Connecticut college to get new downtown location.NEW HAVEN New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many . Conn. (AP) -- A long-vacant section of the city's downtown--including the site of the defunct New Haven Coliseum--will be the new home of the Long Wharf Theatre Long Wharf Theatre started life in a warehouse alongside the harbor of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1965, the brainchild of 2 alumni of Yale University, Jon Jory and Harlan Kleiman, intent on creating a resident professional theatre company. and Gateway Community College, and a new hotel and conference center and parking. The $230 million project, which is the largest development project in New Haven in 30 years, will be built through state and city funds and from private donors. "This development truly is an example of what New Haven does best. We're using arts and education to create a world-class downtown," said Mayor John DeStefano
John DeStefano, American sculptor and painter. DeStefano worked in cast bronze, terra cotta and stone. . The community college will be installed in a new $140 million campus at the long-vacant lots that were once home to the department stores Macy's and Malley's. The college has outgrown its campus and parking, and the number of students taking classes at Gateway has increased 50 percent over the past five years. The technical programs at the college, now North Haven, are slated to move downtown first. The rest of the college will move when the project is completed. |
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