connector is also known as the Richard C. Lee Connector. Lee was mayor of New Haven during the redevelopment period, and a driving force behind the effort.

1960

Church Street (New Haven, Conn.)
Temple Street (New Haven, Conn.)

Urban renewal
Commercial buildings

photographs

Source extent: 1 photograph ; 9 7/8 x 8 in.

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