New Haven Museum and Historical Society

View looking north toward construction of the Chapel Square Mall and Park Plaza Hotel in the Church Street Project area. Cars and workers can be seen on the site. Temple and Church Streets are partially visible in the left and right backgrounds.

Title supplied by cataloger<br>Dated October 1965.<br>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.<br>The mall occupies the block between Church, Chapel, Temple and Crown Streets. Prior to redevelopment 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, including ""the front block"" depicted, were demolished to make way for larger modern structures such as department stores, hotels, office buildings, the Chapel Square Mall and the New Haven Coliseum.

1965

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

Urban renewal
Building sites
Commercial buildings
Central business districts

photographs

Source extent: 1 photograph ; 10 1/8 x 8 in.

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