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The West End Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut.Forming a rough C shape around the west part of Walnut Hill Park, the area was developed in the late 19th century as one of its premier upper-class neighborhoods, home to business and civic leaders, with a fine array of late 19th and early 20th century architecture.
Downtown New Britain is located in the south-central portion of the municipal boundaries, on both sides of Connecticut Route 72 and west of Connecticut Route 9, both limited-access roads serving the city. Near its center is City Hall, located in the former Russwin Hotel building on the north side of Central Park, where the city's Soldiers ...
New Britain's terrain is mostly made up of gentle, rolling hills and young Connecticut forest. The many parks are populated with trees, and in small, undeveloped areas, there are also brushy woods. New Britain's streets also have many trees lining the sides of the roads. Many front yards in the northern half of the city have at least one tree.
The lovable rogue is generally male and is often trying to "beat the system" and better himself, though not by ordinary or widely accepted means. If the protagonist of a story is also a lovable rogue, he is frequently deemed an antihero. The lovable rogue's wild disposition is viewed not as repulsive and alarming so much as exciting and ...
East Main Street is a bus rapid transit station on the CTfastrak line, located near the intersection of East Main Street and Wilson Street east of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. It opened with the line on March 28, 2015. [ 1 ]
Rogue literature is an important source in understanding the everyday life of the ordinary people and their language, and the language of thieves and beggars. This genre can be related to the stories of Robin Hood and jest book literature , as well as early examples of the first voice in fiction and autobiography.
The Hartford and New Haven Railroad (H&NH) opened through the far east part of New Britain in 1839. [3] The railroad quickly established a New Britain station on what is now New Britain Avenue ( CT-174 ) just over the Wethersfield border, possibly in a privately owned building or house. [ 4 ]
South Church occupies a prominent position in downtown New Britain, occupying a triangular parcel bounded on the west by Arch Street and Main Street on the east. It is a long rectangular structure, built out of brownstone, with a tower at the northwest corner and the parish house attached at the southeast corner.