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Commercial buildings and shops, west side of Church Street between George and Crown, looking northwest, prior to redevelopment, New Haven.

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Title	Commercial buildings and shops, west side of Church Street between George and Crown, looking northwest, prior to redevelopment, New Haven.
Creator	Bysiewicz.
Place	Church Street (New Haven, Conn.) Crown Street (New Haven, Conn.) George Street (New Haven, Conn.)
Topic	Urban renewal Signs and signboards Storefronts Stores, Retail Hotels Commercial buildings Streets
Theme	Infrastructure Lifestyle Livelihood
Description	View of the west side of Church Street between George and Crown Streets, New Haven, prior to redevelopment. View appears to be from the east side of Church looking northwest. Commercial buildings and storefronts can be seen. Businesses occupying a one-story building to the left include Nankin's (advertising window shades, Venetian blinds and women's and children's clothing) and James Brown [and] Son Paint and Wallpaper. Adjoining five- and four-story buildings can be seen farther up the street to the right. The five-story building has dormers; fire escapes are visible from the roof level to the second floor. A sign painted on the south side of the hotel reads in part: "JOHN LEARY'S/BILLIARD/ROOM/IMPORTED and DOMESTIC/ALES". "LEWIS OSTERWEIS & SONS" is carved above the fourth-floor cornice of the adjoining building to the north. Signs for Enson's Men's Wear and Loring Photographer can be seen above the storefronts, which appear to be empty. The First New Haven National Bank building is partially visible at far right.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. Dated April 1959. 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. Signage visible in earlier photographs, including one dated March 1959, indicate that the five-story building with dormers and fire escapes had been the Hotel Oneco.
Date created	1959.
Physical format	1 photograph ; 10 x 8 1/8 in.
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	File name: nhchs_pha_nhrapc_f074_ph05.jpg
Source	New Haven Museum and Historical Society
Collection	The New Haven Redevelopment Agency Photograph Collection.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The New Haven Museum and Historical Society.
Sub-collection	Photographs

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