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Hamden was host to the Ghost Parking Lot, a notable roadside public art installation located in front of the Hamden Plaza shopping center in Hamden's commercial district on Dixwell Avenue. Erected in 1978, it consisted of 15 car hulks, specially treated and encased in asphalt.
CT New Haven [1] is the second largest division of Connecticut Transit, providing service on 24 routes in 19 towns within the Greater New Haven and Lower Naugatuck River Valley areas, with connections to other CT Transit routes in Waterbury and Meriden, as well as connections to systems in Milford and Bridgeport at the Connecticut Post Mall.
One Financial Plaza 335 (102) 26 1975 Hartford Also known as the Gold Building. Tallest building in Connecticut constructed in the 1970s. Office 13 Foxwoods: 325 (99) 26 2007 Ledyard: Hotel/Casino 14 Knights of Columbus Building: 321 (98) 23 1969 New Haven Office 15= 2 Park Place 309 (94) 25 Hartford Twin tower of 24 Park Place Residential 15=
Hamden Memorial Town Hall is located in central eastern Hamden, near the center of a commercial district at the junction of Dixwell and Whitney Avenues, major arteries passing through the town. It is a two-story masonry structure, built out of load-bearing brick, cast stone, and concrete, with some steel reinforcement.
Caldor, Inc. was a discount department store chain founded in 1951 by husband and wife Carl and Dorothy Bennett. Referred to by many as "the Bloomingdale's of discounting," [1] Caldor grew from a second story "Walk-Up-&-Save" operation in Port Chester, New York, into a regional retailing giant. [2]
Steinbach was founded in 1870 by the Steinbach brothers, John, Henry, and Jacob in Long Branch. The brothers expanded to the Asbury location four years later. [1] In the early 20th century, Steinbach's was considered to be the "world's largest department store."
The new church building was to be one of the anchors of this development, and was ultimately the only major element of the redevelopment to be built beyond the plaza space. The entire development project was developed by architect John M. Johansen. [3] The church has a sunken setting relative to the plaza and sited at the plaza's northwest corner.
One UN Plaza depicting Roche-Dinkeloo's signature modernist design, showing chamfers or slant backs on northern and southern faces (1975). The Head Office for Bouygues SA Holding company received the "Haute Qualité Environnementale (HQE)" which is the highest certification for environmental quality in building design in France.