This Juneteenth, we’re revisiting the tale of the former slave who would be King. …
House Warming

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After two decades of setbacks and successes, the Canal Dock Boathouse marks its …
Middle of the Food Chain

When I visited Long Wharf’s New Haven Food Terminal, it was sweltering. The air shimmied, and even the seagulls who’d flown over from the harbor seemed dispirited and limp …
Lots in Store

Jordan’s Furniture likes to go big. Its enormous sign, backed by a collage of actual chairs arranged like a tiled computer wallpaper, looms over new arrivals. To the right, another huge sign informs you of the presence of “It,” purportedly …
Concrete Mix

We’ve covered the Pirelli Tire Building before, highlighting its world-class architectural pedigree and narrow brush with total demolition.…
Pier Review

The grinding, screeching, honking orchestra of an estimated 140,000 cars per day crosses over the old skeleton of Long Wharf, New Haven’s oldest pier. This remnant of the city’s…
Concrete Plans

The Pirelli Tire Building looms long, color-shifting from tan to gray depending on the weather and time of day and your vantage point, with rows of windows at even intervals save a two-story gap between the second floor and the …
Scenic Route

By late 1964, Yale graduate students Jon Jory and Harlan Kleiman realized they shared an uncommon aspiration: to start a theater. In a 1966 article for Smith Alumnae Quarterly, the late New Haven arts scene powerhouse Elizabeth “Betty” Kubler…